Category Archives: Game studies
Indie Games Reviews 24—08/12/2022
Seek Satan by Magpuppy – https://magpuppy.itch.io/seek-satan Everything synthesized in the last sentence of the description: “ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ɴᴏᴛ-ɪʀᴏɴʏ, ᴘᴏsᴛ-ɪʀᴏɴʏ, sɪɴᴄᴇʀɪᴛʏ, ᴏʀ ᴀ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴ ᴛᴏ ɪʀᴏɴʏ; ɪᴛ’s ᴀ ғʀᴇɴᴢʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ, ɴᴏ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴇʟғ-ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇɴᴇss.” Discomfort and perceptual jamming in a game that seems more real than what our senses currently provide. […]
Continue readingIndie Games Reviews 23—07/14/2022
Hoverboy by JesseAidyn – https://jesseaidyn.itch.io/hoverboy I have been waiting for the full release of this game for a long time and it didn’t disappoint. Between spatial exploration, interactive visual show, and raymarching wizardry, this is the result of Jesse Aidyn master’s thesis on video games experimentation (available here in French: https://papyrus.bib.umontreal.ca/xmlui/handle/1866/26504). I strongly recommend throwing […]
Continue readingIDMAA Weird Media Exhibition
I’m proud to announce Hyperdeath is part of the Weird Media exhibition and conference organized by the International Digital Media and Art Association. Check it out, there are some fascination and inspiring creation being showcased. https://www.idmaagallery2022.com/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rickmaheux You are the Object. You freed yourself from the Subject. The Subject needs to reincorporate you in the Symbolic […]
Continue readingDoctorat – Journal de bord – 15 juin 2022
Accompagnements musicaux: ELpH vs Coil – Worship the Glitch Controlled Death – Black Lucifer Rising Discussion fort intéressante cette semaine avec un collègue, davantage avancé dans son parcours doctoral, qui a mis en mots un des enjeux majeurs de mon retour vers l’académie. En tant que « patenteux » autant dans la vie professionnelle qu’artistique, […]
Continue readingIndie Games Reviews 22 – 06/09/2022
Time Is Solid Here by AlgebraFalcon—https://algebrafalcon.itch.io/time-is-solid-here A very interesting top-down 2D horror/puzzle experience reminding me of Flesh, Blood & Concrete. This game really distinguishes itself with a superb soundtrack, extremely well-written dialogues and a visual style mixing retro and Francis Baconesque melting fleshy masses. The trials and tribulations of this amateur psychopomp are worth exploring. […]
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