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Please share a link to your research presentation below! Be sure that your video is accessible / viewable for everyone in our class.

(Fyi, next week, you’ll be asked to watch and respond to the presentations linked in this forum… but you can get started on that as soon as presentation links are posted here!)

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g5eakWzZAWFwLucj0UZgGBq5YS37vPjy/view

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Hey Meeteeka,
I loved your project. You were very confident in your speaking and I noticed that you put a lot of work into the Google slides. Most importantly, your project or presentation was not boring and kept me very engaged, partly due to the similarities in our projects. I also did my project on Virtual Reality and its effects on the human mind, mainly dealing with aggression. I noticed you touched base on the idea of Virtual Reality as a tool for therapy towards the end of your video and in my research, I definitely found that most people would support that idea. Although my research focused on whether VR negatively impacted the brain, many of the sources that I used also stated that there is a lot of good that can come from using VR in behavioral therapy and other medical uses. Overall, I think your project was really cool!

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Hi Meeteeka,

I loved the aesthetics of your presentation. One of the main takeaways is the effect of CVG on the level of anxiety of gamers by helping decrease it.

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Hi Meeteeka! Your presentation was obviously very well put together and you spoke very clearly. I could tell you have a lot of passion for this subject. The findings from your research were super interesting. I’ve heard of video games being used as a therapy for things such as ADHD or even physical therapy, but I never considered their benefits on anxiety. This was really interesting!

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Hey Meeteeka!!
I loved your presentation. I thought the way you went in depth to explain anxiety and explain all of your findings was really organized and well thought out. I also really like your template, it is very aesthetically pleasing. Your voice was also very calming, and you sounded very educated and confident in your presentation! You did a great job!

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Thank you guys for all the positive feedback! I’m glad you all found my presentation interesting and engaging 🙂

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Hi Meeteeka! I really enjoyed that visual graphics in your slides — it was very compelling and on theme! One aspect that I also really enjoyed about your presentation was that you elaborated on the specific impacts that each gaming technology has on anxiety disorders. I found it interesting that VR has the power to reduce not only anxiety but also social avoidance. I thought this was quite interesting because I had a perception that gaming and VR might actually increase social avoidance and cause people to seclude themselves. Great job!

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Hi Meeteeka! I found this presentation super interesting since I also did one on VR. Its mind-boggling that VR can both cause anxiety and also is a solution to anxiety (it’s a real double-edged sword!). I liked that you included a bit of that video at the end, it gave your presentation a really well-rounded effect. Good work!!

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Hi Meeteeka, this presentation was very informative and interesting! As someone who deals with anxiety, I have never felt more relaxed and reassured than when I am playing my favorite video games. You have very thoroughly explained what anxiety is and the different types. I especially like the clip where the lady with a fear of heights was playing a VR game that would help combat this fear.

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I deal with anxiety as well which is why I chose to focus on how gaming can help for something like this. I’m glad to hear that you found this presentation interesting!

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Hello, Meeteka!
I found your presentation to be very interesting. I deal alot with anxiety, and vr was one of the ways that I tried to prepare myself for practicing speeches. I used the oculus headset at one point to practice speeches since I was nervous about even talking in front of a camera. VR has a ton of potential for helping people with anxiety and I think using gaming as a method of helping people’s anxiety is a very smart idea.

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Hi Meeteeka!

You did an AMAZING job! I loved everything about your presentation from the way that you spoke throughout your screen time to the actual aesthetics of your presentation. It was really informing and I actually learned more about anxiety than I already knew, which is surprising, considering the amount of research I’ve done in the past about the subject. I also thought that your subject about VRs and its relation to anxiety was really interesting, and made me think about the subject more!

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I really enjoyed how detailed and how focused you were on the topic. I personally thought that VR is gonna have an immense use for anxiety and mental health in the future. I think VR would work amazing for elderly and mental health patients.

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Hi Meeteeka,

I think that your presentation on the topic of anxiety and using video games as a therapy outing is a very interesting thought in itself. Many people nowadays suffer from anxiety, so you looking into the use of video games as a modern medicine for this issue is fantastic topic to discuss. The fact that we’re able to use virtual reality as a relief tactic from stress is amazing to me. You mentioned that there isn’t too much research that backs virtual reality as a full time “cure” for anxiety, but the fact that it can help even a little bit is still a great discovery.

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Hi Meteeka,
This was a really unique subject to cover & I had no idea video games could serve such a purpose. I think that this is a great modern approach to an issue that is rapidly becoming more widely recognized; I myself would be very comfortable accepting VR activities as a treatment for social anxiety disorder over other treatments (when I was growing up I was usually made to go to random places and speak to people I had never seen before)

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I didn’t know anxiety could possibly be genetic, so that was interesting to find out. It’s great that virtual reality can be used as a form of therapy. The concept of memory replacement makes a lot of sense.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jCnY7KWCOS6Y2yDAOEMA55xDToLXOlfx/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for watching! (Let me know if you can’t open the link lol)

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Hi Anna! Since I am also interested in environmentalism, I loved learning about how environmentalism intersected with video games. Specifically, I thought the source that discussed Animal Crossing: New Horizons was intriguing because I had never considered the environmentalist implications of the game, despite having played it extensively. Thanks for your research!

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Hi Anna,

I really enjoyed learning about your findings, especially for “virtual tree, real impact” as the topic of finite resources and complications comes up.

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Hi Anna!
I really enjoyed that you kept a consistent structure throughout your presentation, and the use of a map/agenda at the beginning of your presentation really helped me contextualize the path you chose for your research. I found it quite interesting that there was a surge of environmentalist themes in video games in the 1990s, especially since video games back then were much more rudimentary than they are now. I wonder in what specific game elements this environmental atmosphere was prevalent in, since the aesthetics of games from the 90s were definitely not on par with today’s games. I was also surprised to hear that these game themes had a potential to influence the overall environmentalist views of millennials today and I wonder how today’s gaming themes will impact the next generation.

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Hey Anna,
At first, I had a hard time thinking about way environmentalism could be implemented within games, but then I remembered just how many different types of games exist, and how the design team very well has the ability to change the environment to not only alter the story, but push ideas about the world. By creating a dystopian or utopian environment, the game is showing us what could be, depending on the choices we make.

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Hey everyone! Thanks so much for the kind comments. I see a few of you enjoyed my last source, “Virtual tree, real impact: how simulated worlds associate with the perception of limited resources.” That was actually the last source I read. It was so interesting to see how the authors used ideas I had just researched and expanded on them to analyze a singular game rather than overall environmentalist trends.

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Hi Anna! Good job on the project! It was nice to see a connection between the environment and games because it is such an important relationship and one that makes a huge difference in design. I liked the idea you talked about that games can be used as a means of cultural connection among generations of people.

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Hi Anna, you are a great speaker! I was able to fully understand your explanations of what you have gathered from your research. It was especially interesting to hear the argument about how the virtual and natural worlds are not mutually exclusive, yet interconnected, and video games can allow players to learn more about the environment by shifting their perspectives to that of animals. Great job!

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Hi Anna! It was really interesting to see another topic that uses videogames for some socioeconomic gain. I had no idea the amount of environmentalist themes that were present in games under the surface. You did a great job of helping us understand your research and how it works for your topic!

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Hello Anna,
I hadn’t thought about using video games as a medium to bring people closer to nature. I actually haven’t considered the possibility, but it’s interesting to think about games that do this sort of thing. You brought up Animal crossing, but I haven’t really played Animal Crossing, so a game that I thought of that reminds of nature would be Stardew Valley.

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Hi Anna I think you did pretty amazing on your project, I think that video games have made a huge strive in providing the education of the environment. I remember playing Red Dead Redemption, the game would not spawn more buffalos if it detected you hunting too much. Hopefully soon, people can create a game that uses profits for cleaning and donations.

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Hi Anna!

This presentation was cool to listen to, especially because I never thought about the relationship between games and nature or the environment before listening to your presentation. I also thought that your reference to Animal Crossing was really fascinating, I’ve never actually played it, but many of my friends do, so it was cool to hear that reference.

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Hi Anna,

I like the thought you put behind your topic for this presentation, and how we can better the world through the use of video games. Although that may seem like a strange thought at first, the way you presented your information makes it seem like an extremely possible thing to do, and how it’s actually done in some games. The thing I found most interesting about this topic is that I never thought about how video games could impact someone’s thoughts about the real world in such a way, whether that be about environmentalism, or about something else that’s political like you mentioned.

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Hi Anna,
I thought the presentation was very contextually rich in discussing why we play and enjoy games — environment is a crucial part of the gaming experience and exposure to certain environments can have a large influence on the way we view environments. I can see Animal Crossing New Horizons in particular inspiring people to take up hobbies such as gardening as a response to the role in plays in the game.

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Hi Maria! This presentation was super interesting. I had never thought of food packaging in this way, but it is clear now that these are truly “games”. This reminded me of the box tops for education that I was urged to collect as a child. This was another form of “gamified food packaging”, but for the purposes of charity. Really good job!

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Hi Maria,

I found your research on Gamified packaging very interesting as food companies take hedonic benefits into account when creating products by implementing the “fun” factor which can be related to the Lens of Fun as Schell mentions.

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Hi Maria!!
Your presentation was really interesting. I never thought about how many items have games on the package. Nearly every cereal box, snack box, and child food package have games on it. I agree with you that it could be an unhealthy way to target kids in marketing, but it’s interesting you took the business approach to analyze this. Great presentation!

