Author Archives: ncoovern

PLAYSTATION HACKED

Posted on April 26, 2011 by ncoovern

Just watched on the news that playstation was seriously hacked since last Wednesday and has already started to affect the 70 million users worldwide. User passwords, credit card information, and more was accessed and possibly stolen. CRAZY! (any Playstation users … Continue reading →

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cultural artifact?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by ncoovern

www.youtube.com/watch?v=urNyg1ftMIU&feature=related I found this video as I was trying to look for artifacts for Portal and I thought everyone might enjoy it.

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critical gaming… we are not alone.

Posted on April 21, 2011 by ncoovern

After doing some searching I found that the University of Washington has a site similar to our sample reality blog (they have portal as one of their decorations) : https://depts.washington.edu/critgame/wordpress/2011/01/boy-scouts-introduces-video-game-merit-badge/  Also, in light of speaking about video games and the media … Continue reading →

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simulation.game

Posted on April 5, 2011 by ncoovern

The issue of writing and re-writing history appears to have always been a point of interest.  On one hand, there is a saying that we must learn from our past as not to repeat it in the future. However, as … Continue reading →

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In response to Rebecca, Jason, and the male gaze

Posted on March 30, 2011 by ncoovern

I remember playing metroid prime and swearing my robot was a man because the suit had the broad shoulder look going on. The metriod prime/girl topic brings me to think about how we judge a character by the way they … Continue reading →

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Lost Pig

Posted on March 23, 2011 by ncoovern

As I was looking into other IF games to play, I came across this Lost Pig  game. The text reminds me of someone trying to speak like a character from sesame street. I thought Varicella gave me a headache, but I … Continue reading →

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It’s all in your head.

Posted on February 28, 2011 by ncoovern

Whalen made a fitting parallel between how games and cartoons use sound/music to enhance the actions of the characters. When reading the article, I thought about how playing a game without music and watching a cartoon without sound compare. Firstly, you … Continue reading →

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Glee

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ncoovern

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1_B9FCZJMA Last semester, when this episode of Glee aired, I thought to myself: What the heck is an Atari? Fortunately, now I know. (“I guess she’s an Xbox, I’m more an Atari”)  I thought it would be more entertaining to watch … Continue reading →

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Playing for the story or for the experience?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by ncoovern

  In response to gaming and how the player is emotionally attached to his/her avatar, I have posted this picture of my son in his “gaming mode”. If you haven’t noticed, there is a Woody doll lying on the table as well … Continue reading →

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2/1/11 Nicole C-N

Posted on January 31, 2011 by ncoovern

When we were prompted to answer the question what is fun, the first thing that came to my mind was famous saying: time flies when you’re having fun. Thinking upon how games  relate to fun, I found it interesting when Koster … Continue reading →

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