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1. Jas - Introduce Essay question
•Q7 Games: ‘More complicated dramatic elements like
premise, character and story, are used in many games
to explain and enhance the more abstract elements of
the formal system.’ (Tracy Fullerton 2014: 97)
•Giving examples from two games identify these factors
and how they work to engage the player effectively.
•Metal Gear Solid and The Last of Us.

2. Jas - Essay, Challenges and Stories
•Why did I select this essay question?
•How has my knowledge developed as a result of writing
the essay?
•How did I decide on the games used within the essay
writing?

3. Jas - image

9. Marian - essay
Game’s Question
League of Legends
Free to play
(Multiplayer Online
Battle Arena) MOBA
Real time events
Characters

10. The Walking Dead
Single Player
Pay to play
Quicktime events
Branching Story
Characters
Marian - essay

11. The
Academic
Writing Style
To inform
Formality
E.g. “I think the game is bad.”
“Evidence from academic sources suggest that the
game was not as successful as expected”
Problem with Q7
(“you”)

12. Game Design Essay - Steven Taylor
● Game Design Question. What was my reason for picking this question.
● Key points of the essay, Fullerton's text. Description of Checkers and adding
premise and background.
● Basing my structure around the key point. For and against argument, refer
back to Fullerton
● Two games. The Walking Dead - The Game, The Last of Us. Story/premise
orientated
● Linear vs Non-Linear story.

13. References
● Online References were mainly used, difficulty in finding variety of sources.
Why is this?
● Validity of the Source, determining if it is a blog or official review. Focused on
looking for official websites.

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19. Essay talk:
-Why choose this essay question?

20. Essay talk:
-Why choose this essay question?
-What was essential to complete this assignment?

21. Essay talk:
-Why choose this essay question?
-What was essential to complete this assignment?
-What’s the outcome?

22. Essay talk
-Why choose this essay question?
-What was essential to complete this assignment?
-What’s the outcome?
-Did any of the essay content seemed to be
interesting in particular?

23. Narrative - Linear and Non-Linear:

24. Narrative - Linear and Non-Linear:
-What are these!?
-What are these!?
-What are these!?

33. Arim Games. Q7
‘More complicated dramatic elements like premise, character and story, are used in
many games to explain and enhance the more abstract elements of the formal system.’
(Tracy Fullerton 2014: 97)

34. Why? - I am a gamer and I like playing
games so this question would be relatable
to me.
Games- Last of Us and League of Legends
Reasons? - One of the best game. Uses
different elements as explained by
Fullerton which engages the players to
play more effectively.
Challenges – Finding references,
Organizing my essay, Academic writing
styles

35. Conclusion
In conclusion we agreed that each of us had certain struggles writing this essay
and we have touched upon these struggles through the presentations. We
overcame these struggles by doing enough research and peer evaluating each
other’s work, that allowed us to create a credible piece of work.

36. Any questions?