Monday, April 4, 2011

Class Final

Video Games As Art? With an Upcoming Smithsonian Exhibit, Pong Equals Picasso


5 Min Show and Tell: present something interesting about the video game you researched this semester.


* Make sure your Video Game Blog is linked on the class blog. This has to be done for you to get credit for this part of the class.


* Hand in your Video Game Reviews
- Put the digital copys of your reviews in a folder with your name on it. Hand in the folder/reviews on a thumbdrive.


Video Games in the theaters.
Tron Legacy



Monday, March 21, 2011

In class tue Mar2nd

The New Tec

PS3 - Xbox360 - Wii

Whats changed from the Nintendo 64, PS1 era?




I know what I want for X-mas next year:

FUN






Wednesday, March 16, 2011

In class thur Mar 17th

Play Games

Play Games

Play Games!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

In class Thur Mar 10th

Get your blogs hooked up to the class blog.

present one of your blogs to the class.


Play


Dragon Slayer

NES

Gameboy advance

Monday, March 7, 2011

In class tue Mar 8th

Get your blogs Hooked up to the class blog.


Share an interesting blog post about your video game.


Video Games & Value
- how much is an old system worth compared to a new system?
- how about then and now?
- off shots in culture?
- cultural off shots?

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

In class thur Mar 2nd

Death in Video Games

You Probably won't make it
* Update

The Grave Yard on iPod Touch/iPhone


Old School vs New School




Arcade Games
What makes an arcade game an arcade game?
How is it different from the other game types?


Pac Man

Dig Dug

Galaxian




Play

Pac Man - everyone gets 3 tries

You Probably won't make it

Haunted House [Atari 2600]
* the first Survival Horror game(?)


Mountain Maniac [retro Atari Style]
* get a partner to count the number of things you kill
* What did you Kill




Next Week Video Games and Value



Monday, February 28, 2011

In class Tue Mar 1st

Tell me about death and your video game.










Braid


Play!
Robotron
LCD & LED