The video game I am analyzing is Detroit: Become Human. This game comments on class and more specifically what role artificial intelligence will play in the near future. The player experiences the world through three androids: Connor, Kara, and Markus. The game has the player consider whether or not machines can have personhood. Connor usesContinue reading “A Critical Hit”
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Mic Check
I have listened to the soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (BOTW). The game contains 72 songs that each play an important role in how the game is received by the player. BOTW is an open-world adventure game where exploring is encouraged. Every part of each adventure is accompanied by aContinue reading “Mic Check”
Playing Politics
I played the game Many Tiny Things on the website Explorable Explanations. In this game, the goal was simple. All I had to do was recreate the actions discussed in each slide. The game lets you play billiards, in a sense, and even mentions this itself. It presents many tiny particles that the player isContinue reading “Playing Politics”
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The Games We Play
Detroit: Become Human is a video game that argues that artificial intelligence is capable of personhood and challenges the audience, science fiction fans, to consider the philosophical implications it brings up. This is done through several mechanics including the protagonists’ relationships and how their very existence affects the society they live in. This game isContinue reading “The Games We Play”
It Is Dangerous To Go Alone; Week 3
Introduction Detroit: Become Human is a video game that explores the concept of personhood and challenges the audience, everyone, to consider the philosophical implications it brings up. Body Overview of game Mechanics Main character interactions Kara The relationship between the owner’s daughter, Alice and Kara shows how complex connections can be built with nonhumans. AliceContinue reading “It Is Dangerous To Go Alone; Week 3”
A Critical Role
The video Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, the speaker discusses the trope of the damsel in distress and how it is damaging the social status of women. There are several advantages to communicate its message as a video in place of another medium like an article. For example, when she discussed the unreleased videoContinue reading “A Critical Role”
