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Weekly Writings (PDF)
| READINGS | RESPONSES |
|---|---|
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 77-81 and 122-155. | (PDF) |
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 83-86 and 296-313. | (PDF) |
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 9-13 and 476-502. | (PDF) |
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 9-13 and 728-753. | (PDF) |
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 27-31 and 642-669. | (PDF) |
| Frasca, G. "Simulation Versus Narrative: Introduction to Ludology." | (PDF) |
| Salen & Zimmerman. pp. 33-36 and 670-689. | (PDF) |
Choosing a Game (PDF) and Videogame Analysis (PDF)
| NAME | GAME(S) | PAPERS | PRESENTATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brown | Halo I, II & III | (PDF) | |
| Benjamin Chang | Tales of Symphonia | (PDF) | |
| Anonymous | Disgaea 2 and Wrath: Unleashed | (PDF) | Why the Hell am I Playing This? A Defense of Wrath Unleashed (PDF) |
| Megan Firko | Knights of the Old Republic | (PDF) | Moral Dilemmas in the Star Wars Universe (PDF) |
| Adalberto Garza | Knights of the Old Republic I & II, and Fable | (PDF) | |
| Paul Groudas | Final Fantasy III | (PDF) | Compelling Environmental Storytelling (PDF) |
| Ben Kravit | Bioshock | (PDF) | Learning a Whole New World: from Design Spaces to Agency (PDF) |
| John Lee | Battle for Middle Earth | (PDF) | |
| George Lin | Wii Sports and Guitar Hero III | (PDF) | Video Games as Simulation, Story, and Sport (PDF) |
| Justin Moe | Evil Genius, Overlord, Black and White 2, Knights of the Old Republic II | (PDF) | Pokemon Pearl (PDF - 1.0MB) |
| Matthew Peairs | Psychonauts and the Sly Cooper series | (PDF) | |
| Nick Ristuccia | Syphon Filter series | (PDF) | Syphon Filter (PDF) |
| John Rogosic | World of Warcraft | (PDF) | Within the Game (PDF) |
| Sarah Sperry | Civilization series | (PDF) | |
| Brian Syverud | Half-Life series | (PDF) | Half-Life (PDF) |
| Karena Tyan | Kingdom Hearts II and Dirge of Cerberus | (PDF) | Kingdom Hearts I vs. Kingdom Hearts II (PDF) |
| Gregory Vargas | F.E.A.R., Bioshock, and Resident Evil I | (PDF) | |
| Sisi Zhu | The Sims 2 and MySims | (PDF) | Real Life Games: The Sims 2 and MySims (PDF) |
| Franklyn Lau | The Sims 2 | The Sims 2: a Game for Almost All Players (PDF) |