Well PlayedWhat the What?

Drew Davidson

About Me

ETC Press• First Publication in 2008"• Experimental, Academic, Open Source"• Entertainment Technologies Across Fields"• Books, Journals, Proceedings, Games"• 38 Publications to Date"

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• http://press.etc.cmu.edu/

Well Played• Well  Read  &  Well  Made  • Analysis  &  Cri2cism  • Gameplay  &  Narra2ve  • Design  &  Development  • Literacy  &  Mastery

Well Played• Presenta2ons  • Books  • Conferences  • Journal

2nd ICEC in 2003

MiT 4 in 2005

GLS 3.0 - 2007

GLS 4.0 - 2008

Meaningful Play - 2008

GLS 5.0 - 2009

GLS 6.0 - 2010

Meaningful Play - 2010

Sandbox Summit - 2011

GLS 7.0 - 2011

IndieCade East - 2013

GLS 9.0 - 2013

Well Played Books Video Games, Value and Meaning

• ETC Press"• 1.0 – 2009"• 2.0 – 2010"• 3.0 – 2011"• 65 Articles

GLS 7.0 - 2011• Well Played

Track of Sessions

Well Played Live Sessions• GLS (2007 - "• DiGRA (2011 - "• IndieCade (2011 - "• Games for Change (2014 -

What is it?• Live Play"• Illustrate & Analyze"• Developer Discussion

Well Played Journal!

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• Started in 2011"• To Date - 3 Volumes, 7 Issues"

• Peer Reviewed"• Editorial Advisory Board"• Open Submissions"• Special Issues"• Regular Publication "

• http://press.etc.cmu.edu/wellplayed/

Why?• Video Games, Value and Meaning"• Analysis & Criticism"• Literacy & Mastery"• Well Read & Well Made

Value & Meaning• What it Means to Play a Game"• Why it’s Important"• Deconstruct & Discuss"• The Experience of Play

Analysis & Criticism• Close Reading"• “Textual” Analysis"• Like Film and Literary Criticism"• Various Methods

Literacy & Mastery• Flow"• Procedural"• Articulation"• Interactive"• Learning is Playing

Well Read & Well Made• Playing Games"• Making Games"• Value & Meaning"• Good, Bad, Better

Well Played• Video games are a Complex Medium

that Merits Careful Interpretation and Insightful Analysis."!

• Thanks!"• Questions?"• drew@andrew.cmu.edu