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Tag Archives: symposium
Symposium: World of Warcraft, August 4, 2016
With over a decade of on-going development and an active player-base in the millions, World of Warcraft stands as one of the most renowned MMORPGs ever. However, for as vast as the game as become through multiple expansions, at its root is … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium
Tagged symposium, user interfaces, world of warcraft
Symposium, August 7th: Rise of Nations
In the realm of strategy games, years can be played as minutes and Rise of Nations, which was originally released by Big Huge Games in 2003, provides a striking contrast between its broad historical scope and the surprisingly brief window … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium
Tagged symposium, VGHVI symposium
VGHVI Symposium, 10/4: Modes of Subversion 1: Frustration of Purpose and the “Final Girl”
Our playversation about DragonAge 2 confirmed me in my thought about where we should head next in our symposia. For the next few months, I propose that we consider specific possible ways that rulesets can subvert the identification through legibility … Continue reading
Symposium: 2 February 2012
It’s the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! Last month’s generated a discussion about games, play, and learning that we all thought deserved some more attention; David even wrote an extended blog … Continue reading
VGHVI Symposium, Thursday 8 December
It’s (almost) the first week of the month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium! I plan to put the -pos- back in “symposium” by sharing my technique for microwave mulled wine, and the Plato by talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Events, VGHVI General
Tagged Plato, Skyrim, symposium
LOTRO Symposium: The Deadly Fates
This Thursday night at 9:30 Eastern we’ll convene the seventh session of our monthly symposium (you know, a drinking party) on “Roots of Humanistic Game Criticism” inside the world of Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). We’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged gaming session, Lord of the Rings Online, symposium
VGHVI LotRO Symposium: September 1, 2011
It’s the start of a new month, which means that it’s time for another VGHVI Symposium, taking place in Lord of the Rings Online. (At least nominally: one or two regular participants don’t actually bother to log in, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Events
Tagged Lord of the Rings Online, symposium
