First Person Scholar

An online, student run, middle-state, game studies publication.
Currently on hiatus.
Founded in 2012.
FPS 1.0 - 2012-2025
FPS 2.0 - ?????

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

I am sad to inform our readers that, for the first time since 2012, FPS is going on hiatus. This is due to lack of funding, and lack of student staff.
Please see the attached message from Games Institute Executive Director Dr. Neil Randall for more info:

https://t.co/FvvYZ7Wy46

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

@SimonDor @jveitch_ma Lastly, Andrew Kirby looks at how the Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), simultaneously expands on and spoils the ecocritical narrative of the original Final Fantasy VII (1997). https://t.co/4Jch3EA9GT

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

Our new issue is out! It includes five amazing close readings by @SimonDor Anoushka Lad @jveitch_ma Gurn Group and Andrew Kirby!

https://t.co/PyIaKyqAU2

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

@SimonDor @jveitch_ma Gurn Group focuses on the deconstructive interactivity of the 2017 game Oikospiel Book 1 using Stephen Gillmurphy’s concept of “consciousness churn.” https://t.co/LHGvgiras1

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

Our special issue about gaming paratexts is out now!
https://t.co/aOVyv57MHU

[Light @Histokaloka]

My article of “Queer Games and Straight Play” is online! It is part of the special issue ‘Paratext’ by @FPSWeekly thank y’all so much! The article engages with queer gaming content and the politics of queer representation! 😝

https://t.co/SsLvFLa0dJ

[Chris Hall @Chris17ku]

@FPSWeekly And here's one that didn't make it into the piece but is an absolute favorite. Enjoy the unlimited vibes 😎 with thanks to @TenpersUniverse! https://t.co/M8uEdKfqaC

[Chris Hall @Chris17ku]

Thanks very much to @FPSWeekly for publishing my new piece on ambient paratexts in gaming! #gamestudies #metalgearsolid #zelda https://t.co/S8ShAOV5rO

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

This issue features articles by Chris Hall @Chris17ku, Joseph Arnaud, Luke Hernandez @Histokaloka , Miriam Scuderi, Chris Martin, and Luis Aguasvivas .

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

Our special issue about gaming paratexts is out now!
https://t.co/aOVyv57MHU

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

Our Fall issue is almost done. As you wait, we want to remind you that we are always accepting submissions.

Do you have a book review you want to share?
A 2000 word essay you don't know where to publish?
A commentary on a game/experience?

https://t.co/1AFaGfIdGN

[TAG Research Lab @TAG_News]

We're so happy to have independent game designer and new media scholar @JordanMagnuson come give a talk at our lab next week! Excited to learn how games and poetry complement each other.

[Shlomo Sher @VideoGameEthics]

What can game designers do to present cultures – present and past – more respectfully?

Listen/Watch:
Apple: https://t.co/ecHsfsgxUr
Spotify: https://t.co/ECSucjSs8O
YouTube: https://t.co/CZwxK5LYNE

#gamedevelopment #gamedesign #videogames @Pixelfaded

[P░pp░n B░rr @pippinbarr]

Well my book is officially out now! Please like it! And subscribe to it! Possibly buy it? Though I believe it will also be Open Access!

https://t.co/lURlmbDjNh

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

Our July podcast is finished but will be published a few days late. There are issues with soundcloud and allowing us to archive our work, so we will be moving to a new platform. We should have our July episode out soon. Stay tuned and sorry for the delay.

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

@icySnowOwl Hopefully you can get it done! A great reason to take a vacation! ⛱️

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

What games are on your radars this summer?

[First Person Scholar @FPSWeekly]

@TopMarx420 There is so much coming up this year! Too many good options!