New issue of the Well Played journal, this one on romance:
Preface
Jane Pinckard
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Technology and emotion: Playing for the love of the game
Richard E. Ferdig & Kristine E. Pytash
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NPC Romance as a Safe Space: BioWare and Healthier Identity Tourism
Heidi McDonald
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Tick Tock: A review of Jason Rohrer’s Passage
Eric Hamel
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Quest for Love: Playing the Women of King’s Quest
Anastasia Salter
Get it here: http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/files/WellPlayed_v1n4-12-romance.pdf