Category Archives: Announcements

Exhibit Contribution #2

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Lauren

For some reason (probably because we are all on the site at the same time), nothing I try to add to The Portal Exhibit is showing up! Very frustrating. So, I am going to put what I wrote on here to … Continue reading →

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Possible Exhibits

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Lauren

My group thought that it would be kind of cool to arrange the exhibits in a manner similar to the gameplay of Portal. So, consistent with the 19 Test Chambers of the game, I tried to come up with 19 … Continue reading →

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More details for the “Countergaming” Reading

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Professor Sample

We can think of countergames as anti-games, or games that are everything that games aren’t supposed to be. In his essay on “Countergaming,” Alexander Galloway outlines six differences between conventional videogames and countergames: Transparency versus foregrounding Gameplay versus aestheticism Representational … Continue reading →

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Survey on Interactive Fiction

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Professor Sample

Please complete this short, anonymous survey: http://polldaddy.com/s/FF9CF127C05884EA

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Survey on Casual Games

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Professor Sample

Please take this short anonymous survey on casual games.

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Survey on First Person Shooters

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Professor Sample

Please take the following survey: http://polldaddy.com/s/4178EB7B7EE4303D

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Instructions on Using Stella

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Professor Sample

Here are a few tips on using Stella, the Atari 2600 emulator you need to install on your computer in order to play a few of the required games this semester, such as Combat. First you need to get Stella … Continue reading →

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Welcome to HNRS 353

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Professor Sample

Welcome to the course website and blog for HNRS 353:001, an Honors College seminar focusing on the cultural impact and analysis of videogames. Here you’ll find all the course documents, including the most up-to-date version of the schedule as well … Continue reading →

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