Cody SemoinENG 3370Games as AdvocacyI am a proud activist for video games — mainly games that are mind-numbing and take you away from the current issues of everyday life. The…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Sport Games & eSportsI can bet that a majority of the millennial gamers who dominate the game of Madden NFL do not even know who John Madden really is. John…Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Gamergate & Internet TrollsGrowing up I was told: “you can swing your arms as much as you want until you hit someone else.” This phrase also translates to “you can…Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Racial Injustice in GamesPeople play video games as an alternate reality, to get away from all the crap you see in the news. It is an escape from all the politics…Nov 23, 2017Nov 23, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Gender Equality in the IndustryAs a young white male in America I seldom deal with personal discrimination in my everyday life, at least that I am made aware of. It is…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370VR & AR in the Gaming IndustryI recently updated my iPhone and with it came a whole new category in the App Store. These new games and apps were brought to us with help…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370The Gaming IndustryI always wanted a Game Boy growing up. I put it on my Christmas lists every year, and never got one. When I was seven years old, my parents…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Do games need characters??“Video games are better without characters” — a very bold claim by author Ian Bogost of The Atlantic. A claim I strongly disagreed with…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Cody SemoinENG 3370Narrative in Games?Sometimes, all a gamer wants to do is to sit on the couch with a bag of Doritos on their left and a Mountain Dew on their right. They want…Sep 21, 20171Sep 21, 20171
Cody SemoNarrative in Games?Sometimes, all a gamer wants to do is to sit on the couch with a bag of Doritos on their left and a Mountain Dew on their right. They want…Sep 20, 2017Sep 20, 2017