First Person Scholar

I am sad to inform our readers that, for the first time since 2012, FPS is going on hiatus. This is due to lack of funding, and lack of student staff. Please see the attached message from Games Institute Executive Director Dr. Neil Randall for more info: firstpersonscholar.com/first-person-s…

@SimonDor @jveitch_ma Lastly, Andrew Kirby looks at how the Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), simultaneously expands on and spoils the ecocritical narrative of the original Final Fantasy VII (1997). firstpersonscholar.com/ecocritical-co…

@SimonDor @jveitch_ma Gurn Group focuses on the deconstructive interactivity of the 2017 game Oikospiel Book 1 using Stephen Gillmurphy’s concept of “consciousness churn.” firstpersonscholar.com/art-for-the-pe…

Our new issue is out! It includes five amazing close readings by @SimonDor Anoushka Lad @jveitch_ma Gurn Group and Andrew Kirby! firstpersonscholar.com/2025-the-close…

Our special issue about gaming paratexts is out now! firstpersonscholar.com/special-issue-…

My article of “Queer Games and Straight Play” is online! It is part of the special issue ‘Paratext’ by @FPSWeekly thank y’all so much! The article engages with queer gaming content and the politics of queer representation! 😝 firstpersonscholar.com/queer-games-an…

@FPSWeekly And here's one that didn't make it into the piece but is an absolute favorite. Enjoy the unlimited vibes 😎 with thanks to @TenpersUniverse! youtu.be/Fn9VnOOLYgY?si…

Thanks very much to @FPSWeekly for publishing my new piece on ambient paratexts in gaming! #gamestudies #metalgearsolid #zelda firstpersonscholar.com/listening-watc…

This issue features articles by Chris Hall @Chris17ku, Joseph Arnaud, Luke Hernandez @Histokaloka , Miriam Scuderi, Chris Martin, and Luis Aguasvivas .

Our Fall issue is almost done. As you wait, we want to remind you that we are always accepting submissions. Do you have a book review you want to share? A 2000 word essay you don't know where to publish? A commentary on a game/experience? firstpersonscholar.com/contribute/

We're so happy to have independent game designer and new media scholar @JordanMagnuson come give a talk at our lab next week! Excited to learn how games and poetry complement each other.

What can game designers do to present cultures – present and past – more respectfully? Listen/Watch: Apple: tinyurl.com/2p94emu5 Spotify: tinyurl.com/fdw38twf YouTube: tinyurl.com/3ewkyph8 #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #videogames @Pixelfaded

Well my book is officially out now! Please like it! And subscribe to it! Possibly buy it? Though I believe it will also be Open Access! mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546119/…

Our July podcast is finished but will be published a few days late. There are issues with soundcloud and allowing us to archive our work, so we will be moving to a new platform. We should have our July episode out soon. Stay tuned and sorry for the delay.

@icySnowOwl Hopefully you can get it done! A great reason to take a vacation! ⛱️

What games are on your radars this summer?

@TopMarx420 There is so much coming up this year! Too many good options!

@FPSWeekly Xenonauts 2 is out tomorrow, I'm looking forward to seeing how that improves from the first one, which was okay. I'm excited for Punch Club 2 and Shadow Gambit after their NextFest demos, those are both around the corner.