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Representation in Games
As I play many games, board and video games being great examples, I often think to myself, “does this game adequately represent different identities?”. More often than not, I think that games do not adequately represent multiple different identities. This is a problem in many ways. For the purpose of this assignment, I defined for…
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Which Mario Character Are You Similar To?
One of the intriguing assignments in Miami University’s course, EDL290T, Tabletop Games and Leadership, is to create an interactive quiz on Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed is a media and entertainment known well for the creative personality quizzes which users can create and publish on the platform. For the course, EDL290T, I created a Buzzfeed quiz involving questions…
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Gaming Event Reflection
Recon: A Reflection For this assignment, I chose to attend Recon, a convention put together by Miami University’s league of geeks. At first, I was skeptical that I would enjoy this event- I have never been very active in the league of geeks and worried that because I didn’t know anybody, it would not end…
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What Type of Gamer Am I?
For the course, EDL290T, I took an assessment. This assessment analyzed my opinions about different kinds of games. This assessment took into consideration what makes me interested in a game. This involved myself answering prompts about how things such as design, theme, goal, gameplay, and more affect my interest in a game. The results…
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Life-Sized Clue Game
By Sam Belkowitz OBJECTIVE Someone ate the last piece of cake in your household. It is your job to find clues and discover who the culprit is! WHAT YOU NEED Potential evidence: fork, plate, knife, glass of milk Notebooks for each player Dice for every player Cards with each player, room, and possible evidence This…
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Community Standards Board: The Game
Requirements: Number of Players (5+ Players); Playing Time (1-2 Hours); Age (17+) Miami University’s Office of Community Standards works to encourage students growth and development of integrity and personal responsibility. As such, the Office of Community Standards has created a hearing process to serve as the medium. One portion of the hearing process is the…
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Playing Card Tower Activity
Description: This activity would split the class into equal groups with the objective of building three card towers However, only half of the group can talk. Without any time to strategize, they must be able to work together while racing against other groups to reach the ceiling first. Once finished the class would have…
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BuzzFeed Assessment: What is your Cooperative Gaming Role?
What is leadership and how is it displayed? It is said that leadership can take on many forms and while I agree with that statement, it begs the question: How does one quantify it? If asked whether or not one has what it takes to be a great leader, how would one respond? And what…
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GOTW – Mysterium – Belkowitz
During the fourth week of EDL290T, our class played Mysterium. Mysterium is a game where players work cooperatively to determine how someone was murdered. One player plays the role of a ghost and does not speak. The other players attempt to solve the mystery. The ghost is able to see a board that has each…
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Representation in Games
We are fortunate to live in an incredibly diverse world with opportunities for people of various faiths, creeds, and orientations to interact and learn from each other. As technology has progressed, so too has our ability to flourish and interact with society’s treasure trove. Nevertheless, considering the wide-spread appreciation of games, it is shocking to…
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