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A practitioner of game studies, particularly in the field of narratology and semiotics.

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Pro-gamer migration to League of Legends reveals tension between eSports communities  Featured Blogs
Posted by Zoran Cunningham on Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:00 EDT in
As other eSports games and genres decline in popularity, viewership, and sponsors, the highly successful free-to-play MOBA League of Legends has become a prime destination for pro-gamers. The transition, however, is not without a number of challenges.
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How the Collegiate Star League is changing the business of eSports
Posted by Zoran Cunningham on Mon, 04 Feb 2013 02:40:00 EST in
Behind all the hype and large online viewership numbers tossed around by PR agencies, there is still a question of financial stability and healthy growth within the eSports community. The Collegiate Star League is looking to change eSports going forward.
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How academia is holding back video game criticism
Posted by Zoran Cunningham on Wed, 26 Dec 2012 02:20:00 EST in
While the video game industry often seeks to prove its legitimacy in the artistic, academic, political, legal, socioeconomic, and psychoanalytical arenas, academia seems ill-fitted as an avenue of actually achieving this.
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How course design can mirror game design [part 2]
Posted by Zoran Cunningham on Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:40:00 EST in
The second of a series of articles regarding my personal experience designing a university course syllabus. In this assignment I ask my students to create a hero, much like they would with a video game character creator.
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How course design can mirror game design
Posted by Zoran Cunningham on Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:20:00 EST in Serious, Design
This is the first of a series of articles regarding my personal experience designing a university course syllabus. It's a lighthearted story of how I integrated video games, game studies, and game design in traditional literature courses.
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Comment In: Activision wants to buy a piece of itself back from Vivendi [News - 05/15/2013 - 11:04]

It is indeed an insane ...

It is indeed an insane amount of capital for anyone looking to acquire a top tier publisher.

Comment In: Pro-gamer migration to League of Legends reveals tension between eSports communities [Blog - 05/08/2013 - 10:00]

Fair point Ramin. I 'm ...

Fair point Ramin. I 'm honored a brilliant economics minded consultant such as yourself would take the time to read and comment on my article. Thank you. r n r nI have contacted Riot on numerous occasions inquiring on exact numbers and requesting an interview but Riot has never been ...

Comment In: Asynchronous Games and Codex [Blog - 05/08/2013 - 03:06]

Codex sounds even more amazing ...

Codex sounds even more amazing than I ever imagined. I love your design articles on trading card games. You deconstruct their flaws alongside their allure.

Comment In: New documentary aims to expose sexual harassment in game industry [News - 04/17/2013 - 12:50]

Well said. I 'm hopeful ...

Well said. I 'm hopeful the documentary will be well done, but it is showing some flaws in its approach very early on.

Comment In: I'm starting a convention for my own games [Blog - 04/01/2013 - 06:05]

Great idea David I hope ...

Great idea David I hope the event is a monumental success. Can 't wait to see/hear more about Codex

Comment In: The surprising grace of Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry [News - 02/08/2013 - 01:18]

For what it 's worth, ...

For what it 's worth, as a former university literature instructor, I actually found the dialogue and characterization of Dante very well done on the part of Ninja Theory. I found myself actually caring about the new Dante and enjoying his lines. I 've read so many posts that berate ...

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