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This document provides resources for a lesson, including required and additional readings, and links to games mentioned in videos. The required reading is an article by the instructor examining the game Portal. Additional resources explore debates around considering video games art. Links are provided to gameplay videos of Bejeweled and Super Mario Bros to familiarize students with the games.

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Lesson 1 Resourcesi

This document provides resources for a lesson, including required and additional readings, and links to games mentioned in videos. The required reading is an article by the instructor examining the game Portal. Additional resources explore debates around considering video games art. Links are provided to gameplay videos of Bejeweled and Super Mario Bros to familiarize students with the games.

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Lesson 1 Resources

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Welcome to the resources section for this lesson. Here youll find the required reading and some suggested
readings if you are interested in pursuing the topic further. Ill also include some links to games we mention
in the videos.

Required Reading:
The required reading for the introductory lesson is one of mine, which I wrote with Michael Burden. As I
mentioned in the course video, the article touches on a host of issues that we will discuss in the course,
including how video games can be considered art, how meaning is constructed in a game, and how
interactivity shapes our understanding of a game. The article examines the game Portal a fascinating and
spectacular game released by Valve in 2007.
As I mentioned, I chose one of my articles because I think it is important for you to realise that it is okay to
criticise others work, as long as it is done in a constructive and respectful manner. If the paper doesnt
sufficiently support the argument that it is making, then say so. But, make sure you support your own
criticism. It is not sufficient to say that something is wrong. You need to say clearly and effectively why it is
wrong, and then support your argument with evidence. Thats what we do in university. Of course, it is also
perfectly fine to say that the article is good, and why it is good. Why it may, in fact, be perfect. :-)
Ok, it isn't perfect. But, read it anyway.
Burden, M. and Gouglas, S. (2012). The Algorithmic Experience: Portal as Art. Game Studies 12.2
(2012): http://gamestudies.org/1202/articles/the_algorithmic_experience

Additional Resources:
If you'd like to explore more about the debate of video games as art, and how that debate shapes research
in game studies, these three sources are a good start:
Gee, J.P. (2005). Why Video Games Are Good for Your Soul: Pleasure and Learning. Melbourne:
Common Ground.
Jenkins, H. (2005) Games, the New Lively Art in Raessens, J. & Goldstein, J. (Eds), Handbook of
Computer Game Studies. (pp. 175-189) Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Web:
http://web.mit.edu/21fms/People/henry3/GamesNewLively.html
Sharp, J. (2010). The Art History of Games. The Art History of Games Symposium.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4m3Vl1DexA

You might also like this wonderful book which helps define some terms regarding the design of objects. It is

not about games specifically, and yet, it is all about things that are important to games. If you do read it,
pay particular attention to the discussion of 'affordances', which is a term that designers (game designers
included) use a lot.
Norman, D. (2002). The Design of Everyday Things. Basic Books.

Games We Mention for the First Time:


Here are two games we mentioned in this lesson. If you aren't familiar with a game we mention, use the link
below as a starting point for getting familiar with it. There are likely to be hundreds of additional videos for
every game we mention. Remember though, we dont control these videos. Help us keep the links fresh by
letting us know if one goes down. Maybe well award a Dead Link Hunter Achievement to the first person
who reports a dead link for any video.
Bejeweled
- https://www.youtube.com/user/Bejeweled
- We make reference to "match three" games. If you don't know what those are, here is a site dedicated to
Bejeweled, one of the most influential of such games. You can see how seriously people take this game.
Super Mario Bros.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcmKPmj9yeE=5m
- Here's Mario rescuing the princess in the first Super Mario game. This clip is part of a "speed run" - a style
of play where players try to complete the game or level as quickly as possible. We'll talk more about styles
of play later. Jump to the 5 minute mark if the link doesn't do that for you.

Created Thu 21 Aug 2014 5:21 PM PET


Last Modified Wed 10 Sep 2014 2:27 PM PET

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