Portfolio #3
            Well here we all are at the end of course. I can honestly say I learned a lot about video games. I read lots of articles and three interesting books. I viewed countless hours of video games and had fun playing the games. Here is a compilation of …

In viewing all the presentations, It was apparent I am in a class with some intelligent students. The creativity of music and art that connects because games are art. The genre of horror also relates to the sexually explicits materials I researched. Their is plenty of horror in being mistreated …

I think this article was interesting. Just like two nights ago I was watching Chelsea Handler and she had a guest on I forget which actress,maybe Robin Wright. The actress was talking about the organization she was involved in and the fact that she was trying to get apple on …

The first thought that comes to mind is what’s so wrong with being labeled a gamer?  If a person play sports they are considered an athlete, if a person sings they are a singer, if they act they are an actor and so on and so on. In looking at …

 
Music makes a profound affect with video games. In reading about music, Bogost takes the reader on a visual journey through many types of music-based games. The reason Bogost seems to do this is in an attempt to show the reader, how much the music really does affect the game …

When I approach a game I always try to go in open minded. In playing Darfur, I felt a sense of guilt. It was like making fun of them characters in the game. I am sure the creator did not mean for the game to be portrayed that way, (at least …

Bogost:
Just as Atari Video Music renders audio on a television screen in a new ,    unexpected way, so video games apply a distortion to musical performance, shedding new light on seemingly familiar songs, sounds, or rhythms.
Ever since I could remember playing video games and music went hand in hand. …

Bogost talks a lot about some really important factors in video games, empathy and music are crucial to most fighting or shooting games. I think Bogost  is interesting because he also talks about the way art is construed and how it is always changing and almost undefineable. I like the …

Angry birds is an interesting addictive game to play. When I first got my ipad2 I started playing with it and now, like other games I am hooked. It is exciting and their are no in depth rules, just aim and shoot. Koster has helped me approach a new game …