Yes, we “play” games like we do sports, and yes, games bear “meaning” as do the fine and plastic arts. But something else is at work in games. Games are devices we operate.
The Squalid Grace of Flappy Bird — Ian Bogost — The Atlantic
Just one highlight from a Bogost piece I could quote almost entirely it’s so great. The best thing I’ve read on games in ages. Don’t be fooled, this discusses Flappy Bird, but it’s not a Flappy Bird article. Read it.
