Ian Bogost is a contributing writer at the Atlantic. He is the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is also a professor of computer science and engineering, film and media studies, and art and design. Bogost is the author of ten books, including Play Anything. Bogost is also an award-winning game designer whose work has been played by millions of people and has been held in collections internationally, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A manifesto for tuning into the tiny opportunities for gratification being human offers... from the first few pages I feel instinctively that tapping into these tiny enchantments could be life-enhancing... But it also felt quite profound to recognise my simple bodily existence has so much to offer, if I let it

Ian Bogost is a contributing writer at the Atlantic. He is the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is also a professor of computer science and engineering, film and media studies, and art and design. Bogost is the author of ten books, including Play Anything. Bogost is also an award-winning game designer whose work has been played by millions of people and has been held in collections internationally, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A manifesto for tuning into the tiny opportunities for gratification being human offers... from the first few pages I feel instinctively that tapping into these tiny enchantments could be life-enhancing... But it also felt quite profound to recognise my simple bodily existence has so much to offer, if I let it

Ian Bogost is a contributing writer at the Atlantic. He is the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where he is also a professor of computer science and engineering, film and media studies, and art and design. Bogost is the author of ten books, including Play Anything. Bogost is also an award-winning game designer whose work has been played by millions of people and has been held in collections internationally, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

A manifesto for tuning into the tiny opportunities for gratification being human offers... from the first few pages I feel instinctively that tapping into these tiny enchantments could be life-enhancing... But it also felt quite profound to recognise my simple bodily existence has so much to offer, if I let it