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Student in ENG181 at Emory University

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Podcast by Student in ENG181 at Emory University

10/31/2016

Gamecast: Assassin's Creed and Empathy

Assassin’s Creed is more than a game. If used correctly, it can be used as a tool to teach various historical events. In our podcast we play Assassin’s Creed Unity, which takes place during the French Revolution. We look at the pros and cons of using Assassin’s Creed as a teaching medium and whether or not Ubisoft created the game to teach history.

11 min
10/15/2016

Gamecast: Skyrim and Transit

How is transit relevant to skyrim? Does a fictional world send a better message than a digital real world? What does transit open you up to?

11 min
10/15/2016

Gamecast: Madden NFL Ultimate Team Mode and Habituation

In this episode of Gamecast, Justin and Ross discuss Madden NFL 17, specifically the Ultimate Team mode, and how it relates to Ian Bogost's chapter "Habituation" from his book How To Do Things With Video Games. The fact that this gaming franchise has sold millions of copies and still has such a strong fanbase today merits the catchiness of this game.

11 min
10/12/2016

Gamecast: Super Smash Bros & Habituation

Gamecast: Super Smash Bros & Habituation by Student in ENG181 at Emory University

11 min
10/12/2016

Gamecast: Candy Crush and Habituation

This podcast episode, by Jasmine and Graciela, details the game Super Smash Bro. Brawl. The episode goes into explaining the features of the game as well comparing and contrasting the game to other fighting games. Why do people keep playing this game continually? We turn to Ian Bogost's chapter on Habituation and how the certain aspects of the game pull players back in for more to answer that question.

14 min
10/03/2016

Gamecast: Cytus and Music

In this episode of Gamecast, Cindy and Niky discuss the game Cytus, analyzing itsplot and mechanics. We also raise the very important question: does playing a music game help a person learn a real instrument? We hope you enjoy!

12 min
10/03/2016

Gamecast: Don't Starve and Reverence

Listen in to our conversation about the survival game _Don’t Starve_. While _Don’t Starve_ certainly might come across as a leisure game with its cute style and cynical mini monologues, there is much more to it. The game tests your creativity and forces you to think outside the box about where to find resources. You have to think again about how one person can affect the world and the impact of your actions. To check out how all of it is presented within the game and how it ties to Ian Bogost, click play! http://eng181f16.davidmorgen.org/

12 min
05/03/2016

Battlefield 4, Empathy, and Drill

Kino Maravillas and Daniel Sperling examine Battlefield 4, a critically-acclaimed first person shooter game from Swedish developer DICE. Battlefield combines high quality graphics, directional audio, and realistic gameplay elements to deliver an immersive shooter experience. We used two chapters from Bogost’s book, Empathy and Drill, to describe how the game conveys these themes and thus supports Bogost’s assertions.

7 min

Podcast by Student in ENG181 at Emory University

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Student in ENG181 at Emory University
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