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Game Poems : Jordan

• Exploring serious topics within games
• How do you showcase these serious topics within games
• How could you deliver a message from a game

During lesson I watched my classmates playing simple but effective games showcasing more serious topics.

• The Gametrekking Omnibus:
  • 1. Grandmother : A quick and simple interactive point & click games where you go to a grave sit to clean your grandmothers site.
  • 2.

How do we talk about making good videogames?

1. Narrative : Telling good stories
2. Gameplay : Crafting fun, balanced gameplay

What is poem?

1. Game poems are short
2. Game poems juxtapose signified meaning with material meaning
3. Game poems are bound to metaphor and ambiguous imagery
4. Game poems are hyperbolic
5. Game poems are subjective
6. Game poems make use of poetic address

How can game poems be accessible and inviting?

• Poems are short, you can express your game any way. Whether it’s short or simple.

Why care about game poems?

1. Maybe you want to be a poet whose medium is videogames.

Can poetry lens help make a better video game?

• Deeper meaning towards the player
• Different interpretations for different players
• Power of ambiguity
• Rather than telling everyone about the experience, they can figure it out themselves.

What make poetry powerful?

“Poetry lifts the veil form the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar object be as if they were not familiar” – Percy Shelley

Lessons from poetry :

• Embrace ambiguity
  • The player can have a different interpretation of the ending, that can be just as impactful from typical ending.
  • Moral ambiguity
• Reimagine “fun gameplay”
  • Poetry offers a different perspective on “play”

Respect the poetic process

Takeaway : Meaning a good game might be hard in way that you don’t expect & Incorporate what you learn on the journey.