Forms in Light Illuminating the Unknown By Justin Reeve • February 12th, 2026 The Thyphlo Ruins ask what we can expect from the past, and what we’re willing to accept when the past refuses our understanding.
Forms in Light Whispers of the Grove By Justin Reeve • December 17th, 2025 The forest in Japanese culture is more than just a landscape, having long been seen as a threshold between the realms of the human and the divine.
Forms in Light Ruins in Reverse By Justin Reeve • October 15th, 2025 Tarrey Town shows that rebuilding is possible, and that collective labor can carve out spaces of resilience in the shadow of catastrophe.
Forms in Light Mastering the Desert By Justin Reeve • July 15th, 2025 Gerudo Town is noticeably different from the surrounding desert, mostly on account of its urban grid, something which looks notably unnatural.
Forms in Light Tears of the Technocracy By Justin Reeve • May 14th, 2025 The connection between technology and corruption found in Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild couldn’t be clearer.
Forms in Light Living Legends Trapped in Time By Justin Reeve • April 18th, 2025 In Tears of the Kingdom, the ruins of the Zonai are not just forgotten relics but active agents in the story of Hyrule.
Past Presence Object Lessons #1: Field By Dr. Emily Price • August 31st, 2023 Are fields a stage for action to take place on, or are they the action themselves?
Area of Effect All’s Well in the Kingdom By Jay Castello • July 11th, 2023 The wells in Hyrule are incredible. I want someone to talk to me about all the wells in Hyrule, as well.
Past Presence Virtual Citizen By Dr. Emily Price • May 25th, 2023 A legend, per the OED, is “a story from ancient times about people and events that may or may not be true.” If the residents of Wild World are anything in my memory, they are that: ancient stories.
Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Gradients of Apocalypse By Jonathan Fenn • May 15th, 2023 The act of actually representing the transition between these peace, conflict, disaster, and rebirth in game is a massive challenge.
