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The Time when the NSA Sent Spies into the World of Warcraft

Posted on Published August 21, 2023 by Jake Frondorf
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D&D’s Intentional Design Flaw

Posted on Published August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 by Jake Frondorf
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The History of Randomness in Games

Posted on Published May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 by Jake Frondorf
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The Unsolvable Puzzle, and How It Was Solved

Posted on Published April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 by Jake Frondorf
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Can Board Games be Immersive? The Psychology of Board Game Immersion

Posted on Published November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 by Jake Frondorf

When people talk about video games, one of the biggest buzz words seems to be “immersive.” Webster defines it as “the sensation of being surrounded by a completely other reality.” everyone knows that video games are unrivaled in their ability to create immersive worlds, and their ability to engulf a player in that world. Video […]

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Board Games, Global Pandemics & Bears! Oh My!

Posted on Published September 9, 2020August 22, 2020 by Jake Frondorf
Board Games, Global Pandemics & Bears! Oh My!

The age of Covid has been weird. People have more time than ever, and increasingly fewer things to spend that time on. It almost seems trite to say “a global pandemic that has killed nearly one million people has ruined my game night,” but right now interpersonal connections are a commodity that many of us […]

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