class advanced game:<\/p>\n
What is wanted for the class<\/p>\n
– long term commitment perspective
\n– Not about making a game for this class specifically nor analysis per se but fueling current and future projects.
\n– no particular “homework” but indeed personal involvment and proposition of work.<\/p>\n
Prerequisites<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– Importance of terminology: not really, most of the vocabulary is common one.
\n– game knowledge: being literate (see list of games to know about what a literate person is)<\/p>\nGoal?<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
– Notion of Deep play<\/em><\/a> (don’t accuse me, I wasn’t the one saying that)
\n– jonathan blow? game ‘Braid<\/a>‘ , his webPage link<\/a>!
\n– what can video games can explain and tell us… or something, I didn’t catch the name (book by him according to his majesty Charles the First)<\/p>\n\nPeople and what they want to do<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
– Josh Knowles<\/em>, fell in love with games during ITP.
\n– Chris Paretti<\/em> worked in games.
\n– Thomas Duc was interested in games and finally found a place to (try) to talk about it seriously.
\n– jury<\/em> big screens public space phone.
\n– huinong yang<\/em>?(sorry for butchering a name) text games. game theory interest (journey to wild devine<\/a>, brainball<\/a>)
\n– fusrine<\/em>?(sorry for butchering a name) flash games + interest in theory
\n– Ming sun lee<\/em>(sorry for butchering a name) also known asJames Bond<\/strike> Sam. Interested in designing small games.
\n– sinan<\/em>(sorry for butchering a name) Interest in user experience designer, how game are compelling.
\n– Mat Fargo<\/em> : peripheral stuff for game companies. Took classes in game in berkeley.
\n– Charles<\/em> (also known as his majesty Charles the first), game and interactive art.
\n– charly<\/em>, (also known as his majesty Charles the second)future of games, pushing the enveloppe. Experimental work
\n– Rob<\/em>: interest in play for short term, casual games.
\n– Robert<\/em>: research project , games and learning : game designer research.
\nDomain of game design for kids, Game behaviors
\n– Oren Ross<\/em>, undergrade in games. thesis??? game, serious game<\/a>?
\n– Tikva<\/em> (sorry didn’t catch this one Tikva).
\n– Lea<\/em> period piece game.
\n– Kunal<\/em> game design experience and got sick of it because bad experiences. social game and rules.
\n– Franky<\/em>. Interaction design
\n– Bob<\/em> trying to get to game templates
\n– Derek,<\/em> Gamer. tries to be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nserious games
\npolitical envolvement
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\n|==================|<\/p>\nconceptual approach to video games:
\n-Approach games like other fields.
\n -Algorithmic thinking<\/strong>
\n– Gameplay units of hours is not necessary good unit.
\n– Games like appliances, not anymore
\n– Performance oriented critiscism
\n– too much analysis or not enough? [fake debate]
\n– They are Next best thing, immersive human experience.
\n– careful of the cult of design
\n– Mogy (game)
\n– field of engineering<\/p>\n