Resident Evil Essay - 1st Draft

Hey people, I hope you are all having a good easter and having some time off. I have just finished the first draft of my essay and was wondering if you could take a look at it for me.

You can find it at the link below and any feedback (if you do read it would be gratefull)

The link is http://www.box.net/shared/h2jhz5ssrb

Cheers

Luke

GAMES GRADS CANCELLED

Just in case some of you who were intending to go didnt know, games grads has been cancelled. Chances are you already do know its just i went to register and it said it has been postponed up until next year.

Student Presentations - Peer Review

As those that presented for the H&A3 module will know I run a system of peer review with presentations, some of the marking criteria have changed so i thought i would release a copy of this terms peer marking sheet for you to see before you present

Are Games Good For Learning - Academic Paper

Hey people

I have been doing research for my presentation/essay and came across a usefull paper for ste matthews presentation. It poses the question are "Video Games Good For Learning?" and I have read the first few pages and looks good.

It is a bit old now as one of its focuses is Thief: Deadly Shadows and Dues Ex, but can be applied to modern games easily me thinks.

You can find the paper at the following URL

http://www.academiccolab.org/resources/documents/MacArthur.pdf

Cheers People

Presentation Abstract - Title Change (Bio-Terrorism to Terrorism)

Hey People

Sorry about the late notice of this, but I have decided to change the title of my presentation to include all forms of terrorism and not Bio Terrorism imparticular. I have been doing research tonight and have found out that my terrorism research contains more infomation than the bioterrorism research to going to include both in the presentation/essay.

Hope this is OK and see you all next week

Luke

Resident Evil Research - Gametrailers Retrospective

As people know, I have been researching terrorism and bioterrorism in videogames and imparticular Resident Evil.

I have played all of the titles in the series already, but have been watching this retrospective in case I have missed anything in the story timeline.

I thought if people haven't seen it, it is a good video to watch just to recap over the series.

You can find the video at http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46616.html

Student Presentations

Can ALL students book a place to present their work for this module on Doodle. Students can only book one slot and each slot can only be book once (Doodle has improved since last term). Presentation slots are on a first come first served basis... Students should keep in mind that the presentation is of a work in progress but should be of a professional and academic nature. Presentations constitute 25% of your final mark and will be peer reviewed. Please go to http://www.alanhook.co.uk/CVG_HA4/pa2_ha4_0809.pdf for further guidance.

For those that haven't used Doodle before please visit the doodle site here type your name in the box, pick your time on the day you prefer and click save. I will be monitoring the site to make sure people are taking part and that it is running smoothly.

Presentation Abstract - Resi Evil and Bio Terrorism

Hey People

I have posted my Presentation Abstract on the blog for people to view and see what they think of my presentation if that is OK. I was going to put it into fileshare website, but my account is not working at the moment so I have put it into the end of this post (Sorry about that)

Title of Presentation/Essay:

Resident Evil: Code Veronica X and the Portrayal of Bio Terrorism in Video Games.

Presentation Synopsis

Terrorism is a subject that been put into widespread discussion over the last 30 years and has become the main focus point for many forms of media ranging from films such as World Trade Centre; telling the story of two police officers trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Centre wreckage after the 9/11 attacks to TV Series such as 24.

But no form of media has more coverage of the terrorism subject than Video Games which over the last few years, has basically covered all areas of terrorism ranging from the Hunt for Osama Bin Laden in America’s Top 10 Most Wanted to Bio Terrorism in games like Resident Evil

For this assignment, I have chosen to focus on the title, Resident Evil: Code Veronica X and its portrayal of Bio Terrorism within the game; this is because I feel that it’s storyline and the use of the series characters creates a realistic scenario of what could happen if Bio-Hazards such as the T-Veronica virus were created in real life and what could happen if an organisation such as The Agency or the games main antagonists; The Ashford Family wanted to use them for their own personal gains.

Reading (Week 5)

This weeks reading is supplied by Luke Bale of Gamespotting Blog fame and is...

Tosca, S.P. [2003] Reading Resident Evil-Code Veronica X, MelbourneDAC 2003 [Available at:http://hypertext.rmit.edu.au/dac/papers/Tosca.pdf]

(Link to wiki site)

Abstract: This paper proposes a close "reading" of the computer game Resident Evil-Code Veronica X, in a practical attempt to argue for the application of reader response criticism to digital media.

This is a text that Luke will be using for his essay and wishes to discuss its content with the groups. It will also give us an opertunity to discuss methods of close reading.