Video Games, Literature, and Close Playing eBook is Out!

The ebook version of Video Games, Literature, and Close Playing is out! Also Routledge is running a sale right now: https://tinyurl.com/closeplayingbook.

New Analog Game Studies Collected Essays (Vol. 10, 11, & 12)

Three new Analog Game Studies collected essays are now live and available. One of the things I have been doing since coming on board...

NEW PUBLICATION: “Mad About Mahjong: A Conversation between Two Asian American Game Scholars,” Analog Game Studies 13.2, June 2026

New Analog Game Studies issue drop! Volume 13, Number 2 (June 2026) is live. This is the second issue of AGS to be published...

NEW PUBLICATION: “Circling Asianfuturisms: Edmond Y. Chang and Larissa Lai in Conversation,” Configurations 34.2, Spring 2026

I am happy to announce that a new publication just dropped: “Circling Asianfuturisms: Edmond Y. Chang and Larissa Lai in Conversation” in the Spring...

ONLINE ROUNDTABLE: JCMS Teaching Dossier “Teaching Game Studies,” 4/24, 1 PM EDT

The Critical Media Pedagogies Scholarly Interest Group, part of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), is hosting an online roundtable on the...

UPCOMING: Headed to the Vibrant Media Lab, University of Pittsburgh, 4 PM, April 16, 2026

The unofficial book tour continues: I am headed to the University of Pittsburgh to do a little talk and workshop for the Vibrant Media...

UPCOMING: ENG 2900 Introduction to Video Game Studies Exhibition, 4/20, 3-4:30 PM, Ellis 109, Ohio University

My students in ENG 2900: Introduction to Video Game Studies are having a little exhibition & showcase of their final projects, papers, and prototypes....

IndieCade Playable Theater Symposium, March 23-24, 2026, University of Cincinnati

I am in Cincinnati! I am going to be a part of IndiCade’s Playable Theater Symposium 2026. Thanks to my friend and colleague Evan...

PRESENTATION: Video Games, Literature, and Close Playing @ Play, Interaction, and Learning Conference 2026, March 21, Online

The book tour continues: my co-author Timothy Welsh and I are presenting at the Play, Interaction, and Learning Conference 2026, organized by Syracuse University,...

Presented at Gaming Across Boundaries @ University of Kentucky, February 27 & 28, 2026

I just got back from a short trip down to the University of Kentucky for the Gaming Across Boundaries conference. The event was supported...