Game Studies Study Buddies

Game Studies Study Buddies

Ranged Touch

Episodes 95
Avg. Duration 2h 2m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (281)
Since Jun 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
98%
Hosting
rangedtouch.com

About This Podcast

Learn all about the academic field of game studies!

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Recent Episodes

94 – Taylor – The Grounds of Gaming

Jun 01, 2026 1h 57m

We talk about Nicholas Taylor’s 2024 book. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our…

93 – Sutton-Smith – The Ambiguity of Play

Apr 29, 2026 2h 52m

We talk about Brian Sutton-Smith’s 1997 book. We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support…

92 – War Game

Apr 02, 2026 1h 26m

We talk about the 2004 documentary War Game. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our…

91 – Game Studies vol. 1, issue 1

Mar 02, 2026 1h 38m

We talk about the 2001 journal issue. Send stuff to the PO Box! Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org…

90 – Crawford – The Art of Computer Game Design

Jan 31, 2026 1h 3m

We talk about the 1984 book The Art of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford. Order CMRN’s book! Order here as well! Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our…

89 – Get Lamp

Dec 31, 2025 1h 53m

We talk about the 2010 film Get Lamp. 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…

88 – Bowling For Columbine

Nov 30, 2025 2h 10m

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…

87 – Fisher – Capitalist Realism

Nov 01, 2025 2h 58m

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…

86 – Jacob Geller

Sep 30, 2025 1h 20m

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…

85 – American Truck Simulator

Aug 28, 2025 1h 5m

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…

84 – Baudrillard – Simulacra and Simulation

Jul 31, 2025 2h 33m

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…

83 – Raser – Simulation and Society

Jul 01, 2025 1h 49m

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…

82 – Gunkel – Gaming the System

May 31, 2025 2h 34m

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

May 01, 2025 1h 33m

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

Mar 31, 2025 2h 3m

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

Feb 27, 2025 1h 44m

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…

78 – Dibbell – My Tiny Life

Feb 01, 2025 2h 7m

We talk about Julian Dibbell’s My Tiny Life. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on…

77 – Flanagan and Jakobsson – Playing Oppression

Dec 31, 2024 2h 13m

We talk about Mary Flanagan and Mikael Jakobsson’s Playing Oppression. You can read the book open access on The MIT Press website:…

76 – Trammell – Repairing Play

Dec 01, 2024 1h 45m

We talk about Aaron Trammell’s Repairing Play. It is open access on The MIT Press’s website: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5530/Repairing-PlayA-Black-Phenomenology Note: Did one last…

75 – Jameson – Postmodernism

Oct 31, 2024 2h 30m

We talk about Fredric Jameson’s “Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” which was originally published in New Left Review in 1984. Note: Checked one more time — Riven did…

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How many episodes does Game Studies Study Buddies have?

Game Studies Study Buddies has published 95 episodes since June 2018, covering topics in Leisure, Video Games.

Is Game Studies Study Buddies still active?

Game Studies Study Buddies is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 2h 2m.

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