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Hey Maria,
Super unique topic — outstanding connections between gaming, marketing campaigns, and child health! I really enjoyed your presentation. Like Julia, I never thought of food packaging as a game, but there are definitely elements of gaming, either through action figures with a Happy Meal or fun cereal box displays. I found it shocking that only a third of Box Tops products met FDA standards; it really seems to be a marketing technique, and I’d never thought of it that way. Awesome work.

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Hi Maria!
Your presentation was really informational, and I feel like I learned so much about something I had never thought about before. My favorite information was about Box Tops; I truly had never considered that they could be a ploy from companies to sell products that don’t meet federal health standards in a way that plays on consumers’ charitability.

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I love this presentation! I had never thought about how much I had been influenced by the packaging of food. I totally fell into trusting Box Tops brands and I loved any company that made a game product for kids where the brand wasn’t a kids brand (like McDonalds Monopoly though I don’t have that one). Mind-blowing info. Nicely done!!

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Maria this is such an awesome topic and presentation on it!! It was visually engaging and I learned so much. I never thought “gamified packaging” could have such impactful message to consumers. Especially when you talk about how Monopoly has harnessed this for negative social benefits and potentially even BoxTops. Rather than encourage consumers to eat worse (i.e. sugar donuts or sugary cereals), they could have boosted healthy alternatives. In other words, your presentation did a great job at balancing the potential positives in embracing this technology, while also serving as awareness so as to not be tricked by these seemingly innocent games.

I enjoyed watching 🙂

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Hi Maria,
This is a very unique topic, and a well made presentation. I love how you applied Schell’s game design lenses to food packaging design for children. Through their marketing that targets the interests of children, food companies may be feeding these children unhealthy snacks to make a profit. Great job!

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Hi Maria!

This was an extremely cool presentation, I actually love this topic and never even thought about “gamified packaging”, but it’s honestly so cool to think about examples of it in real life. Box Tops is such a great example, and it’s crazy to think that I was surrounded by this type of packaging growing up, especially collecting them and bringing them to my school.

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It sounds like McDonald’s monopoly can be really damaging to health. I hadn’t considered this angle before. I had thought of it as a choice everyone can make, but I hadn’t considered the effect of incentives drawing people one way or the other.

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My presentation is on 3D and open-world gaming, and its advantages and disadvantages. Thank you for watching!

Please let me know if the link does not work or if you are unable to access the video for some other reason.

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Hey Dalen,

I really enjoyed your research on Open-World games as these are my favorite due to the freedom that the gamer has when playing. I found it really interesting how the first open-world game dates back to 1979 for the game “Adventure”.

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Hi Dalen! I was also interested in the history/progression of 3D worlds in games. I remember the first time I was really “wowed” by a 3D world was when I played The Last Of Us for the first time. It’s interesting to see how 3D games have come so far since the OG Mario games and the first Resident Evil games. Even though the environments have gotten a lot more complex, the original 3D games still provided a very fun and engaging player experience.

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Hello Dalen!!
Your presentation was really different from the ones I’ve seen so far, but it was quite awesome! I never knew open-world gaming was a thing, but now that you showed it to me, I can very easily recognize several open-world games. In fact, most of the games I play are open-world games or contain 3D visuals. This was a great topic and well-organized presentation, thanks for teaching me!

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Hey Dalen,
Awesome job! I found it super fascinating that cognitive load plays such a big role. I didn’t know that 3D environments take less brain power to comprehend than a 2D environment, though I suppose that makes sense because we see everything in 3D, so it’s more relatable to us. I wonder if there is a difference between levels of problem-solving and creativity between those who typically only play 2D games vs. those who play 3D, which I assume is a majority of people.

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Hi Dalen,
I really liked that you structured the first part of your presentation like a timeline. It was interesting that you dove into the actual mechanics that changed over time from 1979 to more modern times with 3D gaming, like how it went from a mostly text-based adventure to a realistic, open environment. Seeing that progression of technology in just a few decades is really powerful.

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Hey Dalen,
I had no idea that the first open world game was created in 1979. I will say. I have a slight annoyance at the fact that every single game thinks that by making their creation open world it will be good. That being said, it’s such a commonplace concept now for a game to be open world that it’s hard to picture what it was like back in the day.

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My favorite type of game is definitely Open World games so this was enlightening. I never realized that 3D might be the best type of game for the current generation. I’m not a huge 2D game fan (although I can appreciate the old-timey games for their vintage novelty) so VR felt like the best, but when you explained the history of 3D games, I realized that even anecdotally, all of my favorite games are 3D! I never realized why I liked open world games the best, but now I know that it’s because I have more time and freedom to understand the game environment.

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Hey Dalen! I have to say some of my favorite games to play have to be open world games! They leave endless possibilities and allow for so much fun when playing with friends. You took us through the history of OWG very clearly and it was interesting to see how early on open world games were introduced and how they have changed over the years. Your presentation was very informative and entertaining to view. Great Job!

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Hi Dalen, loved your presentation! It was super informative and kept me engaged the entire time 🙂 When you mentioned how some open-world games don’t necessarily have the entire world open due to game portals/leveling, I remember being extremely frustrated by this when I was growing up. I’m not sure why but this is something I’m hyper aware of when playing open-world games, specifically Mario games. It gives the appearance that everything is accessible when it truly isn’t. Versus Animal Crossing that anywhere you can see, you can go!
Another really interesting topic is the idea of “resisting” themes in a game!! I’m wondering if you’ve had this experience while gaming? I don’t play too many so I have to say I have not, but I’m just wondering what types someone would choose to resist?

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Open world games are my personal favorite genre, the sense of being able to do anything is amazing and liberating from the constraints of our normal academic intensive lives. Thinking of the distance open world games have covered is insane because of the technological advancements.

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Hi Dalen!

The concept of 3D and open world games are super interesting, especially because of the joyful and engaging atmosphere for the players. I really loved learning more about this concept, and I thought the examples that you gave really helped support your topic, and I thought it was great overall!

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Hi Dalen,

I talked briefly about three dimensional games and how they came to be in my presentation, but it’s very cool to see where they all originated from. It took me by surprise to see that the first open world concept was created in 1979, I feel like it would have been much later than that. I also never really thought about the disadvantages of three dimensional games, like the symptoms of motion sickness and whatnot.

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Hi Dalen,

I thought it was interesting how you showed text-based games and the Legend of Zelda as early examples of attempting the “open-world.” In essence, they are trying to achieve the same effect by giving the player a large degree of freedom. Showing how far the genre has come makes the presentation of your research far more impactful & broadens the scope of it.

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This reminds me of developers sometimes designing their games to be easy to port from one platform to another. For example, from 3D on a monitor to VR. It’s interesting to see the connection between 3D games and Open World.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cEenY2knjHIyvfVOq75zBE1p_EsgUwES/view?usp=sharing

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Hey Chris,

The Last of Us is a great game! You mention the importance of a story and the freedom to choose in a single-player game by connecting it to the emotions certain decision evokes in players. I find this very interesting because gamers become attached to these type of games, hence causing a psychological impact on the gamer’s end.

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Hi Chris! I really loved The Last of Us, but I haven’t gotten to play The Last of Us II yet. Though, I’ve heard the story is excellent, and the story of the first installment was amazing. I think that The Last of Us is one of the best games to use as an analysis of game narrative and storytelling. I thought your conclusion that games can successfully communicate a narrative in many different ways was very true. As long as the choices work with the overall theme, games have a unique type of freedom in their storytelling.

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Hi Chris!
I think you and Julia could benefit from sharing sources since both of you touch on agency and control in games. I really liked your information, especially that concluding point about how the accumulation of small choices we make that fit into our game’s larger theme.

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Hi Chris! I really liked that you took a psychological approach to describing the effect that different player types have on the game experience. For example, the feeling of frustration when a companion player is unresponsive. You really put this well by describing it as a ‘layer of immersion’. The only suggestion I would have is to maybe use text on your slides to supplement your presentation. Other than that, you have excellent presentational skills!

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Hi Chris! I really liked that you used a specific game to tell this story of storytelling. The idea that the characters’ facial expressions affect how we feel playing the game was very interesting. Your presentation really pulled the ideas we learned from the Lenses together into a very comprehensive bundle of information. I learned a lot from this presentation. Good work!

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Hi Chris, thank you for sharing this presentation on The Last of Us! I’ve heard great things about this game. It was awesome to get your analysis on the game while incorporating a lot of Schell’s lenses (like @Vallika mentioned above me). I love the idea of Disposition Theory because it means one game can take on a whole new life with each game player. Each game player, having their own preferences, will fabricate a totally different experience based on the plethora of options/customization available in this game. I wonder if you enjoy watching other people’s reactions to the gameplay on Youtube? When I finished playing Life Is Strange, I was obsessed with discovering what ending other players had gotten based on their choices so I fell into this rabbit hole of watching others play lol.

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Hello Chris, I really enjoyed watching your presentation on the story elements of game design. I love how you incorporated images of the subjects that you were talking about to help give a visual on what you were talking about. I also really like how you used the Last of Us II as the backbone to your research. It helps give the audience an example to think about when you discuss the ideas of like the companion character or how being in first person helps tell a story.

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The Last of Us has to go down as one of the best storylines to be made. It was a game that gave me genuine anxiety and fear over the simplest enemies. I think the audience loves having a companion around, even if they fail to live the whole game, the main concept is creating a bond to the NPC.

