Interesting Topic

This semester there were many things, throughout our readings, that caught my attention. The one article that really caught my attention was one of our last readings. "Can there be a Form between Games and a Story" by Perlin. I have always had an avid interest in video games, from their development to the final product, they have been a huge part of my life. While some of my friends say I am addicted to video games, I look at it from another point of view.

When playing video games, there has always been one thing I look for, does the story flow? Does playing this game make sense, do the characters help you throughout the game with understanding the story? These are just some of the things I often look for in a game. I hope to find a job in this area someday, and would like to make games that people will enjoy playing, that will be talked about forever.

Perlins article really opened my eyes to how we "become" the character in our video games, almost going into a virtual world to act like that character. This was quite interesting, because I want to develop a game someday that will be able to have the same effect as some games do now, where the player becomes engulfed in the character.

Video game development will never grow old. It is in our nature to always seek out some sort of entertainment or relaxation in our life, and for some it is video games. I hope to be one of those who will help create the next Halo or Call of Duty.

Research Paper

As an avid video game player, I was very interested in the last two readings ("Genre Trouble: Narrativism and the Art of Simulation" by Aarseth and "Can there be a Form Between a Game and a Story?" by Perlin). I was most interested because I have played video games, especially computer games, which have taken up so much time of my time. The readings talk about how the debate still exists as to whether video games can be used as narratives in stories and texts. After graduating I would like to try to become an animator for a movie studio, a job that will require much imagination and storytelling ability. I am a firm believer that video games improve creativity and inventiveness

I would therefore like to argue that video games are a good source of text and story. I want to look at how video games have the ability to help us improve in all areas. I will look at different studies that have been done. While there are many studies that will argue against this, I will do my best to show how this is being done.