The Great Game

(Thatgamecompany, 2012), a game made by Thatgamecompany, has won many awards and also broke a record of being the fastest selling PlayStation Network game, exceeding the other first and third party games ever released (Miller). One of the first things players will notice is the stunning visual of the game, and its’ complementary soundtrack. The beautifully rendered, yet relatively simple environment makes the character focus on the main theme implied in this this game, “journey”. Nonetheless,…

right side of the fields and I take a shot… It is a sunny day about 80˚ outside to make it better I have a soccer game today it smelled like a win was going to happen. I head over to the field and warm up with my team. There is 2 minutes before the game starts. Our coach tells us we need to play hard because the team is undefended. We get our positions then head onto the field. The game started and it already looks bad from the start, we are losing 2-0 after 5 minutes. At the end of the half…

attention of a greater number of students as well as teach to individuals rather than to a group about the material greatly increasing the level of understanding students could have over any given subject due to the other students learning through the game. There are a number of organizations that seek to use gamification to its fullest extent in education leading to some amazing results such as the Institute of Play that created the Quest to Learn program that currently has some amazing…

the castle where they then though their next mission. The costumes were great as well as the fantastic make-up. The dragons and villains costumes were great and it looked like the costume designer put a lot of hard work into them because they came out very nice. The actors were very realistic. The sound was used throughout the evening when they defeated someone and also through sound effects. The sounds that they hear were great sound effects when they were fighting. They had punching sound…

5% is paid as retailers' commission. The remaining amount is taken by the organizers. Due to the diminishing popularity of the National lottery, it had to undergo a massive re-branding process in the year 2002. The chief game of the draw was called 'lotto', which helped a great deal in boosting its popularity.…

almost anything; unless it has to do with marketing, then the default is a sexy blonde woman who is half naked, trying to sell cologne on a six-foot poster. If women can sell all of these products, why does the marketing industry think that video games with female leads won’t sell? And, why is it that men are always thought of first in a positive way, and women second to mind in a demeaning way? Sex role stereotyping. Sex role stereotyping is hard to kill, it is the boss battle in society, it…

things right once in a while… you do them right all the time,” (Lombardi 2010). Vince Lombardi said this to his players while getting ready for the 1970 NFC Championship game. Like winning, football is an all the time thing that happens year round, whether one is training as an athlete for the regular season or is a spectator of the game, football is a major part of our society. Football done right is a major business, a source of entertainment, and a form of recreation. It is also a way of…

Basketball has been something I have loved for as long as I could remember. As a child, I watched NBA games with my dad. I idolized the players and learned statistics hoping to be just like them. Day after day, I would practice the behind the back, triple threat, and spin moves. A basketball always seemed to find its way into my hands. I was in love with basketball. It felt amazing, the feel of the ball in your hands, the satisfaction of making the shot and the cheers from the bleachers.…

next to 11 of my teammates and 12 opponents. We were losing the lacrosse game by two points and we had four minutes left in the game. I instinctively made a choice that looked bad on the outside but ultimately… was still a bad choice. It was around 8 o’clock on a thursday night, our girls lacrosse team was playing a normal regulation game against the dreaded high school team from Hempfield. Hempfield wasn’t even that great of a team, they just have a set of sisters that “run the show.” Numbers…

skills were great too. As tryouts got closer I became even more worried about not making varsity. Everyone told me I would make it, but I still was unsure. When tryouts came along I knew I had to impress the coach. I put so much pressure on myself that during the first session my touches on the ball were subpar. The varsity coach even told me that I needed to relax and not be nervous. After hearing his comments I said to myself, You are good enough. Don’t be nervous and just play your game. By…