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Hi Chris!

I thought your presentation was different from other people’s presentations, which is not a bad thing at all, I actually thought it was great! I have never heard of the Last of Us, but it sounds like it would be a really fun game to try, and I just might have to try it.

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Hi Chris,

First of all, I love The Last Of Us 2, it was one of my favorite single player games that I’ve ever played because of the plot and the mechanics within. Storytelling in single player games is an extremely important factor that needs to be executed perfectly to meet the players needs, and you described that perfectly through your conducted research. When story games feel like you’re actually playing a movie, you know the developers did a great job.

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The part about representational vs presentational narratives was interesting. I also thought it was very clever how the game you mentioned used the mechanic of controlling another character as part of its storytelling. It’s a great way to immerse the player, so that the absence of the other character would mean much more to the player than it otherwise would.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-2tQg8l8rYqhZR2kTdVq9_Q2dL6FgJ2t/view?usp=sharing
Toxicity in Gaming

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Hey Rameet!
I’m really interested to see your presentation, but it says I need to request access. Can you change the settings?

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Hi! I am also having the same issue with opening your presentation.

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Hi Rameet, I requested access to watch your presentation! Looking forward to learning about this, very intrigued in your topic 🙂

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Hi Rameet!

I can actually see your video, I’m assuming you fixed it lol! But, this is actually one of the more serious and actual one of my more favorite topics to discuss in gaming. It’s super important to talk about the toxicity in gaming, and I think that you really hit the subject very well, and I loved the examples and the way that you explained them.

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Hi Rameet,

I think that this is a very important topic to discuss when talking about people’s behavior due to video games. I personally think that toxicity is one of, if not the worst thing to take place in the video game community. These games are supposed to bring people together as a community, not meant to try and tear each other down. You brought up a great point at the end of your presentation with the real life affects this has on people, and it’s completely unfair for people to be harassed where this is their only comfort spot.

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Hi Rameet,

I think relating toxicity to the competitive environment that certain games create is a good way to show how games can perpetuate certain negative behaviors. This cycle can indeed reinforce negative behaviors that manifest in real life interactions, which is an important area to be researched.

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This is the link to my video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1q63IJOBh4

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Hi Jose! Your presentation on the psychological aspect of gaming was very interesting. I usually don’t think about “real world” applications of games outside of recreational applications, so I was surprised to see all the different uses of games. For instance, the idea that games can enhance student learning, critical thinking, and emotional awareness was really intriguing. Video games are typically viewed by parents/teachers/society as the antithesis of academics and student learning but in reality, games can help further this academic development.

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Hi Jose!!
I also talked about gaming and education. I love how you showed examples of the games, and you even mentioned Cool Math, which is such a nostalgic gaming site for many of us! I like how you utilized your sources and talked about real-world applications of game-based learning.

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Hey Jose,

Nice work! I really liked that you focused on psychology; it’s similar to my topic and I thought you did a really good job giving a background on how games can be useful in education. I chose a similar source that talked about UX in “serious” games, or games designed primarily for education, and your source about game-based ethics learning definitely supports the one I chose.

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Hi Jose!
Great job with your presentation. I found it really helpful that you went through a list of examples at the beginning to really show your analysis process of gaming psychology, from simple math games to more complex games like monopoly. I also really appreciated that you expanded the scope of your research to the ethical, moral, and motivational benefits beyond student learning when it comes to gamification.

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Hey Jose,
I love the point about motivation factor. By providing the same satisfaction of completing a hard mission or task within a game in the learning system, kids would be much more eager to learn. It goes back to things we read. By gamifying this boring thing, it becomes much more appealing. The intersection of gaming that’s usually associated with mindless entertainment and education is such an interesting crossroads.

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Hi Jose, I really enjoyed your presentation! 🙂 I also researched the effects of video games on learning, but more specifically on learning english as a second language. The research I encountered didn’t mention how games promote ethical behavior which I find really interesting!! My first thought would be going against this since real-life moral scenarios have repercussions versus those in digital games. I’d love to know more about this if your research got more in-depth on this?

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Hi Jose!
I love how you mentioned the stigma against games, how people believe games can’t be educational, and how that’s entirely false. I played coolmathgames a lot as a kid, and my mom used to scold me for playing games all day instead of “actually learning.”

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Hello Jose!
I love that you talked about Psychology and Education in gaming. This is very similar to what I talked about since you also talked about using Education in gaming. I wholeheartedly agree as I found that you can use gaming as a medium to teach for K-12 education. Something that I think would be interesting to research more into would be the psychological effects of gaming when in a highly competitive environment. For example, how would playing in like a major Esports event change the mental of someone while they are in the intense scenario.

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This project really summarized how I feel about Gaming and Academics. To be fair, many kids play games now and without having the proper etiquette taught early we will face rough and rowdy gaming crowds in the future. I think there needs to be a larger focus on elementary gaming to middle school, it should set kids apart and make it more competitive for a future degree.

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Hi Jose!

This presentation reminded me of Gabrielle’s topic as well, both of your presentations were very fun and informing! I think it would be really cool to measure the psychology of more intense or competitive games, being able to measure the mental state of kids during those types of games.

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Hi Jose,

I remember being a little kid and playing Coolmath games and this was such a highlight of elementary school for me, and I’m sure a lot of other people. The fact that people made video games into a progressive style of learning is so fascinating to me because people who worked on projects like Coolmath games really made learning so much more fun for our generation and the ones to come.

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Hi Jose,

I’ve always been curious about games as a way of stimulating learning. I grew up playing educational games & always wondered the effect they had on my development. Additionally, many genres of games depend deeply on the psychology of the player to make an impact — a player’s emotional journey during gameplay is intrinsic to the game itself.

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Link to my video

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Hey Drew,

I really enjoyed the editing in your vid. I find it very interesting that gaming in education is being implemented into k-12 system as games are very popular among the younger generations. Coding is a great example of taking certain principles of game designing and teaching them to students as a new skill to have.

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Hi Drew!

The frequent change of slides to help capture the information you were talking about kept me engaged in your presentation. Personally, I am not a fan of coding at all lol but I think with the rapid growth of technology, considering that the future is automation, coding is a very important skill to have. Before it used to be considered a valuable skill but now it is something that students are expected to know and be proficient in.

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Hi Drew! I really liked the layout and design of your presentation. Also, I agree with your point that games would improve libraries and education. Having games available at libraries would make them much more accessible since games are typically a huge investment (especially for new releases). I’ve seen some libraries rent out games, but the selection is usually limited. Hopefully in the future more libraries can have larger selections of games!

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Hi Drew!
I also talked about education and gaming, so your presentation was very interesting to me! I love love love the way you edited your video to be very fast-paced, it is very intriguing and fun. You had really great examples, such as people playing football games scoring better in football-based trivia. In the end, you summarized your main points very well and were able to cram a bunch of cool facts into a very interesting short video!

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Hey Drew,
Great job on this! Super insightful, I remember using Scratch in middle school and having a ton of fun with it. It was specifically really cool to have a vision for a game, and then figure out what I need to do to actually make that game. Designing sprites and doing super basic animation was my first (and honestly only) experience with game design, but it’s cool that you mentioned that.

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Hi Drew!
Your presentation was so entertaining! I think it speaks a lot to your topic, too; kids are more likely to want to learn if the information is presented in a new, interesting way, just like your presentation. Great job!

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Hi Drew!
Great job with the presentation. You have a great speaking voice and cadence. I also enjoyed your use of animations to help aid your presentation. I found the example on Scratch coding and probability really interesting. I wonder how the researchers were able to measure student’s understanding of probability after the experiment. I also wonder if the students ability to code beforehand impacted their performance.

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Hi Drew! I have a huge interest in innovative ways to learn so this was helpful. We also used Scratch to learn programming! I liked that gaming can help students learn their own interests and like you said, it helps students to hold themselves to higher standards in both STEM and sports; they are capable, they just need the fun push that games provide. Nicely done!

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Hi Drew!

I really loved the layout of your presentation, it was really cute and I think it fit the topic well! I would love to point out when you said that students can be held to higher standards, because I think that that is very important, but it is encouraging to know that they can do this in a fun atmosphere!

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I thought your presentation was really good, the way you provided a lot of attention to your audience watching it made me really feel your perspective. I think that pushing games into the STEM field is very important and will become directly related to the career path.

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I remember a library I went to years ago that had a computer with a game or two. It was really fun, and at the time, I didn’t think further of it. Reflecting on it, I learned a lot from playing both educational and recreational games when I was younger. I think games are a great way to help students learn.

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Here is my research on horror game mechanics. Enjoy!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-mOKOX0PEouL__3PdhpwLfvd13ze4TH7/view?usp=sharing

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Sorry, that was the wrong version. Here is the updated link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15GR_jA9SJaQ3P7RyTpvth_ENlG92lniM/view?usp=sharing

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Hey Julia,

After viewing your presentation, the horror game that came to mind was I.T. I remember playing this game and feeling scared, the mechanics in these types of games play an important role in causing this form of fear.

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Hi Julia!
I must admit, I don’t like horror games (not a big fan of scary), but it was really cool to see the breakdown of what makes horror games horrifying! I especially liked your section on control because it helped me realize that the lack of control over my senses and environment in horror games usually makes me the most stressed out.

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Hi Julia!
I can’t lie, I am kind of a wimp when it comes to anything horror, but I do have my fair share of experiences playing games like Granny that promote jump scares. I really like how you broke down four key aspects of horror gaming and how you really went in-depth on each category. This furthered my previous understanding of horror games and actually put a bit of structure behind them in terms of the designing process, which is what this course is all about!

