Wikipedia was started as just one of many “wikis,’ websites that can be developed and curated collaboratively, by multiple people. Wikipedia, then, became a collaboratively and continuously created encyclopedia that many people rely on for explanations of everything from Derrida to electronic literature. Given your explorations of electronic literature this semester, why not help wikipedia…
Mr. Golumbia, I believe many of the points in your article, “Games Without Play,” to be valid. The actions and requirements of an MMORPG can be repetitive and rote and many of them can feel like a job. “Ah. This time I need to collect 12 bear skins instead of 8 ram horns.” It is…
Golumbia, Your article “Games without Play” within the New Literary History, Vol. 40, No. 1, was a captivating read and created many new discussions on subjects that previously contained little thought and controversy. But now, questions are raised and I am look for answers. I will try to explain my interpretations then pose my question…
Can There Be Game Without Play How does one define play or game? David Golumbia says that play is what we do when using a game. When I sit down and use a game, I consider myself as playing that game. Golumbia believes that the words game and play are being misunderstood. In the…
A Book to Watch and a Film to Touch At least that is what the LA Review of Books is calling Pry, A Novella. Pry is an interactive book sold as an app on Apple devices. It is written by Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro who collectively call themselves Tender Claws. There are five chapter…
Writer David Golumbia’s article, “Games_without_Play,” has been posted online and you, as one who has studied digital literature and played Gone Home, have been asked to post a comment in response. Please compose a 500-700 word response to Golumbia and post it to our class blog. Consider your context. What is the genre of the…
So I made this in Blogger because of technical issues and I really don’t want to reformat the whole thing, so here is the link. https://eng211mowery.blogspot.com/
The concept of a digital story isn’t a new one to me. I remember being seven years old and playing interactive storybooks on my old desktop Dell. At the time, I wasn’t able to be impressed by the creativeness behind the games and activities that went along with the story, nor was I able to…
Pry has been called a “book to watch and a film to touch‘. The LA Review of Books says that “if you want to see one of the seeds of future lit, read Pry.” Based on your experience with electronic literature, what do you think? As a contributor to an emerging blog about electronic literature,…
You will receive an email from Community@UAF that tells you to activate your account. Follow the instructions and log-in to the website. You should be able to log-in using your UAF credentials, but if that doesn’t work use the “User” name that is in the subject of the Activate email. For most of you, this…