Art of Gaming

Why are there so many birds in video games?

How does playing against a real person change how you view the game?

Do video games make us lonely?

In this episode, Trinity tries to understand why we enjoy killing characters in video games so much

Melek analyses loneliness with three loneliness experts: an ESA astronaut trainer, a philosopher and a media specialist

Some video games created the soundtrack to the childhood of a generation

For most games, background characters are part of what makes the games so vibrant and convincing

Usul and Trinity analyse how humour works in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and The Stanley Parable

How do you integrate instructions creatively, without being overbearing but still getting the message across?

In literature and cinema, it is often the bad guys who captivate us the most. In video games, you can actually become them

History is a playground for game designers

Melek discusses sex in gaming with gaming journalist Nina Kiel and sexologist Jan Winter

What does the choice of avatar tell us? We analyse the relationship between gamer and on-screen character.

When it comes to generating good luck in games, can we game the system?

Always running out of time? Take back control through video games that spead up time, slow time down, or let you rewind

The quest is a key part of heroic fantasy series

Sometimes it's hard to resist the urge not to throw your gaming console out of the window when you get those uniquely annoying words - GAME OVER - on the screen

 Sociologist Bertrand Vidal and Trinity explain how these games tap into our most fundamental impulse: the will to survive

Many video games portray war. What is their enduring appeal?

Gaming isn't all fun and games; there's an ideology and a world view behind each game