Hi! I’m Javy Gwaltney. I am a meat bag who makes things with words. Here is a collection of those wordthings.
Books
I have an essay on Wolfenstein: The New Order in Shooter, a collection of essays focused on first-person shooter video games.
Interactive Fiction
The Terror Aboard The Speedwell
Games Criticism and Essays
Kill Screen
“The Toxicity and Empathy of Social Media, in Videogame Form.”
Playboy
“Size Isn’t Everything: 7 Things Games With Huge Worlds Need To Do Better”
“5 Bad Games That Are Actually Kind of Good”
The 5 Most Lovably Loathsome Video Game Henchman.”
“5 Storytelling Tricks Video Games Need To Ditch.”
“Games For Adults: Dropsy the Clown Just Wants To Give You a Hug”
“Phones and Tablets Are Helping Keep This Classic Game Genre Alive”
“Some Games Do More Than Just Stick With You.”
“Take Aim And Don’t Miss These 10 Amazing Shooters From The Last Decade.”
“Words Are Your Weapons in These 10 Retro Text Games”
“Wasting Time on Games Without Graphics”
“When Video Game Characters Fall Victim To The Daily Grind.”
“Why Word Games Are Funnier With Stephen Colbert.”
Paste Magazine
“Day in the Life: Disability and Representation in Videogames”
“Disability, Diversity, and Evolution in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare“
Game of Thrones: Episode One review
Go to Bed: Survive the Night review
“Space Jam: The Games of Antholojam”
Tales From The Borderlands: Episode One review
“To Each and Every Star: The Painful Worlds of the Chinese Room.”
“Why Dishonored is the best Batman game ever made.“
“6 Miserable Games About War That You Need To Play”
Unwinnable
“Null State” (Kentucky Route Zero)
Vice
“Sony’s Schlocky Slasher Game ‘Until Dawn’ Is Actually A New Horror Classic.”
“There Should Be Blood: A Case For Better Violence in Video Games”
“Unstuck in Time: What Video Games Have To Say About The 1980s”
The Escapist
“Learning to Use Your Hands: Disability in Surgeon Simulator“
Haywire Magazine
“Constants and Variables (Fire Emblem and Mass Effect)”
Contact
If you wish to contact me, you can reach me at jgwaltneiv(AT)gmail(DOT)com or tweet at me (@Hurdyiv)
What are your rates for articles
Depends on the content/work load. Email me at jgwaltneivATgmailDOTcom if you want to talk about possible work!