In a sea of other video games, standing apart is difficult, yet by breaking down the rules of the game and accessing how each one impacts the player, something magical can be created. There is a kind of magic trick that game designers pull off that I'd argue has some parallels with the magical acts of folks like Penn & Teller or David Copperfield.
Read MoreEmma Leigh Waldron defines the term "Mediated intimacy" as intimacy that is "Given specific, shape, direction, intensity, or meaning" through a mediating practice, such as playing a game.5 Mediated intimacy describes how the flow of affect is oriented through play and how intimacy functions as a vector to describe the relationship between bodies.
Read MoreThe expression is appropriate not only because of its ingenuity, but also because dating apps are becoming more and more like video games. A study by Stanford University in the US found that 39% of heterosexual couples and 60% of same-sex couples meet through dating apps.
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