Review suggestions for our final exam.

1. FINAL EXAM REVIEW
IMS 211 Summer 14

2. Tips
1) Know what you know, focus on
reviewing what you don’t.
2) You can consult with anything during
your 3 hours. But once that timer
starts for the exam, nothing stops it.
3) Don’t over-think situations. I ask you
to think critically in places, but none
of the questions are tricks.
4) The big thing: be specific. I want you
to show me what you learned with
the essay questions. So “show” me!

3. Things to review: overall
1)Anything Dr. Phill posted.
2)Presentations!
3)Questions of the Day
4)Examples offered in weekly
assignments
5)The games we played
6)Things that were said about
those games

4. You’re likely to see…
1) Questions about our
readings (best know them
all)
2) Questions based on things
you’ve have learned in-
game.
3) Questions that require you
to build a case for you
response.

5. Things to review: Week 1
1)The readings
2)In particular, you want to know
what a “narratologist” is and
what a “ludologist” is.
3)You’re going to want a working
definition of “game”
4)Make sure you looked at my
sample presentation.

6. Things to review: Week 2
1) The readings. In particular,
know your D&D basics and
what Chainmail is.
2) Know the presentations
from this week
3) Make sure you remember
playing Hearthstone. There
might be a question about it.

7. Things to review: Week 3
1)The readings
2)In particular, remember the
“proteus effect” and think
about virtual worlds. Expect to
see the names of some of
those authors.
3)Remember Second Life
4)Make sure to look at the
supplemental stuff from week
3 (the posts on the course site)

8. Things to review: Week 4
1) Game history basics: know
some Atari and some
Nintendo.
2) Know the presentations
from this week
3) Know about arcades, the
various stages of the console
wars, etc.

9. Things to review: Week 5
1)The readings: race and gender
stuff will come up
2)Know the presentations from
this week.
3)Be ready to think critically about
issues of gender, race, class. One
of the daily questions touched
on this and didn’t include the
level of critical thinking I expect
from all of you.

10. Things to review: Week 6
1) Know who Gee and Bogost
are.
2) Know the presentation
3) Understand what an
MMORPG is.

11. Pro Tips:
1)The big things to think through
are the theory moments from
the readings that we then
applied.
2) The questions I’ve asked you so
far should give you a sense of
what I tend to ask/how I tend to
think
3)If you see something that looks
“funny” on the exam, it’s
probably meant to be funny.

12. GOOD LUCK!
If there’s anything that’s confused you or that
you want to know more about from the readings
or activities, this would be the time to ask!