It's Halloween again meaning the scary costumes and video games come out. Get your scare on with a top 5 list of the scariest video games that you may enjoy on Halloween this year!
1. Slenderman
2. Silent Hill 2
3. F.E.A.R series
4. DOOM
5. Resident Evil
Let us know what you think should/shouldn't be on the list by tweeting us @GamesInstitute
A two-month assignment to produce a story in written or visual ways about a collection of data was given to senior English major students this fall term. “Storytellers can come from many different backgrounds if they learn the specifics of understanding data and interpreting and transforming it into something valuable,” says Neil Randall.
The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (http://theesa.ca/) has provided a booklet that provides an overview of key stats and information regarding the size, growth and economic contribution of the Canadian video game industry to our economy. Find out what types of video games are made in Canada, learn more about those who work in the video game industry and read stats about Canadian gamers.
David Sonnenschein, author of “Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema” is developing a prototype of the music game 3 DEAF MICE with interns from Berklee College of Music, and seeking a volunteer who has the skill to program the interactive interface. (We will have paid positions in the future once the funding is in place.) Unity 2D seems the most likely program that we'll be using for the final game, although other programming languages might be useful for the prototype stage.
Prof. Randall has a dual career at the University of Waterloo where he’s an associate professor of English and director of the Games Institute. He's also co-chair of Gamification 2013, an international conference that will play out at the University’s Stratford, Ont. campus from Oct. 2-4.
A preview trailer for a project that explores subjective narratives, alternative thematic content and the role of sound, in video games.
Love talking about/playing/making games? The Games Institute Janes do too, and we want you to come hang out with us this Thursday at the Rum Runner in the Yuk Yuks room! The GI Janes are a group of women at the University of Waterloo’s Games Institute who are committed to creating a safe, welcoming space for people who identify as women (and their allies) to talk about, play, and make games.
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Starting in this fall, students at Olds College in Olds, Alta. will have to complete an iPad game in order to graduate.
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