Just thought I'd send this link out. It's a video I made for a book review, and my first post to YouTube. It's interesting that you almost have to create with YouTube in mind since there are some things that are a little difficult to read on the small screen. I think there's a paper to be written there... of course not by me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j0soEuUtY4
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Josh, I could not link to your video. The link won't work.
Play as research
I am still in the process of wrapping my mind around serious gaming as an academic concept. Monday's colloquia was useful in helping me make the connection. However, I think Jason's observation about RCID students taking a course in basic design was right on. We cannot be serious gamers until we know what makes the design.
Up to this point, I am struggling with the various multi-media projects as it is.
Eric Zimmerman's take is enlightening: integrate design research into the design process. But how does creating games provide a model for research through design?
Iterative design...is how. We do it all the time. We simply didn't have a name for it! It's just like writing a paper. The invention, revision process is quite engaging. In fact recent research shows that collaboration is now so big in academia with papers being subject to as many eyes and minds as are available. They read, make sugestions, check for logical flow, etc, a process not different from interation.
Ceci n'est pas une video!
I dig it. Love the music and the book sounds rockin'. Have you read Benjamin's "Theses on the Philosophy of History" or "Convolute N: Theory of Knowledge, Theory of Progress" from the Arcades Project? If not you should.
Some thoughts:
* Google video usually allows larger vid uploads (maybe better quality there).
* I'm no expert, but I don't dig the yellow on beige. Also, I think the white font could benefit from being slightly off white.
* Maybe do a fade in/out on the slides.
* Love the Memento.
* Have you thought about doing some of it in Captivate? it might work better for the text heavy sections (you can make the text animate in neat ways like hilst does).
That's about it. Hope this helped.
Josh...cool way to do a book review! I kind of agree with some of Jason's comments, but I want to watch it again as well. But nice going!
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