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ENG 231 11.T: Ethics, Morals, and Decisions in Video Games

Today’s Plan A Brief Lecture on Ethics and Morals Do A Thing! A Quick Check and Responses Trolley Problems, and a Few Absurd Trolley Problems Homework A Brief Lecture on Morals and Ethics For me, morality is the study of … Continue reading

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ENG 225 3W: Reviewing Worknet #1; Selecting Next Reading

Today’s Plan: Thursday Office Hours: 9:30 -12:00 in Ross 1140B Reviewing Worknet #1 Selecting Next Reading Reviewing Worknet #1 First, I’ve commented on all of the worknets that I have in Canvas. You should find two comments from me (in … Continue reading

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ENG 231 2.F: Catching Up, Moving On

Today’s Plan: Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment Homework From A Rhetorical Triangle to a Ludic One Revised Procedural Rhetoric Heuristic Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment I’ve scored the first assignment–I had a bit of an issue … Continue reading

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ENG 225 5.T: Sicart Analysis Papers

Today’s Plan: Sicart Analysis Paper In-Class Writing Time Sicart Analysis Papers Some bullet points: You will compose a paper (likely in the 1500-2000 word range, so 5 to 8 pages double-spaced) that analyzes your game and gameplay in terms of … Continue reading

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ENG 225 4.R: Sicart Analysis Papers

Today’s Plan: Sicart Analysis Paper In-Class Writing Time Sicart Analysis Papers Some bullet points: You will compose a paper (likely in the 1500-2000 word range, so 5 to 8 pages double-spaced) that analyzes your game and gameplay in terms of … Continue reading

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ENG 225 3.R: Summary Paper; Sicart Gaming Journal

Today’s Plan: Homework Sicart Summary Papers Sicart Gaming Journals Homework Two Things: First, the Sicart Summary paper is due Friday at midnight. I said in class that you can take until Sunday at midnight if you need it. I will … Continue reading

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ENG 225 3.T: Duck, Shawn, and/as Trolley Problem

Today’s Plan: Reminder: Sicart Summary Papers A (Maybe?) Brief Lecture on Ethics Discuss: Is Duck and Shawn a Trolley Problem (and the rest of episode #1) Potential Games List Homework Reminder: Sicart Summary Papers A reminder that these papers are … Continue reading

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ENG 225 2.R: Using the Ethical Gaming Heuristic

Today’s Plan: Sicart Summary Paper Sicart’s Ethical Gaming Criteria Homework Sicart Summary Paper So our first paper is one of the most basic in academia: the academic summary paper. Sometimes this is called a review essay. Whatever you call it, … Continue reading

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ENG 225 2.T: Sicart and Ethical Gaming

Today’s Plan: Quick Review, Sicart Paraphrase Exercise Sicart Summary Paper Details Crafting a Thesis and Handling Evidence Homework Homework Remember that we meet in the Ross 1240 computer lab on Thursday. I’d like folks to take another swing at the … Continue reading

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ENG 225 1.R: Sicart’s Theory of Ethical Gaming

Today’s Play Sicart on Ethical Gaming (Post-Phenomenology) Review “Moral Dilemmas” Reading Collective Read: Sicart 5-29 Homework Sicart on Ethical Gaming Before we discuss Sicart’s (2013) “Moral Dilemmas in Computer Games,” I want to offer a summary of Sicart’s research method, … Continue reading

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