Alan Levine on We’ve explored a bit about games we enjoy for our own amusement, distraction, fun. This week we ask if the same methodology can be used for quote / unquote serious purposes- to educate, to connect, to generate empathy. Do such narrative / serious games accomplish this? Why (or why not)?…
Alan Levine on THREE... TWO... ONE... BEGIN!what do we want? GAMES. when do we want them? NOW!that's right! we've moved on from digital art to none other than gaming! while i enjoy games, i never think of myself as a gamer. a lot of the games i play are what i consider "lowkey" - games like Animal Crossing, Civilization, Sims, Pokemon, and so on. they're all games i can play on my own time, and games that usually are less violent and help […]
Played on NintendoPlayed on Super NintendoIf I could lock myself in a room and play video games, these would be the games I'd play until I couldn't play it any more.Donkey Kong Country and Tetris would also make the cut. I will need something else to play once I save the princess. When I think about playing video games I'm immediately transported to my childhood. I was born in the […]
I am not a gamer however, I love to play games via play board though if I had to choose a way I like to enjoy them. In my lifetime I have played many games but not to many on my phone. I am more of a hands on person when it comes to games. I love many board games like trouble , connect 4 and Scattergories. When I was a little girl my favorite games system were Nintendo and on […]
Katherine on Hello everyone! I hope your “Spring” break was restful and pleasant, or at the very least productive. In the last class we had before break, we started our discussion on games, particularly digital or video games. The discussion was fruitful, with everyone sharing at least a couple games they enjoyed. The most interesting thing I noticed during the in-class conversation was a widespread feeling of conflict between enjoying games and guilt about wasting time. I guarantee this conflict is the […]
Marissa on ....and now we're back!I'll be honest with everyone, I'm at a point in my semester where I have stress piled on stress piled on stress. Looking for jobs, and working on my thesis consumed every moment of spring break, so I apologize for running on Empty.Regarding last class, I'm very happy with our conversation on the topic of games. I think people's favorite games tell a lot about them, and we had a great discussion about what we like and […]
Gaming was so important to me while growing up. One of the earliest memories of mine is having the first PlayStation console and I was so addicted to it. My memory is vague in which games I used to play. But, it is similar to the old games that we used to have in the computers. The one where you have a gun in the bottom and you have to protect objects from other villains. It was very addicting to […]
Justin G. on My DDAs: @netnarr #dda185 Pretty much what I was expecting. PS3? 360? Wii? Just how old is this poll?! pic.twitter.com/MIDOH2nDQA — Justin George (@Justinsightfuls) March 16, 2018 @netnarr #dda187 Having way more fun with this text-based game than I should have. pic.twitter.com/lvLIVWt0Wz — Justin George (@Justinsightfuls) March 16, 2018 I crack my knuckles as I study the topic that would form the basis of our discussion for the weeks to come. This was not a game to me. Well…, actually […]
Alan Levine on I made a digital postcard to commemorate the students from Granada Hills High School in Southern California (and in cities in all fifty states) who walked out of their classes, staged demonstrations and observed a moment of silence in honor of the fourteen students and three adult staff killed a month ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I’m proud the students are politically savvy and followed what Granada Hills alum John Elway does, not what he says, […]
dasp18 on All of social media has some of the best forms of electric comedy known to man. Gifs are comical pictures that can truly brighten the soul. They offer a great enjoyment when scrolling through your different timelines and feeds, and sometimes they are even better than the actual people on your timeline posting. They are a universal thing for those who have access to different forms of social media or blogging. Even if you do not know where the exact picture came from, […]
The last week of class before spring break was a pretty easy going class, which was nice because we’ve been moving at a fast pace since the beginning of the semester. When discussing games, at first, I thought I wouldn’t have much to contribute because I am not a “gamer.” But then as we talked more about it I realized that the games I play on my phone counts! I always had this notion that a gamer is someone who […]
The Name of the Game This week, we said до свидания to digital art and began our exploration of games and gaming. To be honest, not a big topic of interest to me. Shocking, I know. Anyway, to start off our discussion on the topic in class, Marissa led a round robin where each of us described a game, digital if we could or not, we liked to the class. We went in a circle and the person who followed you […]
So far in 2018, the second Monday evening of the month is technology night at the Western Institute for Social Research (WISR). In my new (volunteer) position as Learning Technologist, I suggested this ongoing event to help the faculty and administration improve their digital skills as they transition to an online accredited institution. For our first project, I set up a free Wikiversity course so we can all learn to edit and eventually create Wikipedia pages. “The Wikiversity e-Learning model […]
