Monthly Archives: April 2011

In Rappahannock Parking Deck

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Portal Categories

The list we created in class DIEGETIC: images (objects/setting) video audio the cake   NON-DIEGETIC cultural influence development (designers/programers) popular reception (comments, reviews) fan-made (audio, video, poster)

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cultural artifact?

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.

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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Video Game canon

I found another blog post discussing video game canon. Here.  I found it interesting, as does the author that real time strategy is not included in the games.  Among computer gamers real time strategy is a very popular genre with … Continue reading

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Comics and video games?

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/01/11/best-worst-comics-based-on-video-games/ http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-10-best-comic-books-based-on-videogames/a-2010033010438266032 Here are two articles based on computer games that compare what they feel are the best and worst of video game comics.  This is an interesting merging of two genres that allows comics to inform the often scant … Continue reading

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Mufasa brings up an interesting point in another post where he says he does not believe the question of preservation is one worth answering because of our computer storage capacity. I agree with this, but as someone else brought up … Continue reading

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More on Henry Lowood

Last class we spoke about the article on Henry Lowood’s game capsule. Since the article did not go in detail into the project or about Lowood’s thoughts, here is a podcast interviewing him. He goes over his background, about games … Continue reading

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Odds and ends

http://applesandtea.blogspot.com/2011/03/id-like-side-of-nostalgia-please.html As we were talking about video game cannon, I thought this person had some nice reviews of older games. I think however that both old and newer games need to be included in whatever game cannon we develop. I … Continue reading

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Methods and Motivation

A hasty conjecture about the differences between novice and expert players. From my limited experience, it seems that these two types of people play for different reasons in different ways.  Novices seem to take a relaxed approach, enjoying the game … Continue reading

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Pros v. Joes

Novice players are typically new to a game or system, so most of their time spent playing is centered on learning the game mechanics and exploration. They may or may not have a serious interest in the game, and they … Continue reading

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Expert vs. Novice Game Players

The differences between expert and novice players primarily is how “into” the game the player is. An expert player is one who is willing to learn about the story of the game or the lore while a novice could care … Continue reading

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Novice vs. Expert Game Players

The difference between expert and novice game players is the level of expertise. An expert player is one who can play a game very well – without dying, without losing any given advantages, getting high scores, passing through levels, beating … Continue reading

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expert players vs. novice players

an expert video game player is someone who is able to consider their diegetic surroundings and components of the game beyond just how they play it. They figure out how to get extra points and understand the logistics of the … Continue reading

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Expert v. Novice Game Players

I would categorize novice game players as players who have not spent any significant lengths of time playing video games. They are not familiar with typical game nuances, controls, sequences, or events. They do not intuitively know which buttons to … Continue reading

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