Read "Immersion, Engagement, and Presence" by Alison McMahan and
"Space in the Video Game" by Mark Wolf. After you have read them,
post your response to the following prompts on your personal blog:
- McMahan proposes several criteria for analyzing games in her
article. Choose one of the criteria she proposes and use it to
analyze a game you are familiar with. Use quotes from the article
to support your analysis.
- Mark Wolf explores many of the ways 'space' are depicted in
video games. Explain how his argument fits a game you know or
extend his taxonomy (taxonomies are systems of categorization)
to include a new strategy game designers are using to depict space.
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