http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/vanderbilt.edu.1365623720.01365623722 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video Class Blog: http://worldsofwordcraft.wordpress.com/ Computer games are transforming the entertainment industry, generating $12.5 billion in revenue in 2006 and attracting countless adults as well as children to virtual play. For more than twenty years, online communities have been producing new forms of psychological, social, and cultural experience. The early text-based spaces of MOOs and chat rooms have evolved into virtual societies such as Second Life , which provide a platform for everything from educational experiments to virtual sex to commerce with imaginary currency and real money freely exchanged. Early text-based adventure games such as Zork have become the multimedia environments of online games like World of Warcraft , which combine the written word with graphics, music, skills, professions, and action. Are online games generating new interactive modes of narrative? How do multimedia environments transform the age-old patterns of quest romances that structure much game play? Is the line between virtual and real experience erased by the fusion of online communities, role playing, and escapist fictions? Can computer games be pedagogical tools, as some academics maintain, or are they only addictive, sedentary, and antisocial activities? These questions will animate our consideration of digital narrative forms. Co-taught by the head of ITS and a professor of English, the course will meet in a high tech multimedia seminar room, allowing us to explore the fundamentals of game design. Students will be required to subscribe to an online game for the semester and will compare the interactive story arcs with related narrative forms from literature and film. Readings will range from Spenser’s Faerie Queene to Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash and include critical theory such as Bolter and Grusin’s Remediation: Understanding New Media, Jesper Juul , Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds , Marie- Laure Ryan, Narrative as Virtual Reality: Immersion and Interactivity in Literature and Electronic Media, and McKenzie Wark’s Gamer Theory. Education Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Aug 2007 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Aug 2007 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Aug 2007 1365362646 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:06:18 GMT Education Profs. Clayton & Hall 0:48:48 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft 4 Sep 07 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft 4 Sep 07 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft 4 Sep 07 1364643282 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:08:07 GMT Education Profs. Clayton & Hall 1:10:59 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft 1367638344 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:39:22 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:07:05 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming 1367855159 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 22:27:46 GMT Education Professor Matthew Hall 0:12:30 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming Part 2 - This is the second part in a series Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming Part 2 - This is the second part in a series Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Chronology of Influences on Gaming Part 2 - This is the second part in a series 1369555752 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:03:59 GMT Education Professor Matthew Hall 0:16:29 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic is the influences on video games and narrative. Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic is the influences on video games and narrative. Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 11 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic is the influences on video games and narrative. 1368138288 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:12:37 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 0:59:58 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Virtual, imaginary, and fictional worlds Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Virtual, imaginary, and fictional worlds Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 13 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Virtual, imaginary, and fictional worlds 1372572068 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:12:07 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:14:36 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Google Documents Sign Up Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Google Documents Sign Up Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Google Documents Sign Up 1372179771 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:40:16 GMT Education Vanderbilt University 0:01:39 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: the medium's impact on spatial representation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: the medium's impact on spatial representation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 20 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: the medium's impact on spatial representation 1376878627 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:15:05 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:04:40 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: King of Kong -- A quest romance Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: King of Kong -- A quest romance Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: King of Kong -- A quest romance 1377001579 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:52:55 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:05:18 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Sep English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation 1378829479 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:10:46 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:08:40 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 02 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 02 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Borges & Character in Film Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 02 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 02 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Borges & Character in Film Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 02 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 02 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Borges & Character in Film 1381051983 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:04:06 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:01:12 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 04 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 04 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Snow Crash Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 04 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 04 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Snow Crash Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 04 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 04 Oct 07: English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Topic: Snow Crash 1382975103 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:41:30 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:06:19 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Narrative Forms in the Digital Classroom Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Narrative Forms in the Digital Classroom Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - Narrative Forms in the Digital Classroom 1384698114 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:30:27 GMT Education Vanderbilt University 0:15:56 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 16 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft 1389379616 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:02:23 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 0:48:21 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Snowcrash Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Snowcrash Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 18 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- Snowcrash 1388522239 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:43:23 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:04:12 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Housing and MMORPGs Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Housing and MMORPGs Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 25 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Topic: Housing and MMORPGs 1394215585 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:25:09 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 0:53:51 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Workshop on Evidence. Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Workshop on Evidence. Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 30 Oct English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft. Workshop on Evidence. 1394418404 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:53:06 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:12:17 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 1 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 1 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 1 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Remediation 1402620389 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:49:31 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:06:20 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser 1402802216 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:23:19 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:10:32 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 8 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 8 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 8 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Spenser 1402681834 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:53:10 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:01:28 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Game Design Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Game Design Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 13 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Game Design 1406551724 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:30:24 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:14:33 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design FQO Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design FQO Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 27 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design FQO 1416939111 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:01:22 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:11:47 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 29 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 29 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 29 Nov English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft: Topic Game Design 1419217649 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:06:58 GMT Education Profs. Hall and Clayton 1:07:57 Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- The Ludic Self and Game Design Session Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- The Ludic Self and Game Design Session Worlds of Wordcraft - Class Audio and Video - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft - 6 Dec 07 English 115F: Worlds of Wordcraft -- The Ludic Self and Game Design Session 1431956761 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:35:13 GMT Education Profs. Clayton and Hall 1:10:58