Game Analysis: Alan Wake

I recently purchased Alan Wake for Xbox 360. I had been very saddened by the ending of ABC's LOST, and this game was just what I needed to pick up my spirits! The game has such a great atmosphere! The atmosphere brings me back to my first time playing the original Silent Hill and hearing the static on the radio knowing that some hell-spawned creature was close to me in the foggy city of Silent Hill. The game borrows from Twin Peaks, the Twilight Zone, and games such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, and the story is fantastic and leaves some answers to your imagination. For anyone who knows personally about the awesomeness that is Alan Wake, you may want to check out this Analysis of Alan Wake's story. WARNING: This link is extremely spoilerish. If you have not finished the game, I suggest you DO NOT read this analysis.

Week 18 - Post class

Wow, this was a wonderful semester! I feel that each semester my student's games get consistently better. I feel this is due to the fact that each semester more and more games are available for new students to tinker with, which accelerates my student's progress.

All of Mountwest Community and Technical College's game presentations are now posted here.

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Week 17 - Gaming I Presentations/Gaming II Presentations part 2

This week is Finals week. Monday, Josh's Gaming I students did their presentations. I was thoroughly impressed with the progress made by each team. One team in particular, which had 4 members, had an awesome game. One of the members was already an advanced programmer and programmed the orbits of each planet completely in actionscript. I was very impressed with the caliber of Actionscript and design skills that each of Josh's students showed in him Gaming I class. Now, all that is left is for the rest of my Gaming II students to present tomorrow, Friday, May 7th. This year with Globaloria has been very fruitful for both my students and Josh and myself.