3 thoughts on “Article from wired about serious games, need for creativity in game design”
From the article:
“Michigan State University is readying a master’s program in “serious games.” And a small digital arts college in the San Francisco Bay Area wants to teach budding designers how to tell stories, then train them in a pseudo-professional environment…
” ‘It’s stories that drive people’s obsession with video games, whether they’re playing on a handheld or a big screen. I’m hoping our students will get that…’
“And some game designers have serious stories to tell. Michigan State University is gearing up to launch the world’s first master’s degree course devoted entirely to the study of games with goals that go beyond pure entertainment.
“If Heeter and her colleagues are right about the power of serious games, the possibilities are endless. “In 25 years, my hope is that doctors will be at least as likely to prescribe a relaxation sleep game as they would an insomnia pill. I like that kind of a world.”
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Yes, games are interactive stories that put you to sleep, good job academia!!
That was so sad.
Keeping in view of NextGen Consoles, how it would affect creativity and what sort of challenges a designer /artist should be facing?
From the article:
“Michigan State University is readying a master’s program in “serious games.” And a small digital arts college in the San Francisco Bay Area wants to teach budding designers how to tell stories, then train them in a pseudo-professional environment…
” ‘It’s stories that drive people’s obsession with video games, whether they’re playing on a handheld or a big screen. I’m hoping our students will get that…’
“And some game designers have serious stories to tell. Michigan State University is gearing up to launch the world’s first master’s degree course devoted entirely to the study of games with goals that go beyond pure entertainment.
“If Heeter and her colleagues are right about the power of serious games, the possibilities are endless. “In 25 years, my hope is that doctors will be at least as likely to prescribe a relaxation sleep game as they would an insomnia pill. I like that kind of a world.”
—
Yes, games are interactive stories that put you to sleep, good job academia!!
That was so sad.
Keeping in view of NextGen Consoles, how it would affect creativity and what sort of challenges a designer /artist should be facing?