Tuesday, September 22

In class:

• Discuss Twine Games
• “Colossal Cave Adventure” by Will Crowther and Don Woods
• “Galatea” by Emily Short (click “play online”, check out the walk throughs after playing)

Assignment (for next class):

• Explore this year’s IFComp entries. Play at least one of them.
• Write a brief post describing and evaluating one of the games. Post before class on Thursday.

Thursday, September 24

In class:

• Concept: “Procedural Rhetoric”
• “Thoughts and Prayers: The Game” by Mike Lacher
• “Donkey Kong: Pauline Edition” by Mike Mika
• “A Slow Year” by Ian Bogost
• “Dwarf Fortress” by Tarn Adams and Zach Adams
• “UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN” by Cecile Richard
• “Lines of Force” by Eugenio Tisselli

Assignment (for next class):

• Play “Lines of Force” by Eugenio Tisselli
• Play “UNDER A STAR CALLED SUN” by Cecile Richard
• Write a post in which you analyze the procedural rhetoric of these two games and how their mechanics help develop the themes and ideas the authors wished to express. Post before our next class.