Humanities

Video Games as Literature

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    1. Violence and Conflict in Video Games
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    The Game Professor explains why life and death situations are necessary to successful gameplay, and how the concept of ludonarrative comes into play.

    The Game Professor explains why life and death situations are necessary to successful gameplay, and how the concept of ludonarrative comes into play.

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    2. Lovecraftian Horror in the Game Destiny
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    In this lesson, review the mysterious elements of Lovecraftian horror that are utilized in the video game Destiny, and explore the tonal differences.

    In this lesson, review the mysterious elements of Lovecraftian horror that are utilized in the video game Destiny, and explore the tonal differences.

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    3. Literary Analysis of Halo | Part 1
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    In this lesson, you'll learn how Halo, an amazing, mystery-driven shooter game, changed the face of FPS videogames and tells a compelling, dynamic story.

    In this lesson, you'll learn how Halo, an amazing, mystery-driven shooter game, changed the face of FPS videogames and tells a compelling, dynamic story.

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    4. Literary Analysis of Halo | Part 2
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    If you want to learn about Halo's storyline, what Chief finds and how he escapes, as well as religious themes and ties, follow along with The Game Professor.

    If you want to learn about Halo's storyline, what Chief finds and how he escapes, as well as religious themes and ties, follow along with The Game Professor.

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    5. Video Games as an Art Form
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    Follow along with The Game Professor as he explains popular arguments against video games as an art and provides insightful evidence disproving these opinions.

    Follow along with The Game Professor as he explains popular arguments against video games as an art and provides insightful evidence disproving these opinions.

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Aileen M
Very little that's litererary & b' all that's analytical. Just re-telling the story is not analysis. If you want to know the story of the game, play it. If you want literary analysis you'll need someone who understands literary concepts & terms & can apply them to computer games. That's not him, it seems. A pity. (He also fails my Crucial Tie Test: a man should always be more interesting than his tie, and demos the 1st Law of Ties: the weirder the tie the duller & more egotistical the wearer.)
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