Author Archives: Professor Sample

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.

Summary of tweets for March 28th, 2012

Below is a summary of tweets from March 28th, 2012

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@samplereality: Funny how my #HNRS353 students often bring up the Wii and Kinect, but never the PlayStation Move. – 27 Mar 12 21:09
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@samplereality: #HNRS353 students are skeptical of @ibogost‘s idea of playable kitsch, even after playing Orisinal’s games. – 27 Mar 12 20:13
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@acyeash: #hnrs353 – Couldn’t get Once Upon a Spacetime to work on my computer. – 27 Mar 12 17:08
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@acyeash: #hnrs353 – Spent is useful to foster empathy for people that live paycheck to paycheck. – 27 Mar 12 17:06
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@acyeash: #hnrs353 – Critical reaction to spent – it’s a very insightful and eyeopening game. It’s sad to realize this happens everyday. – 27 Mar 12 17:05
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@acyeash: #hnrs353 – The Stop Disasters game is useful for awareness about environmental disasters and emergency planning. – 27 Mar 12 16:49
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@acyeash: #hnrs353 – Critical Reaction to Stop Disasters – It was a confusing set-up. Game play wasn’t clear at first. Difficult to allocate resources – 27 Mar 12 16:48
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@krystinhope: “someone who’s really zen right now.” #HNRS35327 Mar 12 16:33

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

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

Summary of tweets for March 24th, 2012

Below is a summary of tweets from March 24th, 2012

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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
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@gabrlewielis: #dys4ia fascinating game–though more like an interactive story. Not sure i was actually playing anything. #hnrs35323 Mar 12 03:36
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@jimbo_limbo_: #hnrs353 Stop D! use: Could be used as a promotion/awareness for the importance of prepairing for disasters in 3rd World countries. – 23 Mar 12 03:35
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@jimbo_limbo_: #hnrs353 Stop D! gameplay: Plays like an RTS game but in an emotional, real-world setting that gets the player to reflect on an issue – 23 Mar 12 03:35
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@jimbo_limbo_: #hnrs353 ImmorTall use: Electioneering: governments and the military are cold and insensitive – 23 Mar 12 03:34