Schedule


Unit 1: New Horizons for the Literary



September 12



September 19



September 26



Friday, September 30

  • LRO PART A DUE



October 3



October 10

  • Hayles, pp159-170
  • Bring draft of Expanded Summary-Analysis Paper to class
  • In class: Short Writing Exercise, Paper Workshop



Friday, October 14

  • Expanded Summary-Analysis Paper Due by midnight


Unit 2: Twisty Little Passages



October 17

  • Montfort, pp1-36
  • For a Change (Schmidt)
  • In class: Inform7 Workshop



October 24



Saturday, October 29

  • MIDTERM LRO DUE AT NOON



October 31

  • Montfort, pp95-118
  • Zork (Anderson, Blank, Daniels, and Lebling)
  • In class: Inform7 Workshop
  • Interactive Fiction Project 1.0 (completed in class)



November 7

  • Montfort, 193-222
  • Book and Volume (Montfort)
  • In class: Inform7 Workshop
  • Inform7 Project 2.0; Paper, first draft (both saved to Dropbox prior to class)



November 14

  • Montfort, pp223-233
  • Inform7 Workshop
  • Inform7 Project 3.0; Paper, second draft (both saved to Dropbox prior to class)



Friday, November 18

  • Game+Short Paper Due at noon
  • Final Inform7 and Paper Due (both saved to Dropbox prior to class)


Unit 3: How To Do Things With Videogames



November 21

  • Bogost, Introduction, “Art,” "Empathy," "Reverance," Conclusion (pp1-29 and 147-154)
  • Prezi and Pecha Kucha Workshop



November 28 [class meets in Room 2257, College Library]

  • Bogost, read your group's assigned chapter
    Group 1: Pranks
    Group 2: Kitsch
    Group 3: Throwaways
    Group 4: Work
    Group 5: Drill

  • InDesign Tutorial
  • Group Project Workshop



December 5

  • Group Project Workshop
  • Group Presentation, Dry Run



December 12

  • Group Presentations
  • Final LRO Workshop
  • Course Evaluations



Wednesday, December 21

  • FINAL LRO DUE AT NOON

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