USM Game Studies
Welcome to USM Game Studies! We publish games, interactive fiction, electronic literature, and other digital works created by students at the University of Southern Mississippi. Our mission is to explore the creative and critical affordances of games and interactive storytelling. We write and design games, compose interactive projects, facilitate game jams and critical discussions, and publish student writing about games in our online journal Quest Log. For more information, email Dr. Carey Carey (craig.carey@usm.edu).
A murder mystery with the cast of Charlie Brown.
Interactive Fiction
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Explore and find all of the hidden items to escape the cursed amusement park.
Interactive Fiction
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In this sensual Twine game, the player fades in and out of a lucid and youthful dream.
Interactive Fiction
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Life imitates art… or is it the other way around?
Interactive Fiction
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Just a simple game about going to the doctor as a woman - don't think too hard about it.
Interactive Fiction
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Virtual Experience of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Interactive Fiction
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An interactive game focusing around the multitude of aspects which can occur in a single day.
Interactive Fiction
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Navigate the life of an arctic predator and explore the challenges faced by animals in the arctic terrain.
Interactive Fiction
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Three strikes explores some problems in the American Corrections System through the eyes of an inmate.
Interactive Fiction
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This game reveals common instances of microaggressions the black community faces
Interactive Fiction
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An adaptation of the Native American Creation story "Coyote Steals Fire," that aims to expand upon non-human entities.
Interactive Fiction
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A game where your decisions determine your eternal death.
Interactive Fiction
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You are a cat who is owned by a human. Your human needs help, but what can you do?
Interactive Fiction
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retelling of indigenous creation stories from Robin Kimmerer and The Iroquois Creation Story
Interactive Fiction
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Winners: Interactive Writing Contest (2023)
Winners of the second annual USM Interactive Writing Contest.
A murder mystery with the cast of Charlie Brown.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
In this sensual Twine game, the player fades in and out of a lucid and youthful dream.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Flick Game Jam (April 2023)
Short flick games made in 30 minutes during an in-class game jam.
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Spin the Yarn: A Twine Game Jam (April 2023)
Game Jam Theme: Adaptation.
A murder mystery with the cast of Charlie Brown.
Interactive Fiction
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Explore and find all of the hidden items to escape the cursed amusement park.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Adaptations
Games that adapt and remix textual sources.
A murder mystery with the cast of Charlie Brown.
Interactive Fiction
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Explore and find all of the hidden items to escape the cursed amusement park.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Three strikes explores some problems in the American Corrections System through the eyes of an inmate.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
retelling of indigenous creation stories from Robin Kimmerer and The Iroquois Creation Story
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
An adaptation of the Native American Creation story "Coyote Steals Fire," that aims to expand upon non-human entities.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
A game where your decisions determine your eternal death.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Serious Games
Games that explore social, cultural, and political issues.
This game reveals common instances of microaggressions the black community faces
Interactive Fiction
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Navigate the life of an arctic predator and explore the challenges faced by animals in the arctic terrain.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Just a simple game about going to the doctor as a woman - don't think too hard about it.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Virtual Experience of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
You are a cat who is owned by a human. Your human needs help, but what can you do?
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Three strikes explores some problems in the American Corrections System through the eyes of an inmate.
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
Winners: Interactive Writing Contest (2022)
Winners of the inaugural USM Interactive Writing Contest.
You are a cat who is owned by a human. Your human needs help, but what can you do?
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser
retelling of indigenous creation stories from Robin Kimmerer and The Iroquois Creation Story
Interactive Fiction
Play in browser