Acknowledgements
Preface: Close Playing
Chapter 1 - The Line Must Be Drawn Here: What is “Art”?
Chapter 2 - But you have infinite chances to make a Post-Impression: Impressionist Play
Chapter 3 - Cult of Borderline Personality: Auteur Theory and Games
Chapter 4 - Long Playing: Games as Music
Chapter 5 - Now You’re Playing Truth to Power: Neorealism and Documentary
Afterworld: New Game Minus
Index
Biography
Brandon L. Sichling makes games, books, comics, and movies and teaches game design at Northeastern University in Boston. Their work focuses on gender and generational trauma (they are great at parties). Most of their work can be found at brandonlsichling.itch.io and they have a poem in the upcoming Pieces of Salem collection.
