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Embodied Play in Baby Steps and Death Stranding
An exploration of advancements in the philosophies and mechanics of projective embodiment in Death Stranding and its parody Baby Steps

Ryan Zhao
4 days ago


GIPTM: January 2026
Micro-reviews of the games I've played this month. Featuring: LEGO Horizon Adventures, PowerWash Simulator 2, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, Please Touch the Artwork 2, Mondrian Simulator, Please Touch the Artwork, Frogun Encore, Drawer Simulator, Bang-On Balls: Chronicles, Banjo-Kazooie, MIO: Memories in Orbit, DOGWALK, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

Ryan Zhao
5 days ago


The Games of 2025
A personal and subjective ranking of the video games released in 2025, including a plethora of craft awards for excellence and innovation in particular aspects of design, visuals, and more.

Ryan Zhao
Dec 27, 2025


Ludemes and Praxemes
Writing on basic units of gameplay (ludemes), and proposition of a related term describing basic units of interaction (praxemes).

Ryan Zhao
Nov 30, 2025


INDIKA: On Providence and Purpose
Religion and ritual in surprising 2024 adventure.

Ryan Zhao
Jun 2, 2024
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