Where gaming meets humanity. Games + Arts + Sciences + Humanities. A 2022 Substack Featured Publication!
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Why the Prettiest Things Are Always a Little Bit Dead
This is a companion piece to Volume 6’s inaugural issue, and it’s exclusive to paid subscribers of Game & Word. Think of it as our first field trip out of the museum, which in the spiri...
Issue 6.0: The Beholder’s Eye
Game & Word Volume 6, Issue 0: Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026
Game & Word is a Substack Featured Publication, recognized by Substack for quality, consistency, and accessibility.
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Publisher: Jay Rooney
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Author, Graphics, Research: Jay Roone...
BONUS QUEST: Spiritus Ex Machina
The fortunes, daemons, and egregores your fandom, your chatbot, and your Minecraft server are conjuring as we speak
This is a companion piece to Issue 5.13, Volume 5’s grand capstone piece. If you haven’t read that one yet, I highly encour...
Issue 5.13: The SOURCErer's Apprentice
Game Development As the Most Complete Magic You Can Actually Perform [A Metamagical, Ludological, Theological, and Philosophical Analysis]
Game & Word Volume 5, Issue 16: Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026
Slop, Please: Your Prose Is NOT in Order
ED. NOTE: This is a follow-up to my previous piece, I Hope Divinity Uses Even More AI. If you haven’t read that one, go ahead and read it first, because I really don’t feel like re-litigating its arguments here (and therefore I won’t, at le...
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