Summary of tweets for March 25th, 2012

Below is a summary of tweets from March 25th, 2012

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@emily_sawyer: Definitely enjoying Portal. #HNRS35324 Mar 12 03:38
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@TwiceShax: #OnceUponASpaceTime Frankly, I have no idea what to make of this, nor could I tell you what purpose it serves. #HNRS35324 Mar 12 01:17
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@TwiceShax: #Unmanned Is difficult, as I feel the message is drowned in distraction. I don’t feel it does anything Dys4ia doesn’t. #HNRS35324 Mar 12 01:17
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@TwiceShax: #Unmanned is a game concerned with trivialities of life, and manages to make it both challenging and annoying. Didn’t care for it. #HNRS35323 Mar 12 21:02
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@ShortyGeorge27: #HNRS353 SPENT: This game is used to make people pay attention to the problem of homelessness and provides them with a way to help out. – 23 Mar 12 18:15
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@ShortyGeorge27: #HNRS353 SPENT: This was an interesting game that, as I believe was intended, got a bit stressful, and felt like the odds were against you. – 23 Mar 12 18:13
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@krystinhope: I JUST WANNA PLAY PORTAL. #HNRS35323 Mar 12 17:58
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@gabrlewielis: #spacetime Ha. Started the monster’s heart beating. *”If I only had a heart” plays in the background* #hnrs35323 Mar 12 04:30
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@gabrlewielis: #spacetime i think my true love just got eaten… Gorgeous game though. Def art, though not just for the imagery. #hnrs35323 Mar 12 04:27
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@emily_sawyer: #HNRS353 Spent: Useful for education and empathy. Also useful as an opportunity to act on that education and empathy by donating. – 23 Mar 12 03:48
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@emily_sawyer: #HNRS353 Spent: Simple decisions in realistic scenarios remind you that this happens to real people. – 23 Mar 12 03:46
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@gabrlewielis: #dys4ia Very interesting and effective imagery. Really draws you into the emotions — empathy I suppose. #hnrs35323 Mar 12 03:39
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@jimbo_limbo_: #hnrs353 Spent use: Could be used for electioneering b/c of how it informs the player on issues related to broad social issues – 23 Mar 12 03:36
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@jimbo_limbo_: #hnrs353 Spent gameplay: Strategy/puzzle game that highlights life issues in the context of a game: quality of life vs winning the game – 23 Mar 12 03:36
gabrlewielis - Profile Pic
@gabrlewielis: #dys4ia fascinating game–though more like an interactive story. Not sure i was actually playing anything. #hnrs35323 Mar 12 03:36

About Professor Sample

Mark Sample is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at George Mason University, where he researches and teaches contemporary and experimental literature, electronic literature, graphic novels, and videogames.
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