So, this seems like the newest generation of Columbine RPG game: http://ssnat.com/about/
Memory card reader
Memory card reader
Video Games versus Film
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/3075-Videogames-Are-Not-Movies-Get-Over-It
Now, I know it’s not my turn to post something, but with all the discussion we’ve been having in this class about how videogames can be compared to film, I thought it would be interesting to see what the rest of you thought of this. Some foul language and a flash or two of an image which might be objectionable is in the video, but it makes a very good point, nonetheless. The title of the video almost speaks for itself.
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Locker Room Hair Dryer
Locker Room Hair Dryer
UT Videogame Archive
The link I wanted to post was this: http://www.cah.utexas.edu/projects/videogamearchive/index.php. This is a link to UT’s video game archive, and shows what they have and how they use it.
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Library Study Carrel
Library Study Carrel
At Dulles Airport
At Dulles Airport
In Rappahannock Parking Deck
In Rappahannock Parking Deck
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.
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 I found this article/post on the myths of video games in relation to violence, your kids, and the media from PBS Kids (what appears to be legit): http://www.pbs.org/kcts/videogamerevolution/impact/myths.html
It’s short enough and it hits most of the points of discussion in our class thus far: marketing- kids vs. adults, do video games encourage/cause violence, girls play too, games isolate us from society, games desensitize, games as a means of expression.
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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 such titles as warcraft, starcraft, and age of empires. It is also a very distinct genre but the canonizer classifies warcraft as rpg because it is set in a fantasy world and tells a story. But the game play is definitely real time strategy and i think it is important to not ignore this distinction.