Jerz: New Media Projects (EL405)

Project 2 Final

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:05:00 -0500

Video Game Portfolio: Cultural Games (Stephan Puff)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:15:58 -0500

This semester I had the honor of speaking at a conference here at Seton Hill for Holocaust education. I spoke about video games as a tool and a cultural device for the coming generations. The speech was mostly to help scholars come into communication with Video game makers and the cultural impact of video games. No, not the violence that is blamed on video games, but the metaphor and story skills that video games teach the younger generations. Yes, metaphor is not just a literary device, but moves to all form of language, propositional and non propostional experiences.

Video Game Portfolio: Cultural Games

Patchwork Canvas: The Stitches of a Liberal Arts Education (Karissa Kilgore)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:07:22 -0500

Here is the final product for my second project in EL405. My Flash portfolio, which is organized by both the University objectives and the English major objectives, links to pdf files of a number of my papers and other work that I did during my years at Seton Hill.

Patchwork Canvas: The Stitches of a Liberal Arts Education

Dodge Intrepid: Overdue (Mike Rubino)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:54:41 -0500

Get ready for adventure! You play as Dodge Intrepid, the world's most famous librarian and adventurer, as he searches through time for rare books and manuscripts. It's the best librarian-time-traveling-platforming-action-game you'll play this year. Created by Mike Rubino and based off of the popular podcast serial "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time."

CST Project 1 (Lori Rupert)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:49:34 -0500

The whole point of this game is to experience life in another person's shoes. Hopefully, by doing this, the player can generate a sense of what it is like to be a completely different person and will hopefully be less judgeful to those they meet after playing a game where they can experience something like this.

Seton Hill and Catholicism (Amanda Cochran )

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:46:50 -0500

Having faith and living it are two different things. In "Catholicism and Seton Hill," a Flash presentation by Amanda Cochran, view the journey of Seton Hill University through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. The articles and photos tell the story of Seton Hill's journey toward living out the Catholic faith, and a seek-and-find game offers the official teachings of the Vatican.

Evan's Folk Podcast (Evan Reynolds)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:46:40 -0500

An original folk podcast played through a flash interface. Songs are written and performed by (but not copyright (: ) Evan Reynolds. Recorded in a half an hour, edited with audacity, and displayed with flash. You can find a transcript of the lyrics here.

The Playground (Leslie Rodriguez)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:45:40 -0500

Recess is a time for children to grow socially and learn ethics first hand. It presents a learning opportunity for lessons that will carry with them throughout their lives. It's time for recess at Stoney Ridge Elementary School, and you're one curious 3rd grader! You are Earl, and just like any youngster at school your favorite time of the day is recess. Get ready to encounter a whole new world!

The Escape (Chris Ulicne)

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:14:55 -0500

Take on the role of a prisoner in the depths of a dungeon and explore your environment for clues and useful tools in this interactive fiction game.

Final Presentation Gallery

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:53:06 -0500

"New Media Projects" introduces students to Inform 7, The Games Factory 2, Flash, Blender 3D, and Hammer. All students completed short projects in each medium, and selected a tool to use for a midterm and a final project.

Students kept a development journal on their weblogs, and often helped each other get past rough spots. Since few of my students had any programming experience, there were some rough spots and tense times, but there were also grand "aha!" events that accumulated as the semester progressed. I'm pleased with what my students accomplished.

See the list of final project postings.

Blog Portfolio 3

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:07:00 -0500

Final Exam (actual date TBA)

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:00:00 -0500

There is no final exam as such. Instead, students will present their final version of Project 2 during the final exam time slot.

Project 2 Website

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:05:00 -0500

Draft of a website that presents your project to the world.

Project 2 Workshop

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:00:00 -0500

Project 2 Beta

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:05:00 -0500