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Jul 2, 2013Jun 1, 2015

Preservation, Nature and Heroes

An evil force rolls over the land and chokes the life from the once bountiful fields and muddies the once clear springs. That’s an easy plot—maybe it’s even a lazy one—but it’s one that I think still has an edge. As a Canadian, much of my country’s literary and cultural tradition is based on an … Continue reading Preservation, Nature and Heroes

Jun 25, 2013Jun 22, 2015

Natural Heroes: Inevitable Environmentalism in Games

[Originally posted on PopMatters] I’ve saved a lot of worlds in over two decades of playing video games. It’s refreshing that modern games are more personal than ever and that they don’t have to lean on something as ostentatious as saving the world to get their point across. Still, I have to confess that I’m fond … Continue reading Natural Heroes: Inevitable Environmentalism in Games