Real Games
How we talk about games as real or not-real, and how that shapes what games are made and who is invited to play them.
In videogame criticism, the worst insult might be “That''s not a real game!” For example, “That''s not a real game, it''s on Facebook!” and “That''s not a real game, it''s a walking simulator!” But how do people judge what is a real game and what is not—what features establish a gam...
How we talk about games as real or not-real, and how that shapes what games are made and who is invited to play them.
In videogame criticism, the worst insult might be “That''s not a real game!” For example, “That''s not a real game, it''s on Facebook!” and “That''s not a real game, it''s a walking simulator!” But how do people judge what is a real game and what is not—what features establish a gam...
