Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
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Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
In this episode Sian and Heather reflect on ‘cosy’ games – games that are designed or played for relaxation and comfort. We recap our research over the past month or so, including the DIGRAA conference, and games we’ve played recently, including Signalis and Mato Anomalies. We consider what ‘cosy’ games are; a category that often...Continue reading »
Meaningful Play Podcast
Welcome to Meaningful Play, a podcast where we talk about video games, new or old, light or serious, controversial or inspiring, and everything in between with an academic flair. Meaningful Play Podcast is hosted by Jordana Elliott, Sian Tomkinson, and Heather Blakey, who are all games studies scholars based in Perth, Western Australia.