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Hi Julia,
Awesome work! Your topic is super fascinating, and I’ve always been a huge fan of horror games, so it was nice to see some mechanics that make up a horror game. I really enjoyed learning about the “gazes” or psychological aspects in particular. It definitely describes why we enjoy horror games/relate to them. One horror game that uses both of these aspects really well is Resident Evil 7, I remember multiple times in the game where the player character would get injured or inflict pain and it definitely does release that feeling of adrenaline.

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Thanks Evan! Resident Evil 7 definitely used all these aspects really well, as the Resident Evil series showed up very frequently in my research. This series is one of the gold standards for survival horror games and many people believe it invented the genre.

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Hi Julia,
First, amazing graphics and theming with your presentation. It really hooked me into your presentation and made it cohesive for the audience. Also, the structure of your presentation was very easy to follow and I appreciated the use of categories (autonomy, control, passivity, gazes” to guide your presentation throughout. You also did a great job synthesizing and comparing the different texts. The use of specific examples at the bottom of each slide also connected everything back to real life. One thing I would suggest is maybe putting less text on each page or making the font larger. Great job!

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Hey Julia,
As someone who recently got into horror games and being that we are currently in October, I loved this presentation. I agree that the giving the player agency within the game is a massive part of immersing themselves into the experience. Since you are the person making the decisions. You are the one driving the story forward. You are the one who has all the bad luck, fully becoming the character is really going to make all the scares and terrors hit that much harder. I think that the idea of witnessing a horrific event, in-game, is a super helpful game mechanic for increasing the pressure. You suddenly get this idea that this could happen to your character, and it’s very obvious that you will come across this character as well. Overall, super interesting project.

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Hi Julia! I am very much so not a horror game player, but after watching your presentation, I’m considering starting to play them. It was interesting to learn all the ways that horror keeps players interested and plays to player character tendencies like masochism and sadism. Well done!

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Hi there! 🙂 While I don’t normally elect to play scary games, sometimes it can be fun and your presentation touched on the reasons I do enjoy playing horror games. For example, in Dead by Daylight, I love that I have the control over my survival. Even more so, I get to choose my character who I play as and that gives me specific advantages and/or weaknesses. The “passivity” element is incorporated because when a player (or yourself) gets caught by the serial killer/murderer, you can only watch them be taken back and hung to their death. You have the ability to save your friends, but if they fail to save you, then you merely watch them play the rest of the game and watch them be caught.

Thanks for your presentation, Julia, I enjoyed watching it!! 🙂

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Hi Julia,
As someone who has never been particularly interested in horror games, I always assumed there was nothing to them except jump scares. However, your presentation helped me realize that there are several elements, just like any other game, that work together to give the player a proper experience. Nicely done!

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Hello Julia!
I really like the usage of the game Layers of Fear in your research presentation as I am familiar with the game. I actually remember watching someone play Layers of Fear specifically since I don’t want to spend money on something that I will most likely not enjoy. It’s quite interesting to see the level of thought put into the mechanics of the horror games. I also really like how your presentation background scheme has a very horror-esque vibe to it so it makes your presentation obvious on what it is about. The title text font is also pretty unnerving too, I think it’s super well done!

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Hi Julia!

I’m going to be completely honest and say that I hate horror in every aspect whether its movies or games (sorry!), but your presentation was very informative. I have never played or even actually heard of most of the games that you used in your examples, but it is pretty cool to learn about all the different aspects in horror games (besides jump scares, those are the worst!)

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Scary games have often had the reputation of being just jump scares, but I think even Last of Us or Doom used the overpowering enemies as a way to balance fear. I think that horror genre has a lot of room to grow especially with the newfound support in VR.

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Hi Julia,

I’ve always been a huge fan of horror games, my favorite series of horror games is the Outlast series. It’s so interesting how roped in the players get to the game, to the point where people actually are terrified to keep playing at some points. I feel like graphics and sound also play a huge role in the horror factor of games, like when you get jump scared by some creepy looking monster and it plays a loud, ominous or scary noise, it really gets the fear going.

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Hi Julia,

I really loved this presentation as horror games are one of, if not my favorite genre of games. (I run a horror club here!) The subversion of our fight or flight response is fascinating and the fact that games can change our emotions so profoundly is what makes them so great. Additionally, I loved the description of the different methods horror games use to scare, such as survival horror mechanics versus passivity.

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Autonomy seems key for immersion. I also see how it increases the horror vibe by making players worried about whether they choose the best action. Sometimes being unable to do anything is horrifying as well; I can understand the passivity aspect.

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Here is the link to my presentation!

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Hey Jask,

I really enjoyed the visuals in your vid! I find it really interesting how you mention the importance of virtual reality games and the effect they cause. Since one is more immersed while playing, these reactions tend to be more “real”, especially when playing a survival game.

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Hi Jask!
I think your project was very well put together. I really liked how you demonstrated gameplay using your own VR set, that was so cool. The production of your video was so clean and looked very professional. I love The Walking Dead but I didn’t know there was a game for it, it looks so fun and definitely something I would enjoy!

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Hi Jask,
I just want to start and say I loved the intro to your video! I’ve heard the argument about violence from video games translating to real-world behavior a lot, and I was honestly expecting VR to heighten negative emotions because of its immersive nature, but I’m happy to be proven wrong!

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Hi Jask! Your presentation was very eye-catching and interesting. I loved that you put video clips alongside photos to demonstrate your ideas. I didn’t know much about VR before watching this presentation so I definitely learned a lot! I think VR can really help to further the immersive quality of games in the future.

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Hi Jask!!
I really loved the skit you did to introduce your research topic, it was very creative and well-thought-out! As a business person, marketing is a huge aspect of my future career, and one big issue in marketing is mistargeting children for too-mature content, like violent video games. This has been a huge debate in marketing for years, but I think you have really done a great job at viewing both sides and using your research to build your argument.

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Hi Jask!
I really liked your use of video clips of yourself as a way of storytelling throughout your presentation. It definitely kept me engaged throughout, especially with your example of boxing as a way to explain how VR gaming works. I also appreciated that you were able to identify trends in the research, like that more immersiveness in VR can lead to increased aggression. I was wondering what kind of statistical methods were done to actually test these ideas of aggressiveness and other psychological behaviors.

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Very interesting topic that I didn’t consider. I know we have all heard the argument of it video games makes people more violent. I think that this discussion has had a lot of back and forth for a while, but this one really is interesting. You make great points about the fact that now that you’re actually doing these violent movements, what will translate into your brain.

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Hi Jask! I also did my project on VR and I love how different your perspective was on the topic! I totally agree that violent video games become more real and more troubling in VR since the player has to embody the character. I saw VR from more of a health and business perspective, so this was incredibly interesting! VR is a lucrative business, so this brings up an ethics question: at what level does society’s safety and mental health become the game designers’ responsibility? Really thought-provoking work; good job!

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Jask, oh my goodness, your project was so well recorded!! I’m definitely familiar with this argument you researched. I think video games, and now VR games, are a scapegoat for increased aggression in players. I resonated with the study that researched emotional responses because they cited people felt more scared rather than more aggressive. This has been my personal experience!

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Hi Jask, I really liked your presentation and topic. VR is very interesting, but I agree that there is controversy around the immersive aspect of the platform. Your topic reminds me of when parents were concerned that games like GTA and Call of Duty were making kids more violent. However, I remember that people were looking at it backwards. Sure, lots of violent people may have played violent video games, but the actual amount of people playing violent video games that go on to act violent is very very small. It’s a reverse correlation situation. However, I do agree that violent video games can still be contributing to people acting violent, just not as much or on as big of a scale as people think.

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Hey Jask,
We have an extremely similar mouse pad! This was a very well made video, it was very informative and you provided clips that matched what you were speaking about, making it easy to understand. Great job!

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Hello Jask!
I found your presentation to be really well done. Personally, I find that VR will make the experience extremely heightened to the point where everything that happens in the game feels real. While VR might heighten negative tendencies in people, it could also help people blow off steam in video games. I would much rather someone go murder crazy in VR than in real life.

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Hi Jask!

I have to compliment you on the layout and production of your presentation, I especially loved your demonstration and the visuals included! I have had my fair share of VR experiences, and it is absolutely insane that it feels so real, and you can do things in VR that you couldn’t do in real life, but it still feels like you are actually doing it. I loved this topic and I absolutely loved your presentation!

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VR games are the future, whether we like it or not. Most people want a realistic game where they feel alive and in control of the elements. With flight simulators becoming more advanced, soon super hero games where the user can fly and use powers will be seamless in transition. While it is laggy and not crystal clear there is much time to finish these projects.

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Hi Jask,

I like how you implemented your own gameplay into this video, it made it feel like I was watching an actual Youtuber talk about the topic. I can definitely see how making these aggressive movements and almost living through the lens of VR could make people think that this will lead into real life aggression, but in my opinion, I feel like it is a person to person case. It could affect one person tremendously and make them much more aggressive in real life, or it could have absolutely no affect on the next person.

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Hi Jask,

I thought your presentation was well edited and made it really engaging; VR is definitely one of gaming’s futures because of how unique its capabilities are. Additionally, I thought the demonstration of a horror game added a lot to the presentation — one of VR’s strengths is heightening the stakes of games, and horror is maybe the best example of this.

