Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa) : Possibilities for participatory game design
Massanari, Adrienne. "Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa): Possibilities for participatory game design." Well Played 4, no. 3 (January 2015): 85-104.
This article talks about how the game Never Alone represents the culture of the Iñupiat through game design, and how this game design process has the possibility of being participatory. It discusses the way game design can be used to inspire and involve the user. Recently there has been quite a lot of research on the influence of games on its audience, which is why this article is academically relevant. Besides that, Massanari also addressess the culture of the Iñupiat, the portrayal of nature in the game and the way in which the fox and girl characters have to work together in the game.