The idea of the apocalypse is a concept that is ingrained in the human imagination. Early human writings and religious texts centered around the concept of the end of the world. In more modern times, the concept of the apocalypse became less of an abstract idea, to be inflicted upon the world at some point…
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Final Paper…. Thank Shiva
by Skye •
Skyeler Huntsman Games and Play Final Report Professor Greene May 2015 Racism in Football Imagine you are a team member of the Chelsea Football Club and you are playing your rivals, the Arsenal Football Club. It is an intense and brutal game. Every player is fighting to score and stop a goal on either…
Change of Color
by Claire Knaeble •
BoRT- Palette Swapping I’m going to do my best to answer these questions based off of Super Smash Bros which I used to play all the time when I was younger. Palette swapping is simply changing the color or technique of a character. For example, some people might not like the red colored character but love…
Board Game Cafes
by Claire Knaeble •
In my last short take I wrote about an article that was about combining craft beer and board games. In this article, the topic of board game cafes are discussed. I absolutely love the idea of board game cafes. Explaining that today’s society is gravitating toward the “nerd culture”, is representative in the rising success of…
Short Take- Beer and Games
by Claire Knaeble •
Craft beer and games. The two together caught my attention when I was looking for gaming articles. Bozeman, and Montana in general, have lots of microbreweries which is another reason this article was a fun read. Noticing that beer itself is a social thing, Cheryl Harrison sought to create a blend of both games and…
Edbos Skateboarding Paper, With Teaser Video
by Edbo •
Game Shows: Wonderfully Fun
by cjakob •
Game shows have been a part of entertainment, almost from the birth of radio. Academics have for the most part ignored game shows as serious inquiry, interpreting them as mere entertainment instead of a true reflection on the culture from which they were born. Olaf Hoerschelmann, an Associate Professor of Media Theory and Criticism, challenges…
BoRT- Self Inflicted Rules
by Claire Knaeble •
In both board games and sports I incorporate self-inflicted rules to either better my performance, or make the game more fun. Like I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I played water polo, swam, and ran cross country. I also love to play board games. Some of the self-inflicted rules that I place upon myself during a…
Final paper, why gamers are so awful
by Keenan T •
Keenan Talamo Games and Play Maggie Greene 5/7/15 Gaming and Toxic Online Behavior Millions of people around the world play video games and many of them play games for the sole purpose of competition. Not all of these people whom play competitively are pro players, in fact most aren’t, and an unfortunately large amount of…