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Opening the Horse is an approach to queer game design. The first part is a series of three zines that detail the approach. The second part is a series of three games that enact the approach. It was written by Matthew R.F. Balousek (itch, twitter). The cover illustration is by Sasha Reneau (website). Volume 0: A Manifesto for Lycanthropic Media attempts to distill the approach down into its simples…

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