Paper Assignment
Topic: Gaming topic
A list of possible topics from this unit includes:
• How does narrative/storytelling operate in games? How does narrative relate to the other parts of games--the rules, mechanics, interfaces, art, sound, controls, etc?
• What types of stories are games best for exploring? What do they do better or worse than other media? How could games be used to tell important stories, and why do they matter?
• How is gender portrayed in games and media about games? If you wrote on this topic for unit 1, how is gender specifically portrayed in Gone Home, for example?
• What role does nostalgia play in gaming culture, and the materials we have looked at thus far? Think of Gone Home and Ready Player One, for example.
• How do indie games like Gone Home compare to more mainstream games? What are the industry and market factors at play in these games, and how do they affect how the games are made?
• Beyond the Twine games we have played or that you are making, what are the possibilities for software like Twine? How could it be used in education? Business? Medicine? Think of new applications, and explore them with research!
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.