hw for 10/4

First, read Barthe's The Death of the Author (http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/barthes06.htm)

Second, choose one of the two prompts to write on.

-Analyze Barthe's voice and message in The Death of the Author. Then, analyze the text's voice and message. How do these two contrast?

-With what we learned about narrative, theorize a game with the following plot, "Kill the Scientist." Describe why this is compelling, how it fits in to the story, and how you will use the game play medium to tell it.

Long assignments this weekend, but i think you are up to it.

Hw and movie for 9/27

This week you have 3 options for homework:
1. Play a game, analyze a specific segment and describe how the level design struck you as memorable for being good or bad.

2. Watch the new movie Drive, and explain what the mise-en-scene shows in one particularly violent and one non-violent scene. Also, what decade did the movie portray? What was some of the clash in this portrayal?

3. Come to shattuck cinema at 510 on saturday, see drive with the instructors, and discuss the questions there.

hw due 9/20

In the spirit of the borderline game discussion, play a flash game called "Extremeliest Catch." This can be found on newgrounds or other such flash portal sites. Play it, and write a page on if it is a game. Does it fit the theoretical ideal of game? What is its primary purpose?

Homework due 9/13

For those that couldn't stay for the end or make it, here is the homework for the "what is art" class.

As a bit of practice for the final, take a piece of art and explain why it is and is not art. Make one point in favor and one point against, and please support your claim with an art definition theory that shows understanding of the material.