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I can see the reasoning for both sides of the argument. Virtual reality doesn’t seem inherently violent, but there can certainly be violent games.

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Please let me know if this link does not work. Thanks!

Is VR the Future of Gaming?

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Ignore the above video; it was wrong and is now marked private. My original video was 8 minutes and I used Youtube Editor to shorten it. It seems to have ignored what I told it to do and just randomly cut off the last few minutes of my presentation. Below is the original video (I talk slow, so feel free to speed it up): https://youtu.be/EHG_O2zdqqE

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Hi Vallika,
Like Jose, I was really surprised that VR has been around for so long! I only started hearing about it a few years ago, so I thought it was 10 years old, max. I also didn’t know VR could heighten anxiety, which was really interesting to learn.

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Hi Vallika! I loved the graphics of your presentation. I had actually heard of the stereoscope before, but I mainly knew of its relation to photography. I never realized that the stereoscope was the first “virual reality” instrument. It’s so interesting to think about how people have been inventing things to escape reality/experience different realities for almost 200 years.

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Hey Vallika,
I found it super interesting how VR can potentially improve thinking and increase empathy! In particular, it’s fascinating that people feel more embodiment of their character when they’re in VR. I have, however, seen clips on social media of people playing extremely violent games on VR. Because of how a player has to embody the character, if VR does become a staple of modern gaming, I wonder if this will bring back debates about whether or not video games cause violence.

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Hi Vallika!
I really loved your graphics — super on theme and kept me engaged with fun colors! I also appreciated that you laid out an agenda before you got started so I could see the progression of your presentation. Also, great job using statistics at the beginning to contextualize your research (28% of VR users use it daily– wow!!) I also found it super interesting that you dove into the more technical side of benefits of VR, like file size, image resolution etc. All of these factors are part of the user experience, but they don’t immediately jump out at players like aesthetics or graphics do. Great analysis.

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The first stat for the amount of VR usage was really interesting. It was an interesting contrast to your topic which was if VR was the future. I think that technically speaking, VR has a lot of potential, but the setup time might be something that deters some players. It’s not as simple as picking up a controller and turning on a system. There are more steps involved, but the experience is very interesting.

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Hi Vallika,
As a child, I always dreamed of video game technology advancing to a point where I could be IN the game, and it seems we are now there! I see that these headsets can be costly, cause health issues, and not offer much variety…hopefully in the future, this will be improved and VR headsets can be a more popular household item. Nice job!

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Hello Vallika!! Such an interesting topic, I’m always so intrigued by VR. I really can’t believe this technology has been evolving for a little over 200 years now!! With a cost of 100,000 dollars, I can see how this would limit the ability for people to continue developing and advancing the field though. I’ve never thought about how VR would increase empathy and have the potential to cure disorders such as Claustrophobia. I can imagine how much hope and awareness this would bring! Specifically, for doctoral candidates who cannot feel what patients with chronic pain are experiencing. This will definitely allow for better treatment and patient experience.

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Hi Vallika, I really enjoyed this presentation! One of the most interesting points your brought up about VR was the related health effects. I remember when VR first became a thing, people complained about feeling dizzy and nauseous, and having eye strain. These may be temporary effects, but you make a good point that they make a player less likely to play again. I think if developers can find a way to mitigate or get rid of these effects, VR would be much more viable as a gaming platform. Great research!

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VR should be used as a way of treatment for those with mental health issues. Allowing them to run simulations that are monitored and without restriction many can enjoy the full liberation of VR. It can possibly allow for a treatment of dementia by allowing users to relive old memories in the camera. (Just my own personal thought)

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Hi Vallika,

I never really thought of the history of VR, and I especially did not think it would date back all the way to the stereoscope, but that’s a very cool connection that you made there. I remember the first time I used a VR headset it made me so dizzy, but I kind of got used to it after using it a few times. I could definitely see how this rises an issue with the general population though, after all why would someone want to play a game that could make them feel physically sick? Overall the idea of VR is so interesting to me, the fact that we’ve taken another level to being emerged into the game were playing is still so crazy to me.

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Hi Vallika! I’m one of those with a VR set that doesn’t use it every day. It’s a bit tedious to set up, if you don’t have a designated room or much space. Still, VR is a cool experience. The side effects are worrying though.

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Hi Vallika,

Your breakdown of what goes into VR was interesting to watch — I thought the presentation itself was well designed and very colorful. The biggest barrier for most people playing VR is the cost, which I was glad you addressed in your presentation, as it’s a huge problem that will have to be solved if VR is to become mainstream.

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Hi Vallika,

I did not know the idea of VR was implemented in 1838, which is pretty cool! I really thought it was more of a new thing but I was wrong. The flexibility that VR allows for gamers to engage with is pretty interesting as this helps immerse the gamer into a unique experience.

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Hi Vallika,
As you know we both did our projects on VR but it was interesting to hear more about the history and positive uses of VR compared to my research on disproving the negative effects VR has on the mind. Your presentation was very well made and I also liked how you went through both pros and cons of using VR on the player and developing VR!

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Hi Vallika!

I honestly did not know that VR has been around for that long, I really thought it was a new development within the past couple of years. Nonetheless, your presentation was informative and actually provided me with facts like that that I never knew!

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Hello Vallika!
That first statistic you mentioned in the beginning actually didn’t surprise me since I own a vr headset and haven’t touched it in months. I think people don’t use it too often since it’s annoying to get it setup, and for a lot of games, you have to be physically moving. It’s more convenient to play a game on the couch by pressing the power button on the console, and lying down on the couch. Also, when you mentioned the dizzyness in VR headsets, in reminded me of how I get very dizzy playing certain games on the headset.

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The Impact of Psychology on Video Game UX Design

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Hey Ivan,

After viewing your research on psychology in UX Desig in games I found it very interesting. I did not expect that the background music would cause a psychological effect on players by bringing fear or serving as a distraction while they play.

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Hi Evan!

I really liked the way you made your project, it looked very professional and it was also very interesting to watch. I do agree that too much noise in a game is definitely distracting and I tend to turn the volume off for a lot of the games I play because of it. So it’s important for game designers to find the perfect balance between too much noise and too little noise.

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Hi Evan!
I’ve never heard of UX gaming, but you actually made it sound very interesting! In addition, the quality of your video is insanely clear! I’ve always loved psychology, so it is really interesting that you brought it into this course. I think I have to agree with Hodent’s point that if someone doesn’t understand something, it makes them more likely to quit. However, the flow theory does a good job of ensuring that all the aspects of a game complement each other to allow players an easy time figuring out how to play. I also like how you mention the conflicting ideas between the study and Hodent’s thoughts on too many visual cues on the screen. Very interesting!

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Hi Evan! UX design is very complicated, so it was really interesting to hear about its psychological background. I totally agree about your point that if a player struggles to understand what to do then they will become disinterested and quit. There have been many times when I was initially interested in playing a game, but then give up because I don’t understand how to progress. I also really liked how your presentation cut between slides and video. Great presentation!

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Hi Evan! Firstly, I just want to say that I love the way you’ve made this presentation (like you’re being interviewed) and your camera work is really well done (looks like you used a DSLR). I never realized how deep UX goes! There are so many aspects to it, and if every aspect is not addressed, the game probably won’t succeed. It’s astonishing! Nice work!!

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Hi Evan!
Your presentation is very well made! It is interesting to see how learning about psychology can help you as a game designer, as user experience is heavily influenced by emotions as a player is playing. By creating less negative and more positive emotions, the game’s “flow” is better, and the user wants to continue playing. Great job!

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Hi there, Evan!! Absolutely love your chosen topic and your presentation on it was awesome. Very well-spoken. I really loved learning how deeply embedded psychology is in game design because it’s something I think a lot about when playing and watching others play. As Hodent states, if a player struggles to understand the game, they will stop playing. However, if you can land them in that “flow” state, then you have players locked-in. So much of this can be affected by emotions which I loved hearing you say. Often times, I’ll hear my guy friends say before choosing the game they’re all about to play.. “alright how angry are we looking to get?” because certain games bring out different types of frustrations/emotions.

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Hi Evan! I found this presentation fascinating, because UX is such a huge part of game design. Given that humans are the ones playing the games, psychology really does matter when designing the gaming experience. I like your point about how sound and music can affect how a person feels playing a game, especially in first person shooters like Call of Duty. I remember an old Call of Duty game had a glitch where a flash bang would go off, do it’s normal thing, but then the video graphics would return to normal but the sound would remain affected until the end of the game. It was very frustrating, as sounds were dampened and there was a high pitched whirring noise, which caused me to feel more tense and nervous. The only way to get rid of this glitch was to either finish the match, or exit the game. Great work Evan!

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Hi Evan!

This presentation was really fascinating, anything that has to do with psychology has me intrigued, but I was interested throughout your entire video. I personally don’t play a lot of video games, but my guy friends play together every day, and I always hear them talking about how good they think they will do or use other language (that I will not include) to portray their possible future frustrations.

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Hello Evan!
Your presentation on UX design was very interesting! When you mentioned the quote about how “if a player struggles to understand a game, they will quit”(Hodent, 2017), that got me thinking about the times I’ve quit playing a game because I didn’t understand. I was this way when I first started playing Hollow Knight, and quit because I didn’t understand why I was walking so slowly, and why everyone was raving about the game in the first minute. It’s interesting to think about how games will try to get you hooked from minute one.

