tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58895669887367602572011-07-30T11:34:20.482-07:00A blog to host the VGHVI podcastRoger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889566988736760257.post-4030888207344516022010-01-15T08:39:00.000-08:002010-01-15T08:55:26.887-08:00The podcast branches out, with a critical discussion of Bioshock recorded during a simultaneous play session! Let us know what you think of this new format.<div><br /></div><div>(Podcasts 004 and 005 do exist, and may see the light of day in the future. Their content is, however, so incendiary that much care has to be taken. The preceding sentence is false.)<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://ia341314.us.archive.org/1/items/Vghvi006/Vghvi006.mp3">Direct link to podcast</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Featured interlocutors:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.brainygamer.com/">Michael Abbott</a></li><li><a href="http://malvasiabianca.org/">David Carlton</a></li><li><a href="http://vorpalbunnyranch.blogspot.com/">Denis Farr</a></li><li><a href="http://www.thegamecritique.com/">Eric Swain</a></li><li><a href="http://academyofdrx.blogspot.com/">Jonathan Mills</a></li><li><a href="http://www.critical-distance.com/author/michelm/">Michel McBride-Charpentier</a></li><li><a href="http://livingepic.blogspot.com/">Roger Travis</a></li></ul>Matters discussed:</div><div><ul><li><a href="http://brainygamer.websitetoolbox.com/">The Vintage Game Club</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy">Tragedy</a>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagnorisis">anagnorisis </a></i>(recognition), <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripeteia">peripeteia</a></i></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_W._Adorno">Theodor Adorno</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5889566988736760257-403088820734451602?l=vghvi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889566988736760257.post-6555991914708059522009-06-24T05:11:00.000-07:002009-06-24T05:23:59.032-07:00VGHVI Latest Thoughts Podcast with Roger Travis and Mike Young, professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education and director of UConn’s educational technology program. Roger and Mike discuss the problem of fun as it relates to learning. When you co-opt a game for learning, is it possible to keep the fun? Produced by Randy Ma.<br /><br />(Here's a direct <a href="http://ia301521.us.archive.org/0/items/VghviLatestThoughtsPodcast003/VGHVI_003.mp3">link </a>to the podcast.)<br /><br />Mike Young’s <a href="http://www.education.uconn.edu/directory/details.cfm?id=89">information</a> at UConn <br /><br />Mike's <a href="http://vghvinet.ning.com/forum/topics/coopting-video-games-in-the">thread</a> on co-opting games for learning<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situated_cognition">Situated cognition</a> on Wikipedia, as edited by one of Mike’s classes <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mih%C3%A1ly_Cs%C3%ADkszentmih%C3%A1lyi">Mihály Csíkszentmihályi</a> on Wikipedia, and his concept “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)">flow</a>” <br /><br />John Seely Brown <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Seely_Brown">on Wikipedia</a>, and at his own very nice <a href="http://www.johnseelybrown.com/">website</a>; his <a href="http://www.johnseelybrown.com/hired.pdf">piece</a> on the potential of <span style="font-style:italic;">World of Warcraft</span>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5889566988736760257-655599191470805952?l=vghvi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889566988736760257.post-53719095700275154832009-06-14T18:19:00.000-07:002009-06-14T18:33:02.842-07:00VGHVI Latest Thoughts Podcast with Roger Travis and Jeff Howard, author of <i>Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives</i>. Roger and Jeff discuss the meaning of magic systems in games, and Jeff's work on his forthcoming game, <i>Arcana Manor</i>. Produced (heroically) by Randy Ma.<br /><br />(Here's a direct <a href="http://ia301502.us.archive.org/3/items/VghviLatestThoughtsPodcast002/VGHVI_002.mp3">link</a> to the podcast.)<br /><br />Jeff's Howard's Designing Quests <a href="http://designingquests.com/">site</a>, with information on <i>Arcana Manor</i> <a href="http://designingquests.com/?cat=62">here</a>.<br /><br />I'll try to have more detailed show notes up later this week, but I'm headed to Pittsburgh early tomorrow and I wanted to get the podcast up before I left. Enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5889566988736760257-5371909570027515483?l=vghvi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889566988736760257.post-76921663425067102572009-06-01T05:25:00.000-07:002009-06-01T08:44:43.941-07:00VGHVI Latest Thoughts Podcast with Michael Abbott, the Brainy Gamer. Roger and Michael discuss the state of academic discourse about games in relation to the "middle circle" of game criticism, and the table we think VGHVI brings to the conversation. Features Roger Travis and Michael Abbott. Produced by Randy Ma.<br /><br />(Here's a direct <a href="http://ia311230.us.archive.org/2/items/VghviPodcast001/Vghvi001.mp3">link </a>to the podcast.)<br /><br /><br />Apologies for the lowness of my voice both in frequency and in volume. The former was a problem with a cold, now resolved, the latter a problem with my Skype settings, hopefully also now resolved.<br /><br />As Michael and I discuss at the end of the podcast, stay tuned for information, probably towards the end of the summer, about Michael's first online course-offering!<br /><br />Links to items Michael and I discuss:<br /><br /><a href="http://vhgvinet.ning.com/">The Video Games and Human Values Initiative</a>: check out the events listing there for invitations to the VGHVI gaming sessions--<i>Lord of the Rings Online</i> on Sunday nights and rotating titles (usually on XBox Live) on Thursday nights<br /><br />Michael Abbott's <a href="http://www.brainygamer.com/">Brainy Gamer</a> blog<br /><br />Roger Travis' <a href="http://livingepic.blogspot.com/">Living Epic</a> blog<br /><br />Dan Bruno's <a href="http://cruiseelroy.net/">Cruise Elroy</a> blog<br /><br />Ben Abraham's <a href="http://drgamelove.blogspot.com/">SLRC</a> and <a href="http://www.critical-distance.com/">Critical Distance</a> (founded by Ben and featuring him and many other incisive game critics)<br /><br />Corvus Elrod's <a href="http://corvus.zakelro.com/">Man Bytes Blog</a><br /><br />Justin Keverne's <a href="http://gropingtheelephant.wordpress.com/">Groping the Elephant</a> blog<br /><br />Erik Hanson's <a href="http://vghvinet.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=0rwymmi0knqli">VGHVI week-in-review</a><br /><br />The <a href="http://brainygamer.websitetoolbox.com/">Vintage Game Club</a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest"><i>The Tempest</i></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5889566988736760257-7692166342506710257?l=vghvi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889566988736760257.post-44057602605345994142009-05-28T13:53:00.000-07:002009-05-28T13:54:46.460-07:00If you're interested in joining the initiative, please head over to the <a href="http://vghvinet.ning.com">social network</a>!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5889566988736760257-4405760260534599414?l=vghvi.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Roger Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685450956270144818noreply@blogger.com0