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Idle Animations: Visiting the Rat Shrine

by Melissa Brinks | May 25, 2017 | Essays, Features, Video Games

Idle Animations is a recurring series in which I play games without playing them, exploring quiet, still moments, how games fill space and time, and what happens when you let a game play itself.

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Melissa Brinks
Melissa Brinks

Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.

www.melissabrinks.com

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