Video Games

What is Beckett? Beckett is, designer Simon Meek says, “a literary work of fiction”. Its experimental alembic is that of a videogame. It is influenced textually and in spirit by, of course, Samuel Beckett, by William Burroughs and, visually, by Jan Švankmajor. I am not a gamer—what drew my interest were the connections to writers who are part of my personal canon.

This is one of my fav games of all time: gameplay influenced by the matrix, story straight from 1940s film noir. Its a single story, not open world, yet you still get the feeling and context that the world you're in is alive, and everyone is gunning for you. Even when its overly cheesy, its still enjoyable.

This bundle features all 7 issues of Heterotopias, a zine which critically reflects on game spaces and architecture. It includes around 800 pages of original articles, artwork and photography in a visually rich, innovative publication.