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I think the overall aesthetic of a game is important and the music is definitely a key part of that. Fallout provides music from a nuclear 50s where you can see and feel the 50s vibes. On another hand Halo, one of my favorite franchises has invested heavily in its Score. The music builds up the mood and even forces you to fight harder. In the last level of Halo Reach the music would tweak whenever your character became more damaged. Then the sounds ended when Noble 6 was defeated.

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Sound can be used effectively in a game to increase the vibe. In the Spooktober visual novel jam, the game I worked on (I volunteered as a last-minute programmer) used sound and music effectively to create a spooky mood.

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Hi Evan,

User experience is crucial to games and can definitely make a middling game into a great game, or vice versa. I liked your discussion of the psychology that goes into it — game designers have to understand how players feel in using user elements in order to have them be effective in communicating aspects of the game & to know what aspects of the user experience appeal to gamers.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X_IyYlqkmcWLefkim6F8bZopBbUfYFlr/view?usp=sharing

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Hi Altay!
I think you and Kwabena could coordinate on sources; you both have pretty similar topics! I really liked your source that proves that you can’t make a soundtrack out of just any amalgamation of songs; it’s carefully constructed to benefit the player experience as much as possible.

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Hi Altay!

I agree with Anna. Both you and Kwabena had very similar research topics and it was interesting to see your perspective on it. Your presentation delivery was very eloquent and the information flowed very smoothly. After watching your presentation, I learned just how important music is in video games and that it is directly linked to building the atmosphere of a game. Nice job!

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Hi ALtay!!

I agree with your point that music often goes unrecognized when discussing important elements of game design. For me personally, good music is what truly makes the experience surreal. When you’re in a driving game, and you have upbeat fast-paced music, it motivates you to go faster, and it really makes you feel the impacts of the race. I thought it was really interesting how you mentioned that music could also increase the player’s cognitive ability. Your presentation was awesome!

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Hey Altay, Really cool research here, I specifically like that you mentioned how music is a “catalyst for cognitive abilities.” I think something that’s severely underrated is the fact that video game music oftentimes gives subtle cues to the player. So while it’s engaging the player, it’s also benefitting them as a gameplay element as well.

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Hi Altay! Really great synthesis of different scholarly sources to come to conclusions about music in games. I also appreciated that you were able to set up your presentation with your own personal interests and that you explained why specifically this topic stood out to you. The most interesting part of your presentation (for me) was when you explained how music can enhance the VR experience and make it immersive of all senses. This really connected to the research of some of our other classmates, like Vallika and Jask. It was interesting to see the similarities in all three of your findings. The only suggestion I have is to put less text on one slide. Otherwise, you have a great speaking voice and your pace was easy to follow. Great job!

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Hi Altay! I’m also really interested in music and soundtracks, so I really enjoyed listening to your presentation. I liked the picture “why do I hear boss music” because it showed the experience of players having an immediate and specific reaction to the soundtrack, thus creating a specific experience. The “boss music” is specifically crafted to make the experience intense and to make the player panic. Great presentation!

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Hi Altay! As an avid enjoyer of music, I really agree that music in games is both very important yet very under-appreciated. I think sound and music really helps immerse the player into any game, if done right. If done wrong, or not at all, the game’s atmosphere is very different and bland. I know music has a huge impact on games, because when minecraft controversially switched their soundtrack artist, the music changed drastically and players did not like it that much, causing a fallout of players. I myself am not a huge fan of the new music, and I agree that it doesn’t encapsulate the same vibe that old minecraft C14 music did.

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Hi Altay! I really love how you and Kwabena corroborated each others’ findings! I talked to him in the virtual meet-up yesterday and I really love the way you describe the soundtrack in games and their effects! My only suggestion would be to put a little less text on the screen and more visuals while using your voice to guide the viewer through your points. Otherwise, great job!

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Hi Altay,

I think that music is extremely important in video games, and I agree with you that it is very under appreciated. Music helps build the theme of the game that you’re playing, for example if you were playing a horror game, scary music helps keep that theme together. Also, if you are in a suspenseful part of a game, I feel like it’s almost necessary to have correlating suspenseful music behind this scene. I think that it’s very interesting that music can help with cognitive performance within games, that’s something that I’ve never thought of before.

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Hi Altay!

Wow I loved your presentation, especially your topic of choice! I definitely agree that music plays a HUGE role in games and is often overlooked. I think that the music choice would is super important when trying to enhance the experience using VR. Also, like many of the previous comments, I would say that you and Kwabena could most definitely compare sources and feed off of each other’s findings!

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Hi Altay! This is a creative idea for your presentation! Music is such an important aspect of any experience and especially of games and movies! I know based on experience how much the Uncharted music affected me while playing the game; it made me nervous and anxious but also really excited and adventurous! This presentation was really interesting and on such an important aspect of game design. Good work!

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Hi Altay!! As you stated at the beginning of your presentation, I too tend to dismiss the music within games. Sometimes, I go as far as to mute it. When I played Life Is Strange: True Colors, though, I experienced what Dr. Klimmt found to be true: I felt more immersed in the environment and had more positive emotions. I truly had no idea that music is a catalyst of cognitive abilities – that is wild to think about!

Great presentation!

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https://youtu.be/TCCayQ0-x_U — There’s a graphical error within the first minute but the rest of the presentation should be ok.

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Hi Kwabena!
I really like your information on attentiveness and the cinematic aspect of soundtracks. I have found that when a game has a really cool soundtrack, I pay more attention and enjoy the game experience more than I would have otherwise.

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Hi Kwabena!

I really liked the way you presented and delivered the information in your presentation. You sounded very educated on the topic, and your use of vocabulary was very strong. Your presentation was very straight forward and covered all the important details. I really enjoyed watching this, you did a great job!

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Hey Kwabena,
Awesome presentation. I really enjoyed learning about soundtracks in games, and it’s cool that you pointed out a couple I’m familiar with. I actually really loved Assassin’s Creed Origins’ soundtrack to the point where I watched some videos of the game’s composer Sarah Schacner and her approach to song composition. That soundtrack made me feel like I was in another world, and by the time I finished the game, I felt so emotionally attached to it. Beyond the characters and graphics, the soundtrack hooked me and made the game such an immersive experience.

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Hello Kwabena!!
Your presentation was really awesome! I loved that you included embedded videos and other graphics to really keep people interested. Soundtracks is a really different topic but certainly an important one! You did a great job explaining all the aspects of soundtracks and how they contribute to emotions.

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As someone who loves movie soundtracks, this was a great presentation. Music and audio is something we don’t really think about, but it’s half of the experience. The game and movies are made up of what we see and what we hear. Half of the intended experience is embedded in the sound. And the mario kart example was amazing. A shift in tone or tempo makes the player feel something. It’s a massive part of the experience.

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Hi Kwabena! I love movie and game soundtracks so I almost chose this research topic as well, but you did an excellent job discussing game soundtracks! The example with mario kart music was really interesting, as the subtle shifts in tempo really add to the exciting feel of the game. Great job!

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Hi Kwabena, I really liked this presentation. I think soundtrack and sound design is so important to any game. Whether it’s ambient music or sound effects, it really brings the game to life. I always think of legend of zelda games, which have epic sound tracks that really encapsulate the vibe of the dungeon or area you’re in. Great work, and I like the way you presented the information!

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Hey Kwabena,
Your presentation was very well made! I had the pleasure of “meeting” you last night in the virtual hub and it was really nice to discuss your presentation. I agree with both yours and Altay’s points on soundtracks and their effects on the player. You did a great job!

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Hi Kwabena,
We actually had a very similar topic, and even used one of the same sources! I’m glad you found this topic as interesting as I did. You made great points about how soundtracks help players experience positive emotions throughout gameplay, and can improve their overall attentiveness. Great job!

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The sound that plays when an enemy is near is a great audio cue. Certain sounds are harsh to my ears though. I wonder if this is also the case for other people. (Ex. nails on chalkboard or whistling). I can agree with the statement that music helps increase concentration.

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Hi Kwabena!

I loved your presentation and absolutely loved your topic of choice! I think that soundtracks are important whether it is in a movie or in a game, but I definitely agree with all of your findings!

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I hope you all enjoy!! Click here to watch my video or the link below!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B87E96vQXmZ2tBkyL1wtDbhUO3mw3mM6/view?usp=sharing

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Hi Gabby!

I really like how your presentation was very conversational and you went more in depth on the topics and studies, discussing information that was not directly on the slides. I love Coolmathgames and still play it to this day and your presentation unlocked a memory, Freerice! I used to play on Freerice all the time and it was definitely very educational. I love how you played a game for us to show us exactly how gaming can be used in classrooms to enhance learning. It was a very unique touch. I also really liked your ending, we need games in classrooms!

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Thanks, Meeteeka! I really appreciate the kind words!

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Hey Gabrielle,

This was super well done, good work! One thing you mentioned at the beginning is that games can communicate emotions or feelings, they can educate people, and more. The same goes with films. However, I feel like games still aren’t widely considered an art form, while films are, and that kind of annoys me. I don’t know, kind of unrelated, but that was the first thing to pop into my head as you mentioned the first source, Anyhow, I enjoyed learning about the educational side of games — great work.

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Hi Evan!!! I totally agree that games should be considered art alongside film. It’s kind of crazy how similar they are but one is placed in a totally different category.

