Staring at Corpses in ‘Silent Hill 2’
What the blockbuster video game can teach us about our own aversions
Video Games
The Timeless Ambiguity of Sun Wukong
Centuries after the publication of Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West, the novel’s trickster archetype finds renewed life in evolving mediums.
CultureMagazine | Games, Reviews
Link in Samsara
The Legend of Zelda series takes another trip around the wheel
Chop Wood, Carry Water
The survival game The Long Dark reminds us that the present moment is all we have.
CultureMagazine | Books, Reviews
Playing the Game of the Moment
Learn the rules like a pro so you can transcend them like a Buddha.
CultureMagazine | Games, Reviews
Diving into the Mind in Psychonauts 2
To save the day, all you have to do is dissolve the illusion of self.
CultureMagazine | Games, Reviews
A Virtual Pet with a Painful Lesson
Embracing impermanence with Bird Alone
CultureMagazine | Games, Reviews
Press X to Awaken
When killing zombies is a chance to create new karma
Buddha Buzz Weekly: Dalai Lama Considers End to Reincarnated Political Leaders
Dalai Lama questions his office’s role in politics, Taiwanese group helps dalit conversions, and a gamer builds a brick Buddha. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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