Today’s Plan:
- Choosing a Game
- Brief Sketch of APA format
- APA “Quiz”
Choosing a Game
As I’ve said a couple of times, we’ve reached a point in the semester where I’d like you to choose a game to play for the first project.
I will offer three “default” recommendations:
- Continue playing Walking Dead. Approx time to beat the whole game: 9 hrs.
- Play Wolf Among Us. 9 hrs.
- Study in Steampunk Time: unsure. Available on steam, android, iOS.
- Any Choice of Game. Let’s talk.
Additionally, here is a sheet of games that you might consider (and cross reference them with howlongtobeat.com
Really Quick Gloss of APA Format
Okay, so APA format has a few major changes from MLA.
- Verb tense: APA format requires that verbs are in past tense.
- Running Head: APA has very strict requirements for a paper header. The first page is different from every other page. We will not be using a title page.
- Abstract: APA format normally requires an abstract. We will NOT use an abstract for the Sicart Summary paper.
- Headings: Unlike MLA, APA requires you to divide your paper into different sections with formatted headings.
- In-Text Citation. Major differences here from MLA.
- Reference list format. MAJOR differences here from MLA.
Here’s a quote in MLA: In Archive Fever, Derrida writes that, under the specter of postmodernism, “order is no longer assured” (55).
In APA, I would write: Derrida (1974) wrote that, under the specter of postmodernism, “order is no longer assured” (p. 55).
If that quote had multiple pages: Derrida (1974 wrote that, under the specter of postmodernism, “order is no longer assured” (pp. 55-56).
How do you know when to blockquote? 40 words or longer.
Homework
Read Sicart, chapter 6. Remember that the Sicart Summary paper is due on Monday. We will talk more about the paper in tomorrow’s class.
In preparation, as you read chapter 6, think about 3 core ideas/concepts/dimensions of a game that Sicart believes are central to an ethical game.
