Episode 12: Existential Transformative Game Design with Doris Rusch

Welcome back to the final episode of the first season of the podcast ‘Off Center’. In this episode, Scott Rettberg is joined by video game designer Doris Rusch, professor at Uppsala University. They talk about Doris' journey in game design and the creation of existential games for the soul.  

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References

Thatgamecompany. 2012. Journey. Sony Computer Entertainment.  

Fullerton, T. 2017. Walden, a game. USC Games. 

Play for Change. 2017. Blood Myth.  

Rusch, D. C., & Phelps, A. 2021. The Witch's Way. [Twine].  

Klimas, C. 2009. Twine. https://twinery.org/. 

Rusch, D. C. 2012. Zombie Yoga. [Kinect].  

This work was partially supported by the Research Council of Norway Centres of Excellence, project number 332643, Center for Digital Narrative.