Game Studies Study Buddies

Ranged Touch

Learn all about the academic field of game studies!

89 Episodes

88 – Bowling For Columbine
11/30/2025
2:10:05
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). Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the… Continue reading 88 – Bowling For Columbine
87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism
11/1/2025
2:58:50
We talk about Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
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86 – Jacob Geller
9/30/2025
1:20:56
Michael is out on family leave, so Jacob Geller comes in for an interview about making YouTube videos. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
85 – American Truck Simulator
8/28/2025
1:05:05
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 Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation
7/31/2025
2:33:15
We talk about Jean Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulation. You can find Historiographies of Game Studies here. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
83 – Raser – Simulation and Society
7/1/2025
1:49:57
We talk about John R. Raser’s Simulation and Society. Preorder CMRN’s book! Preorder here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.d
82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System
5/31/2025
2:34:47
We talk about David J. Gunkel’s Gaming the System. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces
5/1/2025
1:33:57
We talk about Kristine Jørgensen’s Gameworld Interfaces. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
80 – Grand Theft Hamlet
3/31/2025
2:03:46
We talk about the film Grand Theft Hamlet. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.
79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0
2/27/2025
1:44:33
We talk about Sara Humphreys’ Manifest Destiny 2.0: Genre Trouble in Game Worlds. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

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Game Studies Study Buddies

Ranged Touch

89 Episodes

88 – Bowling For Columbine

87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism

86 – Jacob Geller

85 – American Truck Simulator

84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation

83 – Raser – Simulation and Society

82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System

81 – Jørgensen – Gameworld Interfaces

80 – Grand Theft Hamlet

79 – Humphreys – Manifest Destiny 2.0