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Hi Gabrielle! Firstly, I loved the graphics of your presentation. The theme was very cohesive and I could immediately tell what your presentation was about. I never thought about how education intersects with video games, but after viewing your presentation I can see that there are a lot of potential benefits. I specifically thought that video games being able to accommodate students with disabilities was a great point.

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Hi Julia!!
Thank you so much for your kind words. Accommodation is a huge part of learning, especially with special needs kids and sometimes its hard to do it with one teacher and multiple students, but that is the beauty with game-based learning.

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Hi Gabrielle,
This was a very informative presentation! Mathematical Chess seems like a great way for students to learn both math and chess. It is fun, and teaches them two different skills at once. When students are encouraged to think of studying in a fun way, as opposed to regular lessons and examples, perhaps they retain information much more easily, or have a different attitude towards the subject in general, allowing them to want to learn more. Great job!

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Hi Altay!!
Thank you so much for the kind words! Mathematical chess is actually pretty cool. I’ve actually never learned chess and never had the ambition to because it always seemed really boring but mathematical chess actually sounds more fun? Maybe its just because I am a math person haha.

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Hi Gabby! 🙂 I love the design of your presentation – very gameified! Great choice to play the game at the end, as an example – could definitely have tried to incorporate that in my presentation! An added bonus is that the game was designed by two NJ teachers. How cool!
While my presentation focused on the communication aspect of learning, it was really interesting to see how your research included the effects of DGBL on students with learning disabilities. In my research this was cited as a shortcoming and it was suggested more work needed to be done to understand how learning disabilities would affect communicative literacy.

Thanks for your presentation, I really enjoyed watching!!

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Hi Kattie!!!
I really loved your presentation as well and thought our two presentations complemented each other. When I first picked my gaming site, I had no clue who the contributed were but when I saw NJ I was so excited. NJ does it best!

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Hi Gabrielle! I think you picked a really interesting research topic. I think games do teach certain concepts very well, and I think it’s interesting how they can be used to help special education students. Very well put together research, I really enjoyed this presentation!

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Hi Dalen!!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Let’s hope we can get gaming into classrooms!

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Hi Gabrielle! This presentation was very well constructed! I noticed you went a lot more in depth with the specifics of the studies rather than just providing a hypothesis and result. Although the research seemed daunting to understand, you talked through it in a very conversational and casual manner which made it very easy to understand. Great job!

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Hey Jask!
Thank you so much for all the kind things you said. I am glad you enjoyed my presentation. Understanding research is very daunting, but I find it easier to get through if you make it seem like a storytime, which is what I tried to do!

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Hi Gabrielle,

Your presentation was very visually appealing, and also dealt with a very profound and unique subject. Special education is constantly evolving to fit the needs of its students in a more technological world, and I think game based learning can come to serve an important purpose.

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Hey Kwabena!
Thank you so much! Special education is certainly a subject that can always use improvement and I hope that eventually, educators use gaming to their advantage in the classroom.

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Hi Gabby!

I LOVED the layout of your presentation, and the fact that you could immediately tell what the presentation was about. I also really loved your subject, as well as the way you spoke throughout the presentation, it was very smooth and professional! Special education most definitely could benefit from a more technological perspective, and I think your findings were very spot on and actually revealed very interesting information!

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Hi Jasmine!!!
Thank you so much for being so sweet! I looked very hard for a fitting slide theme haha.

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Hi Gabby!
As an avid lover of coolmathgames growing up, I loved your presentation! I’m also really interested in your second source; I feel like having to focus on the chess game and the math at the same time would make me get confused, so I was really surprised to see it had such a positive effect on the students!

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Hi Anna!!
It’s crazy how many people used coolmathgames as children, it definitely is a connecting point for our generation. I agree that the mathematical chess could be confusing, but I think that’s why it has. such a positive effect on students. They were forced to not only use mathematical skills, but problem-solving skills at the same time.

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Approaching English as a Foreign Language through Digital Game-Based Learning
(DGBLL)

Thanks for watching! Appreciate everyone’s time 🙂

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Hi Kattie!

I found your presentation very interesting. I think both yours and Gabby’s presentation are related in the sense that games can be used as an effective method to enhance learning. I really liked watching this presentation and the way you spoke. Something I found really interesting was that both males and females prefer action and adventure games. That was something I never realized or thought of. Overall, I think you did a really great job on this presentation!

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Hi Meeteeka, thanks so much! I was so nervous even though it was only me in my living room lol. I thought the differentiation between genders was critical to note for educators as well 🙂 Thanks for your comment.

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Hi Kattie!!!
Your presentation touches on a similar topic as mine in the fact that we both discuss game-based learning. One of the experiments I talked about in my presentation also discusses using games to teach Mandarin and the results were similar to those shown in your presentation. It is very cool!

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Hi Gabrielle!! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch 🙂 I look forward to watching yours!!! I couldn’t believe the results that DGBLL had on communicative literacy. I loved learning about the lowering of affective barriers. Did you have an AHA moment throughout your research?

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Honestly, yes! One of my sources talked about how game-based education is almost a trick on students. It’s a fun game, yes, but they are actually learning in the process, even though they may not realize it. In this way, teachers can almost manipulate their students and encourage them to play these games, which would otherwise be considered counterproductive. It made me think of all the times I played coolmath and freerice during my computer class, and I thought my teacher was just letting us have fun, but there was hidden learning!! I was tricked!!

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Hahah, I love it, the best type of trickery, I’d say!! You’re totally right though, gaming in the classroom is almost a cheat to learning because it can be so fun. For this reason, I think educators need to be mindful in their approach to selling this type of curriculum to parents! For parents, I can see them easily feeling this is a waste of valuable learning time when in reality they are just not aware of the effectiveness and benefits.

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My first point is completely unrelated to game design. How did you combine your slides with your video like that? That was really cool. I think that this is going to really beneficial for children going forward. I remember as a kid seeing abc mouse commercials and thinking that a game focused on learning would be really boring, but I never realized that I was looking at the game as a form of entertainment and not a tool for learning. After this, I see that as far as learning tools are concerned, I would be more fun as a child to play a fun game for the sake of learning. It provides an easy to access and low stakes method of learning.

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Hi Chris!! Thank you so much, I was so nervous recording this haha. I used Prezi 🙂 & you’re exactly right, you captured it perfectly: DGBL is a low-stake method of learning. For kids and even young adults, especially when it comes to challenging topics, it would be best to embrace this type of learning! It approaches them in a way they are familiar with and more willing to experiment with.

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Hi Kattie! I never considered the use of video games as a tool for learning English as a foreign language, but after viewing your presentation it makes complete sense. Video games allow players to enter countless different interactions and scenarios, allowing the non-native speaker to “practice” and get lots of experience. This removes some of the pressure/nervousness that usually comes with speaking a non-native language. I’ve heard that immersion via TV shows and music is also a good way to learn a non-native language, but video games can take it to another level by allowing the player to actually interact.

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Hi Julia, thanks for your response! 🙂 Yes, you got it! Removing the pressure/nervousness out of the language learning is half the battle because then students are more willing to take risks and create more learning opportunities! As someone who speaks Spanish and English (I’m hispanic), I always suggest people watch soap operas with subtitles on because there is an opportunity to learn based on how dramatic everyone is in those lol. When you compare it video games, though, this is a much more active process which allows for more dynamic learning!

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Hi Kattie, I think you chose a very fascinating research topic! I really like how you organized your presentation, and the platform you used to present/record it made the whole thing very interesting to watch! I think you brought us all a new perspective on video games, and how they can be used to teach languages, especially English. I really liked this!

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Aw thank you so much for your kind comment, Dalen!! I watched your presentation as well and it was so well thought out and explained. My research topic honestly surprised me because I took away so much. I never though video games could actually help increase communicative literacy in language learning! Especially with how interconnected the world is nowadays, it is more and more important for students of other countries to have access to effective English language learning methods!

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Hi Kattie, I have to say this is one of the most creative presentations I have seen in a long time! You stuck with the basic powerpoint idea but really made it your own with the animations and the lowered transparency so your face is still visible when the slide increases in size. Besides the visual aspect, your research was really informative and I really enjoyed learning about using games as a way to learn English. Great Job!

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OMG Jask, I said the same thing about yours!!! It was seriously amazing, thank you for thinking mine was creative – what a compliment! But yes, using games to learn English was a really new topic to me as well. I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂

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Hi Kattie!

Wow I really liked your presentation, from the graphics to the actual topic! You and Gabby had very similar ideas in the fact that gaming can be and should be a more integral part of education, whether it is in language (like your presentation) or in special education (like Gabby’s). This was actually a pretty new topic to me, so I found the entire presentation to be extremely fascinating, good job!

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UjJ4aJxxlYOU-6bvV2pp9mpdu6Xt1cps/view

Please let me know if it doesn’t work!

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Please disregard the first link, Meeteeka kindly let me know that it wasn’t working! Use this link instead:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UjJ4aJxxlYOU-6bvV2pp9mpdu6Xt1cps/view?usp=sharing

Again please let me know if this one doesn’t work, thank you for watching!

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Hi Jasmine!

AI has been a growing industry and will continue to be a growing industry as far as technology remains. I think it’s important to understand the impact of AI and your presentation gave me a lot more insight on not only AI, but its role in gaming. I really liked the appearance of your presentation and slides. You did a really nice job and I really enjoyed listening to this!

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Thank you so much Meeteeka! AI has been a growing industry in all different types of markets, so I thought why not focus on AI and gaming? I’m glad I was able to provide more insight on this topic!

