Hollow Ponds
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Death-Themed Games and Playing the "Good Death"
This research examines how "death-themed games" – those designed to encourage reflection on death, dying, and grief – intersect with the concept of a "good death."
- Heather Maycock's paper examines death-themed video games, which encourage players to reflect on death, dying, and grief rather than treating death only as punishment or a mechanical feedback loop.
- The paper argues that death-themed games, though often presented as humane and empathetic, can encode particular cultural values, particularly the dominant twenty-first-century Anglosphere model of the "good death" originating in palliative care.
- That dominant model emphasises individualism and the dying person's control over timing, place, symptoms, and activities.
DiGRAJun 2026
Article
Portfolio Boost for the UK Games Fund
The UK Games Fund announced on May 12, 2022 that 21 studios from across the UK have been awarded grants of up to £25,000 each following the completion of the two-stage selection process for Round 7.
- The UK Games Fund has awarded grants of up to £25,000 each to 21 UK-based game development companies as part of its Round 7 selection process.
- Across Rounds 7 and 8, the UK Games Fund has provided a total of 44 grants to support game development studios.
- Round 7 specifically targeted experienced studios with a proven track record of shipping games, requiring applicants to have a fully formed development team and a clear route to market.
UK Games FundMay 2022