Professor David's Game Journal
David D. DockeryGame criticism from a Ph.D. with expertise in media, religion, philosophy, and video games
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 23 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 2 months ago |
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Art Is Not Mere Simulation
Recently, Nvidia announced a quantum leap in graphic technology: DLSS 5. This new tech leverages artificial intelligence to achieve immense visual fidelity. By using neural networks, the AI can generate details on the fly in a consistent wa...
RPGs and the Paradise of Archetypes
Archetypes are a critical element of character creation in roleplaying games. Usually, these show up in some sort of class system, e.g., choosing between a Rogue, Wizard, or Barbarian in Dungeons & Dragons. But even in games without an expl...
Battlefield 6 Is Deeply Implausible
A picture of a conflict that could never happen
Battlefield is a series that has been close to my heart since I was a teenager. I have always enjoyed its combination of smooth gunplay, squad tactics, and clever map design. It all coheres t...
The Crab and The Leviathan
The most profound game I’ve played in 2026 is a Soulslike about a hermit crab.
Another Crab’s Treasure is about a hermit crab, Kril, and his quest to regain his shell. After being informed he has unpaid taxes, a Loan Shark repossesses it...
The Profane Factions of Elden Ring
kegare 穢 — ritual defilement or pollution
In the previous post, I explored how Elden Ring’s two original factions position themselves as the guardians of the Sacred.
The Golden Order and the Hornsent both legitimized their regimes by cla...
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Communication professor with interests in Game Studies, religion and philosophy.
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