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Hi Jasmine!!
AI is such a vast and interesting topic so I love that you brought it into this class. I agree with your sources that AI provides endless opportunities for gaming. I really hope to see more of these AI-based games in the future.

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Hi Gabby!

Thank you for the compliments! I personally think that AI is an industry growing opportunity and will really help expand the world of gaming for both players and game designers!

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Hey Jaz,

Awesome presentation! Great research, I loved learning a little bit about AI in games. I especially enjoyed the Holy Grail source, and machine learning in video games is so fascinating. As processing power continues to increase, I’m really excited to see how AI evolves, not just within gaming but in our everyday lives.

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Hi Evan!

Funny enough, the Holy Grail was actually my personal favorite part of my presentation, I just thought that the concept was really cool, especially to the dullness of NPCs that we have now. I’m glad you enjoyed learning about AI and thank you for your kind words!

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AI within games is such an interesting conversation. You’re presentation reminded me of a horror game called Alien: Isolation. It’s based on the classic movie, but the titular alien is trying to get you as you learn more about the story and what’s going on. The interesting part is, the alien has AI built into it. It learns from moves that the player does constantly and adapts to it. Meaning, you can’t hide in the same place twice, or expect to do the same maneuver as last time. It’s really scary, but it requires the player to do some problem solving because of how smart this AI is. It’s an incredible resource for game design.

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Hi Chris!

Wow, that is a very interesting take! I never heard about Alien: Isolation or the movie related to it, but that does sound really fun and challenging! You kind of proved one of my main points about AI being constantly able to learn from its past moves, and actually connects to Schell’s problem solving lens, because it constantly gives players new problem to solve.

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Hi Jaz! I’ve learned a lot about the UI (user interface) of game design, but I don’t know much about AI in game design. AI can really expand how games are made, especially as technology increases. It’s interesting to me how creators must design their AI to be good, but not too good that they are unbeatable. This was a really interesting presentation!

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Hi Julia!

I’m actually the opposite: I actually don’t know much about UI of game design, but know plenty about AI! I think you bring up an interesting point about AI being challenging, but not impossible, because I think that that balance is very important in keeping players interesting! Thank you for your compliments!

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Hey Jaz!
I’ve always been a little apprehensive of AI; I’m part of the faction of people who are scared of AI taking human jobs without much thought into how it can expand industries. I’ve never considered how AI could be used with games or how it could create a more interesting or fulfilling experience for players.

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Hi Anna!

I can understand where you are coming from, I also used to be very against AI, because I was afraid that most human jobs would be completely taken over by AI. But, now I’m starting to believe that if used correctly, AI can actually provide more jobs for humans by expanding the industry. I’m glad you were able to gain different perspectives about this topic, and I hoped you enjoyed the presentation nonetheless!

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Hi Jan! I liked your point about AI and jobs, which has definitely been a hot debate topic for a while now. I feel like many people believe that AI will take away jobs from humans. However, you bring up a good point that it actually has the potential to widen industries and great new jobs for humans, which is something I, and I’m sure many others, never thought about before. Great job!

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Hi Dalen!

Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I totally agree! I feel like some people just focus on the negatives of such a drastic change, without thinking about the future benefits that they could receive.

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Hey Jaz,
This is a great presentation! It is very interesting to think about how AI technology will change our lives within the next few years, especially when playing video games. Utilizing AI technology for story generation is interesting to think about…Personally, I do not think that AI can generate a story as captivating as humans can. Great job!

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Hi Altay!

Thank you so much for your compliments! I, too, was very astonished when I learned that AI could be used for the story aspect instead of just technology, and I totally can see why you would say that humans would do a better job. I still am on the fence myself, but I definitely will say that I was skeptical the first time that I read that source.

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Hello Jaz!
I find your presentation on Artificial Intelligence super interesting! AI was something that I was actually interested in studying at college, and I’ve taken a course on Intro to AI and will probably take Machine Learning next semester. AI seems to be very important, especially now with how advanced the technology is getting. There were examples of people creating near perfect AI copies of youtubers, and people able to simulate walking dogs. AI in games are important too, as the AI gets better, people start getting better at cheating in video games too. People learn things that they wouldn’t normally try before due to the AI not having an emotional thought behind their line of thinking.

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Hi Drew!

Wow! That is so cool, to be taking a class on AI and, in the future, machine learning. I’ve always wondered what a class like that would be like, maybe you could tell me more about it? I totally agree with that last statement you made, because the emotional ties that people have can be extremely overlooked.

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Hi Jaz,

I found your presentation very thought provoking — AI is a very interesting subject, I would bet that more games than ever currently rely on some form of AI, even in multiplayer settings. AI is a concept with limitless potential that has evolved dramatically in the past couple of decades, and your findings make me wonder how AI will look in games in the near future.

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Hi Kwabena!

Thank you for your kind words! I also think that AI is a very interesting, yet complicated subject, and the possibilities are limitless! Just waiting to be discovered…..

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Thank you everyone for the kind words and interesting opinions! I already replied to everyone individually, but make sure to reach out if you have any more questions or just want to say hey!

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https://youtu.be/sWfBDKrPxKQ

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Hi Jared!

Your presentation was really informative. Something I found interesting was that you acknowledged that you didn’t find what you were quite looking for and you used your prior knowledge to fill in the gaps in the research.

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Hi Jared! The progression of graphic/aesthetic style in video games has always been interesting to me so I really enjoyed watching your presentation. One thing I find intriguing is how some (mostly indie) developers are starting to gravitate back to a pixelated/retro graphic style, even after major technological advancements. This could be because they feel nostalgic for the old games and want to recreate their graphic style.

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The section that talked about going 3d or 2d was really interesting. I think it does have to do with the idea of how it more closely resembles how we see the world. It’s a large topic that I talked about, but immersing the audience into the game to the highest level is only going to benefit the players. I do think that the argument regarding cartoonish graphics also holds weight. Certain things just won’t work with realistic graphics.

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Hi Jared, I thought your research into game graphics was very interesting. I think it’s crazy that we live in a world where we are able to replicate to a T what real life looks like in a video game. I find your research question fascinating, because if we have the capabilities to make hyper realistic graphics, why would game designers choose other art styles? I think a lot of it definitely has to do with money, as well, but I agree that different styles afford different abilities. I liked your point about how cartoon styles allow designers to have more free reign over things in the game, whereas a more realistic approach limits designers to more realistic outcomes. I think another interesting point is how the limitations of game graphics influenced how games look and work. For example, old Nintendo systems could only support a certain amount of colors on the screen at one time, so graphics designers had to be meticulous about the colors of different objects and people.

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Hi Jared! Your presentation was very well made and extremely informative. I liked your style of presentation but one thing I think you could improve on is editing in some basic charts or text so it’s a little easier to comprehend, at least for me. Otherwise, I like how you went through all your sources and took us through what you did and didn’t find. You did a great job!

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Hi Jared!

I really liked the layout and formatting of your presentation! The charts were a little hard to follow, but that might just be a personal thing for me haha! Your research question was very thought provoking, but I think the main reason that designers use other art styles is because of money. Maybe along with personal preference and what they think fits, but I think the main motive would be money, or lack thereof.

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Hi Jared!!
Its really interesting to hear about the process behind graphic choices. I like that you built upon your prior knowledge, as it actually worked in your advantage to connect all of your research!

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Hi!

I found it really interesting how you were able to condense all your sources into a few words to present the main idea. I like how you went more in-depth with each article. Your presentation was very informative. I’ve never heard of Shapley values before but I understand now that it is used in game theory that involves fairly distributing both gains and costs to several actors working in coalition.

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Thanks! I didn’t know what Shapley values were, so this is interesting to find out.

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Hi! I really enjoyed the theoretical nature of your research and it was really interesting to learn about all the potential different methods of maintaining game balance. It’s hard to discuss something so complicated but you did a very good job!

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Hi Bunbun1k, I thought your analysis on game balance was very interesting. I do think it’s true that the balance between challenges but still able to be beaten is important. There are a few games where some bosses or levels are just too hard, and that can cause players to give up and not want to play anymore. One such game like that for me was Watch Dogs, where one of the missions was nearly impossible and required lots of developed skill or just crazy luck to pass. I couldn’t get past it, but it just made me want to give up and not play the game anymore. On the opposite end, though, challenge is still
important because without it, games would be too easy and not interesting. Great summary and analysis of your research!

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Hey, You did a great job on your presentation! You took an approach that I had never seen before by condensing all of your research into the equivalent of a short paragraph. However, it didn’t feel like anything was missing at all, in fact, you took us through it all very clearly and it helped me understand everything that wasn’t on the screen. Great Job!

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Hello Bunbun1k,
I enjoyed watching your presentation on game balance! Game balance is something I think about often, and it’s something that’s extremely thought of in multiplayer games. It’s very important to make sure that the game is not overbearingly easy, and vice-versa. A game with a good example of game balance that I just thought about was Super auto pets. There isn’t a set meta that everyone uses, there are tons of different strategies that people employ.

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I haven’t played that, but it sounds fun. And I agree that if the challenges are too easy or hard, players start to lose interest.

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Hi there!

This was a very interesting presentation, I have never really thought about game balance much before, and your findings were fascinating! I liked the amount of detail, but not too much, that you went into with each article, and I learned new things, like Shapley values, which I think Meeteeka also pointed out.

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Hey!!
Your presentation was really great! Game balance and Shapely values are two new things I learned about and you did an awesome job at explaining them! Great work!

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