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6 articlesThe arcade after the arcade
What happens to a public place built around the ritual of a quarter, a cabinet and a crowd?
A short history of falling in games
From silent-film slapstick to precision platformers, a descent has always carried meaning.
Los archivos imposibles de la preservación
Una conversación sobre los formatos, máquinas y memorias que desaparecen antes de ser historia.
How games learned to listen
The long and slightly strange road from sound effects to responsive worlds.
Ludic grief and the architecture of return
Why replaying a familiar game can be a form of remembering, not merely nostalgia.
Les villes que les jeux ont oubliées
Une cartographie sentimentale des lieux fictifs qui ont cessé d'exister.
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