January 24, 2005
Reading for 1/24/05
Hi all,
You can find the reading for this week at http://www.kinojabber.com/post/GDW_Chap03.pdf.
Let me know if you have any trouble getting the file.
Tracy
Posted by tfullerton at 12:54 PM | Comments (0)
January 13, 2005
Class Assignment - please complete by Jan 24th
Your assignment is to play a multiplayer game with some friends, and then report back on the experience by posting a comment to this entry. We (the instructors) will complete this assignment and post as well. Here are the questions we're like you to answer in your post:
1) CHOOSING THE GAME
How and why did you choose your game? Did a single person choose the game & invite others, or was selecting the game a group process? If so, what was that like?
2) PLACE & SETTING
What was the setting for your game? Did you play at someone's house, or at a public place? Were you drinking or eating during the game? Did the game feel like a party, or was it a more serious gathering?
3) TAKING TURNS
Did you game involve taking turns? If so, what were you doing when it was 'your turn' vs other people's turn? Is it fun to watch other people take turns? What is there to do when it's not your turn?
4) ACHIEVING FLOW
At what points during the game were you "in flow" (e.g. engaged in a way that made you lose track of time)? Were you concentrating the entire time, or did you experience a variety of different states? If so, was there a pattern to the states - and was that pleasing to you?
Posted by ajkim at 11:09 PM | Comments (12)
January 11, 2005
Beaking the Ice
Hello Class --
It was a pleasure meeting with you all yesterday. We're looking forward to a great semester. I particularly enjoyed playing the party game with you all yesterday -- it was a great kickoff game to play in class. We'll try and play at least one game per class. If you have suggestions for multi-player games that you'd like to play with your classmates (or simply discuss in class), please let us know by posting in the comments here.
So - go find a great multi-player game and have at it with your friends! I can't wait to hear about your experience. (BTW - Tracy and I will do the same exercise, and post it next week so that you can see what a typical post might look like.)
Posted by ajkim at 01:18 PM | Comments (0)