Your girlfriend kicks butt and knows everything ab…
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You're completely right, and as I touch on at the beginning of my last post, I do think Braid is a milestone in game design. But since we put this game on a pedestal as the Holy Grail of indie games,...
View ArticleHorror and guitars in Metro 2033
I just finished Metro 2033, a 2010 adaptation of the 2005 book by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky. Created by Ukrainian developer 4A Games, Metro 2033 is one of the most chilling games I've played in...
View Article3- Lumière Brothers: The Beginnings of Filmed Entertainment
The first films created by the Lumière brothers were made to study what could be captured on film. The subjects of their films were the citizens of France and what they did in their day-to-day lives....
View Article4- The Enduring Qualities of Gertie the Dinosaur
Upon first glance, Winsor McCay’s Gertie the Dinosaur (1) does not have a lot going for it. The cartoon, created in 1914, is in black and white, has no vocal sound (you need to read title cards), and...
View ArticleComment on 4- The Enduring Qualities of Gertie the Dinosaur by Prof. P
Kaila, very nice job combining material from the lecture and your own thinking. Continue reading →
View ArticleComment on 4- The Enduring Qualities of Gertie the Dinosaur by Bryan Clark
This blog post is very interesting and I commend you on taking ideas from our textbook and merging them with your own knowledge. Indeed Gertie possessed many qualities that set her apart from other...
View ArticleComment on 4- The Enduring Qualities of Gertie the Dinosaur by Caroline Menna
This is true as the audience we do enjoy being able to connect with the character well and we do this especially so when we recognize differant characteristics within a cartoon. In this case with...
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Cheating in Machinarium
Is a game too hard if the developers have to include an in-depth hint system? Machinarium, a 2009 point-and-click adventure by Czech company Amanita Design, is beautiful. Its hand-drawn artwork and...
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5- Woody Woodpecker: The Survivor
Our textbook, Of Mice and Magic, mentions that Walter Lantz was a survivor (1, 159). Lantz was a survivor for many reasons, as he owned and operated his own cartoon studio for years, obtained the best...
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