Below you can find all of our episodes, neatly sorted. Feel free to peruse!
Studying Pixels is taking a hiatus
We have been podcasting diligently every week for approximately two years. Now, we decided to take a hiatus to recover a bit and organize some things in our private...
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Close Playing (with Theresa Tanenbaum)
How do we go about analyzing video games? Well, close playing is one of the most prominent methods to do so. Together with Prof. Dr. Theresa Jean Tanenbaum, we...
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Final Fantasy I-III
The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster was recently released for PS4 and Nintendo Switch, and you know Dan has some thoughts about it. It’s another solo episode, this time with...
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Origins of publisher names (Square Enix, Sony, and others)
We are all familiar with names such as Sony, Nintendo, Ubisoft, or Konami. But how did these names come about? In this short episode, we explore the background behind...
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The Story of E3
E3 was the event that kept the entire video game industry in suspense for a whole week. It brought for bouts of joy and sighs of disappointment. Now, that...
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Back to the Mainstream
Trends, they come and go. But some peculiarities of video game culture disappeared for a while only to make a more or less major comeback.
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Tips for neurodiverse students and academics
We discuss the problems neurodiverse students and academics may face throughout their studies and provide a series of tips and tools. Shownotes Neurodiversity in higher education: a narrative synthesis (Clouder,...
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Revisiting Ludo-Narrative Dissonance
Ludo-narrative dissonance occurs when a game’s story appears to be at odds with the gameplay. When The Witcher has to urgently save Ciri, but must first explore every village...
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Studying Pixels is archived
We originally announced that we would take a hiatus, but as the months go by, we think it best to archive Studying Pixels. This means that we are stopping the project altogether. The good...