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What is Well Played and Why?
Drew Davidson
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Well Played• Well Read & Well Made• Analysis & Criticism• Gameplay & Narrative• Design & Development• Literacy & Mastery
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Well Played• Started at GLS 3.0 in 2007– preceded by MiT4 in 2005– and 2nd ICEC in 2003
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2nd ICEC in 2003
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MiT 4 in 2005
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GLS 3.0 - 2007
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GLS 4.0 - 2008
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Meaningful Play - 2008
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GLS 5.0 - 2009
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GLS 6.0 - 2010
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Meaningful Play - 2010
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Sandbox Summit - 2011
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Well Played Books Video Games, Value and Meaning
• ETC Press• 1.0 – 2009• 2.0 – 2010• 3.0 – 2011• 65 Articles
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GLS 7.0 - 2011• Well Played Track
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What is it?• Live Play• Illustrate & Analyze• Quick Example
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Sword & Sworcery• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP• Old School Adventure Game• New School Social Media• March 2011 on iPad• April 2011 on iPhone, Touch• Music LP released April 2011
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Making the Game• Indie– Superbrothers– Capy– Jim Guthrie
• Demo in March 2010• Award-Winning
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Playing the Game• Explore, Puzzle, Combat• 5 “Sessions” • Side A & Side B
• Moon Matters• Joy of an Adventure• Cost of a Quest
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Full Disclosure• Played the Game 2+ times on iPad• Played some on iPhone• Several Hours of Play• Not really any Spoilers
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Play• Quick Example• Play through Introduction
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Sword & Sworcery• Harmonious• Synesthetic• AudioVisual• Communication• Less Talk, More Rock
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Why?• Games, Learning and Society• Video Games, Value and Meaning• Analysis & Criticism• Literacy & Mastery• Well Read & Well Made
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Value & Meaning• What it Means to Play a Game• Why it’s Important• Deconstruct & Discuss• The Experience of Play
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Analysis & Criticism• Close Reading• “Textual” Analysis• Like Film and Literary Criticism• Various Methods
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Literacy & Mastery• Flow• Procedural• Articulation• Interactive• Learning is Playing
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Well Read & Well Made• Playing Games• Making Games• Value & Meaning• Good, Bad• Better
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GLS 7.0• Well Played Sessions
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Minecraft - Sean Duncan
• Today, 2:00-3:00
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Little Big Planet 2 - Caro Williams
• Today, 3:30-4:30
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Chrono Trigger - Francisco Souki
• Thursday, 10:30-12:00
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Afterland - Konstantin Mitgutsch, Matthew Weise• Thursday, 2:00-3:00
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Street Fighter - Andrew Ford, Sean Duncan
• Thursday, 3:30-4:30
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Left 4 Dead 2 - Matt Haselton, David Haselton
• Friday, 10:30-12:00
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More Well Played Live• Indiecade – 2011• GLS 8.0 – 2012• Future Events
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Well Played v.1 . . .
• Starting Now!• Reviewed Journal–Editorial Advisory Board
• Open Submissions• Regular Publication• etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/wellplayed/
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Well Played
• Video Games Are a Complex Medium that Merits Careful Interpretation and Insightful Analysis
• Thanks to the Support and Participation of Everyone Involved
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GLS 7.0 - Well Played Sessions Play Circle Theatre
• Minecraft – Duncan– Today, 2:00-3:00
• Little Big Planet 2 – Williams– Today, 3:30-4:30
• Chrono Trigger – Souki– Thursday, 10:30-12:00
• Afterland – Mitgutsch, Weise– Thursday, 2:00-3:00
• Street Fighter – Ford, Duncan– Thursday, 3:30-4:30
• Left 4 Dead 2 – Haselton, Haselton– Friday, 10:30-12:00