*Reading Discussion<\/p>\n
Story vs. Mechanics<\/p>\n
-inherent storytelling in the mechanics or explicitly needed?<\/p>\n
Story telling has mechanics<\/p>\n
-story arch
\n-plot device
\n-tropes<\/p>\n
Q. posed: Why do we care?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Reverse Performance art\u2026<\/p>\n
*Games as expressive medium<\/p>\n
Where does the expression in games come from?<\/p>\n
-designed in the mechanics?
\n-enacted by the player while interacting with mechanics?
\n-enacted by the player while interacting with other players?
\n-player consuming developer\u2019s story + mechanics?<\/p>\n
Expression = Meaning?<\/p>\n
-author creates meaning, players consumes\/understands
\n-author > meaning > audience<\/p>\n
Representation.<\/p>\n
-Participatory medium
\n-Can be more or less Abstract<\/p>\n
Representation used here as the pedestrian meaning:
\n-a sword is a sword is a sword, not a sword is a sword is a phallic symbol<\/p>\n
Archaeological approach vs other (anthropological approach?)<\/p>\n
-Need to explore games basic roots\/concepts vs looking at a bunch of examples and finding similarities and patterns<\/p>\n
*Games Listed (initially as examples that provided memorable story)<\/p>\n
Deus Ex
\nShenmue
\nFinal Fantasy
\nLegend of Zelda
\nMetal Gear Solid
\nICO
\nSims
\nEve Online
\nKattamari
\nGTA
\nSuper Mario 2<\/p>\n
*Is story at an acceptable level in games proportionally to it\u2019s development in history?<\/p>\n
-general consensus is yes, but only proportionally<\/p>\n
*Desires for the Future of Games<\/p>\n
-Broader setting\/genre (more contemporary environments)
\n-More elegant balance between story\/game play
\n-More expressive use of mechanics (like Kattamari)
\n-More player influence over story
\n-Stories that are unlike anything we\u2019ve seen before, but still recognizable as stories (Super Mario Brothers 2)<\/p>\n
*The List<\/p>\n
Function of a cannon?<\/p>\n
-to create a common lexicon to know where games pushed a genre and how well it worked<\/p>\n
Any List needs to be more user-friendly<\/p>\n
-usability \/form doesn\u2019t make the contents any less relevant<\/p>\n
*Do you need to have vast experience playing games to make games?<\/p>\n
-general consensus of yes<\/p>\n
*List of influential developers: (scribe\u2019s note: sorry, too many names were listed too quickly for me to grab them all)<\/p>\n
Miyamoto
\nKojima
\nWright
\nSchafer
\nMolineux
\nBleszinski
\nRomero ?<\/p>\n
*Games as a category, worth preserving?<\/p>\n
-Works will continue to get lost until they achieve broader recognition as something worth preserving (such as traditional visual arts)
\n-Sentimental value of preservation is achieved through unique experience with specific hardware such as playing Super Mario Brothers with the retangle controller on the NES<\/p>\n
*Are modern Games Baroque?<\/p>\n
Possibly:<\/p>\n
-People are hungry for \u2018low budget\u2019 games such as Geometry Wars
\n-http:\/\/www.ferryhalim.com\/orisinal\/<\/p>\n
*Our List<\/p>\n
What to ask?
\n-Which of these have you played?
\n-Which have you not played but are familiar with?
\n-Which don\u2019t belong in the cannon?
\n-Which belong but are not here?<\/p>\n
List will be redone due to need for specifics related to generation differences in game series<\/p>\n
*Use the blog as a continuation of class discussion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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