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Scrollmotion Workshop

March 25: Free Period – ModLab Join us on March 25 in the ModLab as we learn about ScrollMotion, a platform for creating, distributing, and managing content for mobile devices. This hands-on, interactive workshop will be lead by designers from the Scrollmotion team. (The ScrollMotion Enterprise Platform is an end-to-end,…

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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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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….

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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Dead Media Remix 001: Super 8 Star Wars

…served. “Star Wars was released theatrically in the United States on May 25, 1977 in fewer than 32 theaters. It earned $461 million in the United States and $314 million overseas, totaling $775 million. It surpassed Jaws (1975) to become the highest-grossing film until E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1983. Star…