Monthly Archives: January 2013

What game do you think inspired this?

On the heels of our Tic Tac Toe for three players activity, here’s another example of an interesting twist to a very beloved game. What game do you think was used as the foundation for Games of Rath? http://mcfunkypants.com/gates/

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Aleah Hoy – Gaming Profile

Hey! I’m Aleah; I joined the class a little late, but I’m happy to be here now. Gaming has been a main hobby of mine for most of my life, starting with the Gameboy color and, later, the N64. I … Continue reading

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Gaming Profile: Matthew Myers

Hello all, my name is Matthew. Please excuse my lateness to the party. My first foray into gaming came was I was really little and my mom walked me into a K-Mart and told me to pick a console. I … Continue reading

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Blizzard Opportunities

As I mentioned in class, Blizzard has several intern positions posted on their university relations website. In addition to the postings, they are going to have a live chat with potential applicants next week. for more info, see: http://us.battle.net//d3/en/blog/8445112  

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Steam Box

I typically play games on PC, and that means I use Steam to purchase and manage the majority of my games. For several years now, rumor was that Valve (the company that built Steam, as well as many other popular … Continue reading

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Sam Magliaro – Gaming Profile

As a young child, I can’t claim to have been much of a gamer. I occasionally played computer games such as the Oregon Trail and Nanosaur, but I wouldn’t really consider it to have been one of my big hobbies. … Continue reading

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Brian Fay’s Gaming Profile

  Brian – you just earned the Game Changer achievement by mentioning Half-Life 2! Congratulations! I have been enjoying games for as long as I can remember, so taking this course seemed like a natural thing for me to do. … Continue reading

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Will Maldonado Gamer Profile

Hello class, my name is Will Maldonado I am Senior IST (Information-Context) option and I have been playing videos games all my life, however I just played simple popular games. The first game I truly loved was Mortal Kombat on … Continue reading

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Ben Dodge’s Gaming Profile

Ben – You just earned the Game Changer achievement for mentioning Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Congratulations!   To me, games are magic.  As a child, when I pulled out a board game on a rainy day or flipped the switch … Continue reading

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Jonathan Benkovic’s Gaming Profile

Some of the very first games I’ve played are in the platform genre.  Back in the day I would play Spyro on the PlayStation.   I recently have been playing a lot more platform games because this seems to be favored … Continue reading

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