by Kathryn Hemmann | Mar 3, 2025 | Lists, Video Games
Sewers are dark, dangerous, and filled with creepy-crawlies. Although most of us would prefer never to enter their winding tunnels in real life, sewers can serve as intriguing stages for video game adventures. Sewers combine the allure of secret underground tunnels with the chance to study old artifacts that have been thrown away and forgotten. These areas often have a strange beauty as well, with the slow drip and flow of water enhancing the dance of the light reflected on the mossy walls. From forbidden horrors to buried history, these seven video games showcase the potential of a well-designed sewer. (more…)
Kathryn is a writer and comic artist who lurks at the center of a digital labyrinth in Philadelphia. They post about books, plants, and video game villains as @kathrynthehuman on Bluesky.
by Kathryn Hemmann | Dec 16, 2024 | Comics, Video Games
A short comic about ludic representations of nature and the value of digital green spaces as sources of healing and inspiration.
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Kathryn is a writer and comic artist who lurks at the center of a digital labyrinth in Philadelphia. They post about books, plants, and video game villains as @kathrynthehuman on Bluesky.
by Kamie Wootan | Jun 5, 2023 | Essays, Video Games
My mom used to read picture books to me, like Dr. Seuss and Shel Silverstein. The whimsical stories transported me to places where fun and magic were as abundant as air. Through her retellings, snuggled in my Minnie Mouse comforter, these worlds influenced my dreams. I looked forward to our nightly adventures to Where the Sidewalk Ends or to see The Lorax. It was the last time I felt safe in my mother’s arms. I longed to find that space of comfort and safety again—eventually, I was able to find that same sense of enchantment and refuge in video games. (more…)
Kamie Wootan is a fiction writer and poet from Bozeman, Montana. She has a MLITT in Creative Writing from the University of Stirling. When Kamie isn’t writing, she is reading, playing a video game, hanging out with her amazing son, or working on her latest hobby.
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