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Laughing at the Absurd, the Ugly, and the Awful

Laughing at the Absurd, the Ugly, and the Awful

Jun 17, 2025 7 min read Anthology of the Killer
An Adult Swim game for a more overtly bleak era, using cartoon violence, the surreal, and the absurd to satirize life after the End of History.
An Interview With SEQUENCEBREAK// Curator Nilson Carroll

An Interview With SEQUENCEBREAK// Curator Nilson Carroll

Jun 4, 2025 7 min read Anthology of the Killer
SEQUENCEBREAK// is an in-person exhibit of "artist's games," showing until June 28, 2025 at the Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York. It includes work by Stephen Gillmurphy (thecatamites,
Consigning Meaning to the Void

Consigning Meaning to the Void

Apr 7, 2025 10 min read Lovely Lady RPG
Lovely Lady RPG's strongest narrative exists in the concept of the void, but the game's self-aware tone often sells itself short.
Difference Is Resonance

Difference Is Resonance

Mar 25, 2025 7 min read Lovely Lady RPG
Even when Lovely Lady RPG strains toward complexity, it cannot leave its clichés behind.
Inscrutable Desires, or, The Heart Wants What It Wants

Inscrutable Desires, or, The Heart Wants What It Wants

Feb 10, 2025 7 min read Heisei Pistol Show
Hey, player. Sometimes, I struggle to understand which world is real.What is a lie? What is the now? Where are the boundaries? Is this a dream? Is this real? Is this my
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