Ryan Zhao
@insrtcoins.bsky.social
Author: The Fundamentals of Video Game Literacy (coming April). Podcast host for Play;Write, Cane and Rinse, and Sound of Play. Marketing for Xbox Game Pass, prev. Nintendo.
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Ryan Zhao
@insrtcoins.bsky.social
· Apr 16
The Fundamentals of Video Game Literacy: Theory, Practice, and Aesthetics
This book posits a novel framework for sense‑making and meaning‑making in the play of video games. Extending a modern, process‑oriented, audience‑inclusive philosophy of artistic meaning generation, t...
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My book, The Fundamentals of Video Game Literacy, is available TODAY. It's a framework for understanding the unique ways in which games create meaning in the interaction b/t design and player agency. A great place to start if you have curiosity about games academia.
www.routledge.com/9781032869278
www.routledge.com/9781032869278
When people said the same thing about Baby Steps, is was meant as a compliment.
Escape From Tarkov players slam Steam launch: "It is not a game. It is a cosmic punishment"
www.eurogamer.net/escape-from-...
www.eurogamer.net/escape-from-...
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
When people said the same thing about Baby Steps, is was meant as a compliment.
[Drowning Pool voice]
Taaaaalkin' my sleep
Ooooout of myyy miiind
[wrote it down, read it out, read it out now]
ONE
don't pick up the phone
TWO
don't let him in home
THREE
do not be his friend
FOUR
don't be under him
NOOOOOO
Got new rules, count them all
Got new rules, count them all
Taaaaalkin' my sleep
Ooooout of myyy miiind
[wrote it down, read it out, read it out now]
ONE
don't pick up the phone
TWO
don't let him in home
THREE
do not be his friend
FOUR
don't be under him
NOOOOOO
Got new rules, count them all
Got new rules, count them all
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
[Drowning Pool voice]
Taaaaalkin' my sleep
Ooooout of myyy miiind
[wrote it down, read it out, read it out now]
ONE
don't pick up the phone
TWO
don't let him in home
THREE
do not be his friend
FOUR
don't be under him
NOOOOOO
Got new rules, count them all
Got new rules, count them all
Taaaaalkin' my sleep
Ooooout of myyy miiind
[wrote it down, read it out, read it out now]
ONE
don't pick up the phone
TWO
don't let him in home
THREE
do not be his friend
FOUR
don't be under him
NOOOOOO
Got new rules, count them all
Got new rules, count them all
Something about the composition of this box art is giving me GoldenEye vibes.
November 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Something about the composition of this box art is giving me GoldenEye vibes.
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Fun layout over on Eurogamer front page
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Fun layout over on Eurogamer front page
Cloud, House of Gucci, Jason X, Last of the Red Hot Lovers
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
November 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Cloud, House of Gucci, Jason X, Last of the Red Hot Lovers
#LastFourWatched
#LastFourWatched
goddammit 😑
Avatar: Fire and Ash's runtime clocks in at 3 hours and 15 minutes, significantly longer than the first movie but only 3 minutes longer than 2022's Avatar: The Way of Water. bit.ly/4qV0Ajj
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
goddammit 😑
I'm a few hours into Pokémon Z-A, and it's a perfectly enjoyable game, but it really suffers in comparison to how ambitious Legends Arceus was. Contextualizing the different form of gameplay in the Edo-era setting was great. Got a stronger sense of Pokémon and humans living alongside nature...
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm a few hours into Pokémon Z-A, and it's a perfectly enjoyable game, but it really suffers in comparison to how ambitious Legends Arceus was. Contextualizing the different form of gameplay in the Edo-era setting was great. Got a stronger sense of Pokémon and humans living alongside nature...
Mr. Gay is back!!!!
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mr. Gay is back!!!!
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i always forget about elden ring nightreign because multiplayer games dont exist
November 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i always forget about elden ring nightreign because multiplayer games dont exist
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is one of the freshest and most entertaining 3D platformers of recent years, and you can get it for next-to-nothing in this bundle.
Sunrise GP (Steam) w/ 2 more games is $4.95 on Fanatical Build your own Nitro Bundle buff.ly/mMuGyv0 #ad
add more games to save more
add more games to save more
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom is one of the freshest and most entertaining 3D platformers of recent years, and you can get it for next-to-nothing in this bundle.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
Makes sense to go to the most ad-heavy streaming service.
The Game Awards will stream on Prime Video this year.
The event will happen on December 11 & will also be available on other platforms including YouTube.
The event will happen on December 11 & will also be available on other platforms including YouTube.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Makes sense to go to the most ad-heavy streaming service.
bit on the nose that his name is Dr. Frankenstein and he spends most of his time building Frankensteins.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
bit on the nose that his name is Dr. Frankenstein and he spends most of his time building Frankensteins.
Die My Love is A Woman under the Influence filtered through Fire Walk with Me.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Die My Love is A Woman under the Influence filtered through Fire Walk with Me.
Damn. The last two years have been rough on Mario. He's in his National Treasure --> National Treasure 2 Nic Cage stage of his life.
a look at Yoshi for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie via Pillsbury shop.topsmarkets.com/store/tops-m...
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Damn. The last two years have been rough on Mario. He's in his National Treasure --> National Treasure 2 Nic Cage stage of his life.
Lemmings = Pikmin + Mr. Magoo
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Lemmings = Pikmin + Mr. Magoo
In surprised that Bugonia has already cycled out of many of my local theaters. Feels like a big release but having a very short run. imo, I think it's an excellent film, and it's not like there are other huge films moving in to push it out. Odd.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In surprised that Bugonia has already cycled out of many of my local theaters. Feels like a big release but having a very short run. imo, I think it's an excellent film, and it's not like there are other huge films moving in to push it out. Odd.
It's not Dead Rising. It's not Dead to Rights. it's...
Dead 2 Rise
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3983980/
24,50€
Dead2Rise is a survival horror game set in an abandoned old west village overrun by undead creatures, zombies, and ghosts. Scavenge supplies, manage hunger and stamina, and fight to survive 60 relentless days against a growing...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3983980/
24,50€
Dead2Rise is a survival horror game set in an abandoned old west village overrun by undead creatures, zombies, and ghosts. Scavenge supplies, manage hunger and stamina, and fight to survive 60 relentless days against a growing...
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
It's not Dead Rising. It's not Dead to Rights. it's...
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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its right behind you dumbass
November 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
its right behind you dumbass
omg. The Pokémon Seismitoad is named Crapustule in French. Translators looking at it thinking "I can't decide whether it makes me think of crap or pustules more".
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
omg. The Pokémon Seismitoad is named Crapustule in French. Translators looking at it thinking "I can't decide whether it makes me think of crap or pustules more".
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a fine enough name but why not Halo: Remaster-Chiefed
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Halo: Campaign Evolved is a fine enough name but why not Halo: Remaster-Chiefed
Jared Fogel not able to use the "we all know that the American justice system is especially hard on sandwich-related crime" defense in social situations anymore.
Breaking News: A jury found a man not guilty of assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington.
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
The verdict on a misdemeanor charge came after seven hours of deliberation, and after prosecutors had previously failed to secure a felony indictment.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Jared Fogel not able to use the "we all know that the American justice system is especially hard on sandwich-related crime" defense in social situations anymore.
I spent the day at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park yesterday. The amount of rides that incorporate video screen and 3D elements gets to be a little samey, while the rides that are wholly practical feel like pretty direct copies of Disneyland rides...
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I spent the day at the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park yesterday. The amount of rides that incorporate video screen and 3D elements gets to be a little samey, while the rides that are wholly practical feel like pretty direct copies of Disneyland rides...
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