Evander Quill

A tiny rabbit trying to lift a 25lb dumbbell

Live now with New Vegas Meat of Champions Hitless (explosives only)! Stop to watch me try not to blow myself up: www.twitch.tv/evander_quill

2.1 Lenses, Not Boxes I wondered whether this section was necessary, but games discourse seems to repeatedly find itself adrift in questions of whether _ counts as a _. We have seen the question repeatedly: Do games count as art? Do games without goals count as games? Is The Sims a game? Are hypertexts interactive fiction? Are Twine pieces literature? In fairness to the researchers cited here, all of whom I respect immensely, many of these sources pose or imply the question rhetorically. Still, the necessity of such a framing frustrates me. "Is _ a _?" is, in my opinion, a fruitless question. The question can never be answered to anyone's satisfaction, and it often serves as either a provocation to espouse politics or as a cover to institute gatekeeping. Its agenda is usually opaque to onlookers and bewildering to those trying to advance the field from across disciplines. We should be thinking in lenses, not boxes. It is always more interesting to ask "If we think of _ through the lens of _, what do we learn?" We know it is more interesting to ask "What do we learn by considering Tom Stoppard through the lens of poststructuralism?" than to ask "Is Stoppard's work poststructuralist?" And while some works may be more or less fruitful when examined through different lenses, sometimes the most unlikely pairings of lenses and objects are the most rewarding. Certainly any of the questions above would be much better served by reframing them in this way.

Wow we’re having “games are art” discourse again! Just gonna leave this here.

From my dissertation:

The reason you don't give ground on trans rights - beyond the simple morality of it being wrong to do so - is because you don't give ground on rights period, and if you're willing to let it slide for one marginalized group it means everyone else is just a matter of price

the ending of this explainer might surprise you

We are so back. New Vegas Meat of Champions Hitless/No Damage Explosives only routing happening NOW: www.twitch.tv/evander_quill

This Tuesday, 7/8... we are bringing down the record for the New Vegas any% hitless speedrun, to celebrate Fallout going TH official. Be there or be... slow. Or something. idk

if you need a few wins to keep your morale up:

gender-affirming care ban: OUT

state AI regulation ban: OUT

excise tax on renewable energy projects: OUT

as bad as this is, giving up is not an option

Picture of an announcement from Team Hitless regarding Fallout 3, 4, and New Vegas being added as official games

THE 3D FALLOUT SERIES IS NOW TEAM HITLESS OFFICIAL

Very excited to once again be playing my favourite game, “try to figure out what the hell Death Stranding is about based solely on posts about it”

Dewey from Malcolm in the middle saying: The future is now, old man

In other news, now that the Pacers' run is over, I finally get to come back to streaming this week! Stay tuned! 😱

Got the news that the Pacers lost game 7 at work last night... I hate to see it end like this, but it was still the most successful NBA season in Pacer history, and was easily the most entertaining Pacers team I've ever had the privilege to watch. They'll be back, gold don't quit. 🏀💙💛

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Me writing the alt text for this image

A cat with a Santa hat with "Happy Pride" written beside it, where every letter P in both words is the Indiana Pacers logo. The bisexual pride flag is in the background.

Happy Pride, nerds! (you know I had to do it to em, gold don't quit)

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GGs!

Aw, now I'm sad :(

Live Blue-skying from game 4 of the NBA finals to say two words:

Nada nesse mundo podia me preparar pro Pikachu Antifa correndo da polícia na Turquia

Sydney Water is posting amazing content

(definitely not because of me gaming off stream and watching the Pacers when I'm off work)

The rumors are true everyone, the reason I've not been streaming as much the past few weeks is because I'm working to knock Messi off his perch

THE PACERS DID IT! WE'RE GOING TO THE NBA FINALS AAAA I'M SO HAPPY

Back today with DS2 Vanilla any% hitless practice/attempts! Plan is to switch to Nightreign later on (assuming the servers work): www.twitch.tv/evander_quill

social media is a pvp experience which is why i’m the npc that sits in a tavern and just says random advice like “i heard slimes are weak to fire” and “there’s a monster guarding the cave outside town”

love that the diet section of "eastern gray squirrel" has this extensive image gallery

Unfortunately can't stream today, but the belated celebrations are coming on Tuesday 5/27! I'll have to cook up something good for stream that day.

Can't believe it's already been one whole year since I became affiliate; it feels like just yesterday I was streaming to myself most of the time. I'm so thankful for the positivity and support I've gotten, both from IRL friends and the communities I've found on Twitch.

Back with DS2 hitless attempts today! Surely I'll get past the 2nd split hitless today (please): www.twitch.tv/evander_quill

More DS2 hitless attempts/practice today! Stop in and watch me get speared by a Black Gulch worm again: www.twitch.tv/evander_quill