1. INCORPORATING VIDEO GAMES INTO THE LITERARY CLASSROOM
BY JERIMIAH BERGSTROM

2. FIRST QUESTION: WHY? Video games are an emerging art form
A unique medium brings unique areas of investigation
They have the potential to combine enchantment and critique in exciting new ways

3. WHAT DOES A ‘TEACHABLE GAME’ LOOK LIKE?
SECOND QUESTION:
WHAT?
WHAT DOES A ‘TEACHABLE GAME’ LOOK LIKE?
A DISTINCTION:
SPORTS
FOCUS ON GAMEPLAY
COMPETITION
POINTS
EXAMPLE: CoD
ADVENTURE
FOCUS ON STORY
PROGRESSION
ACHIEVEMENT
EXAMPLE: OoT
PUZZLE

4. ARE ALMOST NEVER MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
TO CLARIFY:
AND
ARE ALMOST NEVER MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE

5. BUT IF WE’RE TALKING ABOUT INVESTIGATING A GAME AS A TEXT, THEN THOSE THAT FOCUS ON NARRATIVE WILL BE THE BETTER (EASIER?) CHOICE.

6. THIRD QUESTION:
HOW?
WITH A WEBQUEST!

7. USING THE STRUCTURE OF A WEBQUEST, SWBAT:
INTERACT WITH GAMES IN A SCTRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT
ACCESS
SKILL
CAPTURE THEIR EXPERIENCES THROUGH ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSES INTEGRATED INTO THE MODULE
DEVELOP A SENSE OF THE ARTISTIC COMMUNITY SURROUNDING VIDEO GAMES

9. THANKS!
NOTE: The background of each slide comes from a game I believe would be (mostly, with tweaking) a good fit for this activity.
Elegy for a Dead World here Journey here
Portal here Bastion here
From Dust here Imortall here
Thomas Was Alone here