mariyaEverything everywhere is a personality quiz and it feels so goodI remember the day I realized people didn’t Get It. It was in an undergrad psychology class, a major I was taking just because it required…May 30, 2019May 30, 2019
mariya2001’s Pulse is Horror that got the InternetCyberhorror has a well earned reputation for being garbage. Technology is evolving quicker than we can keep up, so it’s rife for the sort…Sep 2, 2018Sep 2, 2018
mariyaIt’s not a plot hole, its the emotional thrustThe criticism I read the most before seeing 2017’s IT was that the kids don’t tell each other about the monstrous hallucinations that IT…Aug 12, 2018Aug 12, 2018
mariyaSilence is Bold: In Defense of Silent ProtagonistsReading is writing. When you read a sentence, you co-author it. There’s a higher cognitive load on a player when they read dialogue, but in…Mar 10, 2018Mar 10, 2018
mariya“Leave me alone” and other lessons I learned from my catsThe cosmos is like a cat. Meaning that I navigate her the way I navigate my cats: with respectful distance and an open disposition.Jan 21, 2018Jan 21, 2018
mariyaBrigsby Bear has become a pet hate-project of mine.He’s rescued and returned to his parents where he struggles to adjust to real life. And Brigsby Bear has maybe the first manic pixie dream…Jan 8, 2018Jan 8, 2018
mariyaCloying and Cleaving: Doki Doki Literature Club and subverting cuteDoki Doki Literature Club got a lot of attention from the horror fan community. The moe-horror about-face isn’t new. It’s a staple of…Dec 22, 2017Dec 22, 2017
mariyaHow I min-maxed my own life~I’ve always been more interested in others than I am in myself. I did my undergrad in psychology, though I considered doing it in history…Nov 15, 2017Nov 15, 2017
mariyaWhat Stardew Valley can learn from its fantasy cousinFarming sim Stardew Valley has enjoyed prodigious success. Coming from a single developer, it was one of the highest selling games on Steam…Nov 10, 2017Nov 10, 2017
mariyaRoadside Picnic: Russian Urban Decay in PlayerUnknown’s BattlegroundsWe write about the death that we know, and we write about the apocalypse that we anticipate. In the 19th century, as physics and chemistry…Oct 21, 2017Oct 21, 2017