Category Archives: #HNRS353

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