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Digital Studies Center is pleased to announce the 2014-2015 Project Grant Winners

public debate. The Camden Policy Project is a Wikispaces site that is inspired by Camden Mayor Dana Redd’s transition task force documents. The documents lack comparisons of best practices, or even adequate sourcing. All of this is understandable; Camden’s City Hall is understaffed and overworked. So my class is creating

Well Played: Walkthroughs and Close Readings of Videogames

Each semester, the DSC hosts a series of Well Played events during which students, faculty, and staff discuss and play videogames. These events are based on the ETC Press journal Well Played and they encourage close readings of game mechanics and narratives. Well Played sessions are free form, collaborative, and

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Comic-Making, Map-Making, and Re-Shaping Workshop

prepared a template for page design using ComicLife software and will bring examples of work made in this format. Those attending the workshop will use ComicLife to build maps of their own. This is a hands-on, art-making workshop. Free Lunch will be served. RSVP recommended but not required. [form comicsmaps]

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Well Played: Firewatch (November 2, 12:15pm)

Shoshone National Forest. The game has been praised for its beautifully rendered scenery as well as its deft storytelling. As always, those attending will be encouraged to play portions of the game and to discuss gameplay, artwork, sound, storytelling, and more. This event is free and open to the public.

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Dead Media Remix 001: Super 8 Star Wars

Wars debuted on Betamax, LaserDisc, Video 2000, and VHS between the 1980s and 1990s by CBS/Fox Video. The final issue of the original theatrical release (pre-Special Edition) to VHS format occurred in 1995, as part of “Last Chance to Own the Original” campaign, available as part of a trilogy set