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Art in Motion: Mirror’s Edge, Parkour, and the Subversive Potential of Speedrunning

September 15, 2019December 19, 2019 ~ Stephen Mansfield ~ Leave a comment

A video about speedrunning, parkour, Mirror's Edge, and subverting constructed spaces.

The Kratos Cycle – God of War’s New (and futile) Attempts to End the Cycle of Patricide

May 26, 2019April 29, 2020 ~ Stephen Mansfield ~ Leave a comment

In the new God of War, Kratos is trying to end the old cycle of patricide in new ways, but it's hard for this old God to learn new tricks.

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