Dr. Christina Fawcett and Coziness in The Conversation

Wed. Apr. 22, 2026

The Conversation Canada has published Dr. Christina Fawcett's short cozy-explainer with her research partner Dr. Andrea Braithwaite (Ontario Tech University), looking at how the genre of cozy games present calm comforts, but also centre transactional relationships. This short piece, funded by their SSHRC-IDG considers the iconic cozy games of Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing: New Horizons and how Nintendo's new Pokemon Pokopia follows that model. You can read the full article here.