Analysis Of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials Series : The Book Of Dust

Tom Bissell, in his essay, “Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter” has described video games and how they are unique and different from movies, books, or even interactive films. Bissell says “I came to accept that games were incompetent with almost every aspect of what I would call traditional narrative.” This is showing the readers that even though there is a plot and story line, as characters can control and alter the story line or outcome by what you do or see throughout the game.

‍‍‍‍‍‍Assassin's Creed has an authentic story in all of the games. Living the life of an assassin through the memories of his ancestors creates a heightened plot. This is an amazing story that will interest players who enjoy a realistic story. Skyrim has one of the longest and best plots. It takes place in medieval times when dragons come to annihilate the world, and the player has to stop the destruction. There are so many aspects to the game that are fun and exhilarating. One of the best is that there are many quests to conquer. It keeps the player interested and busy accomplishing daredevil feats. One of the most popular video game series is called the Call of Duty. This series is known for it’s multi-player use and competitive nature. Call of Duty has some of the greatest plots, such as wars with specific characters that the player gets to experience. Games that hook people with their story lines or plots are some of the most entertaining. For a lot of gamers the plot is the main reason people attain a high level of achievement, if not for the breathtaking

The document will examine an Art period which has influenced the appearance and design of video games. This will include the topic of the Edo period of Japan and how it affected generations of artists to the modern day.

A more in-depth study may look at video games from a Marxist point of view, characterizing the games as a modern day “opiate of the masses” with multi-billion dollar corporations publishing the games to keep the proletariat occupied and oblivious to their plights. A feminist may cite the standard role of female video game characters as being the “damsel in distress” and even strong female characters usually being relegated to sex symbol status.

There are many ways authors write their books that can vary from style, experience, setting, and language. One author that I would like to talk about is Walter Dean Myers and the book that I would want to analyze would be Somewhere In the Darkness. This novel speaks about a poor little boy who was adopted at the age of two after his mother died and had to move to Harlem leaving his family behind . He also had a speech impediment and couldn’t speak or write as well as others but that didn't stop him. The book “Somewhere In The Darkness” is about a boy named Jimmy who was adopted by a very kind-hearted lady after his mother had passed away and his father went into prison. In the book his father is finally released and gave a surprise to Jimmy and takes him to Arkansas to settle down but Jimmy does not trust him. Walter Dean Myers usually writes his books from his own experiences which makes them inspirational, thought out, down to earth, and somewhere relatable to the reader!

Have you ever felt dust or sand in your teeth, people had to deal with this every day. In the book out of the dust by Warren Hesse, she talks about how people struggled during the dust storm. Billie Jo faced a lot over the years, some big some big. One struggle that she faced was when my died and she was left alone with her dad that was not taking it well.

An antisocial bookworm and ambitious gamer, Alex Knight has been gaming his whole life. Even though he is similar, he stands out in that he is the only one that plays video games. He was inspired by his dad who is a technician at a school. Through his dad’s experience with technology Knight’s passion for gaming could only grow. With his mum a school teacher Knight soon

Scraping By, by Seth Rockman offers an insight to the rarely recorded history of ‘the chronically impoverished, often unfree, and generally unequal Americans whose work made the United States arguably the most wealthy, free, and egalitarian society in the Western world”(3). In the book, Rockman showcases to his audience the flourishing booming port of Baltimore, Maryland and the complications of the men and woman, white and black, which worked on the early capitalist development. An absence of economic safety and impoverished state republic capitalist prospered on is what this diverse group of people had in common. He explains early republic capitalism as “a political economy that dictated who worked where, on that terms, and to whose benefit” not a “synonym for market exchange” (5). Rockman not only shed light to the view that capitalist economy utilized human labor as a tool for economic development nationally and of private wealth’s service, but he also justifies the argument that the opportunity to harness an assorted group of workers who were denied the liberty to rightfully claim their freedom without holds, was what capitalism was built on. He also touches on the people of unskilled labor who never gain prosperity or success economically and ultimately remained in manual labor. Rockman’s purpose is to shed light on the various kinds of exploited individuals and conditioning them in Capitalism’s systemic dependence in the history line of the United State’s political

     This novel really reminds me of the time when I was playing a game on my

In this journal they justify the level of manner a child is with the game characters, and players’ interpretation, or whether or not the actions of the characters are visualized as virtuous.

Introduction: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I’m Mark Norfolk, a freshman programming major at GPC. Today I have the honor of introducing Dan Houser. Dan is a man who has influenced the lives of many through the questionable art form of video games. Having underlying tones, his stories often address morality. At first his games were simple. However, as he progressed further into storytelling, the games became more complicated, often weaving tales around complex characters. Because of these games, his company is thriving today.

The thunder rolls, and the lightning strikes. In a town post-nuclear war just outside of Dallas, Texas. He sees the faint figure move, he can't get his bow up quick enough though and now he is dead. He was the one they all talked about. The one kids dream to be when they grow up. No longer will everyone look up to him though, because now their best guard is dead and their city is surely going to fall to the Nazi’s.

When people think of comic books and smartphone games they generally think of children. However, Sam Anderson and Michael Chabon effectively persuade readers to recognize that comic books and smartphone apps should be looked in a different manner. Sam Anderson’s, “Just one more game” is about the digital games that are found on smartphones and how these visual games can lead to a better future. Sam Anderson is a journalist and appeared on the New York Times magazine with his quirky and contemporary essay. Similarly, Michael Chabon is an eccentric writer and read his essay, “Kid’s Stuff,” at the Eisner Awards (like comic book Oscar’s) in 2004. Chabon’s piece of writing is attempting to persuade comic book writers to change their target audience

Torin is a simple farm-boy living a quiet life. That abruptly changes when an evil witch use black-magic to capture his parents. It is our job to aid Torin in his rescue-mission. Together we travel to the world below through portals on the surface. We meet a vast array of interesting characters along the way. Torin's Passage is a charming adventure game directed towards a younger

Many video games use visuals to mentally immerse gamers into a virtual world filled with seemingly living, breathing people, animals, or cities. According to Michael Samyn and Auriea Harvey, game designers for Tale of Tales, video games increasingly develop into a true medium of artistic expression (Lamb). In just forty years, video games transformed from an abuse of the new computer for entertainment purposes into a sophisticated form of popular art. The development of video games recently produced results that arguably equal other similar, representational arts. Video games share many qualities with other forms of art, but they are also artistically significant in their own way. “This seems to be something