The Academics of Gaming

There's an interesting post over on Joystiq that highlights a growing need in the gaming community. It's a simple question, what's the difference between a critque and a review?

If you've ever done serious study of English Literature you probably can answer that question. Slowly, the distinction is even creeping into "literacy" classes that are becoming more and more standard in schools.

Where does it apply to gaming though? The simple truth is this, right now the gaming industry has one type of media to which it panders - reviewers. For the most part, it's hard to find true critiques of video games, instead we see simple ratings of a games appeal. Instead of critiquing a game we see a measure of its consumability.

For some time now I've had a longing to do a true critique of a game, I was glad to see Joystiq's article pointing to someone who has actually undertaken such a journey.

I may start doing somthing similar soon.