Tim Kane used a stuffed pig with Velcro cysts to pitch the dystopian food horror of The Outer Worlds to a publisher.
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Video game food opens onto world-building and the real-world food systems it can prompt players to notice.
Food in video games becomes a way to think about design, memory, and the worlds players are asked to believe in. Ruth Alexander keeps the discussion plainspoken and focused, moving from pixel apples and healing potions to the stranger dishes people still remember, and the…
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You want games that make imaginary meals feel oddly real.
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