Term

Fun & play

Type

Podcast

A abstract grid of colourful cubes with arrows, crosses and cubes, viewed from above and at an angle

New episode: Seen & Unseen Aloud

Nick Jones

Listen to a curated selection of recent Seen & Unseen articles. This episode...

05 December 2023

1 min read

Type

Article

Three teenage boys rise up from a table-top game and celebrate a victory.

Table-top philosophy: role playing games and the identities they help construct

Harry Gibbins

A once derided fantasy genre now influences creative media - from The Big...

01 December 2023

8 min read

Type

Snippet

A set of be-socked feat rest on a leaf strewn step beside a book and a cup of coffee.

Cosy season: creating meaning amid the mundane

Belle Tindall

We’re romanticising our way through the year.

02 October 2024

2 min read

Type

Podcast

A woman stand in front of a large video screen displaying the Space Invaders title, hold her hands out in front of her.

Seen & Unseen Aloud: new episode

Natalie Garrett

This week: lost fun, lament, and distraction.

01 April 2024

1 min read

Type

Article

Fun is dead

Simon Walters

When video games turn play into work, we need to play without fear of...

18 March 2024

4 min read

Type

Review

A priest holds a cross up in his hand in a chaotic environment while a colleague looks on

Silly fun, serious question

Yaroslav Walker

The Pope’s Exorcist ask viewers what is it to have faith in the face of true...

09 May 2023

4 min read

Type

Review

A screen grab of a video game showing a chequered floor amidst classical architecture, with player figures.

Go medieval: game play as history lecture

Lukas Herren

While Pentiment’s game-play makes it a playful, enjoyable, and in-depth...

21 March 2023

3 min read