Game Studies Study Buddies
Ranged Touch
A Game Studies Podcast
- 2 hours 10 minutes88 – Bowling For Columbine
We talk about the 2002 film Bowling For Columbine.
Content warning for school shooting footage and gun violence and death footage in the film itself (and our discussion of it).
30 November 2025, 5:11 pm - 2 hours 58 minutes87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism
We talk about Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism.
1 November 2025, 3:44 am - 1 hour 20 minutes86 – Jacob Geller
Michael is out on family leave, so Jacob Geller comes in for an interview about making YouTube videos.
30 September 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 5 minutes85 – American Truck Simulator
The Summer of Simulation ends with an American Truck Simulator episode.
You can watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/C1n8zfXSek0
28 August 2025, 9:10 am - 2 hours 33 minutes84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation
We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation.
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31 July 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 49 minutes83 – Raser – Simulation and Society
We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society.
1 July 2025, 3:34 am - 2 hours 34 minutes82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System
We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System.
31 May 2025, 11:57 pm - 1 hour 33 minutes81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces
We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces.
1 May 2025, 2:00 am - 2 hours 3 minutes80 – Grand Theft Hamlet
We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet.
31 March 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 44 minutes79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0
We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds.
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27 February 2025, 1:00 pm - 2 hours 7 minutes78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life
We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life.
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