Part 1:

Bob’s Presentation:

Personally I enjoyed Bob’s presentation very much. Since I’m an Interactive Game Studies (IGST) major, I’ve heard him talk about much of the stuff he presented in his History of Games class. It was interesting to see how he was influenced by early video games, and eventually replicating something from his youth in a game he worked on.

Alexandra’s Presentation

Alexandra’s work was unique yet compelling at the same time. The photos her children have taken remind me of how I used to use my parents phone camera off focus/center photos of whatever I found cool. Each of the gifs have a sense of childhood wonder, and make me feel nostalgic to when I was a child.

Joe’s Presentation:

Joe’s work was something I was not expecting. Putting close to 20 years of work into one project is amazing. Dedication such as that is admirable, and the way the project is so personal to him seems so touching to me. I almost want to start something like that myself.

Part 2:

Over the past couple of months, I’ve enjoyed the seminar. The blog posts have been nice assignments that make you think about what we’ve observed and the seminars themselves have been quite enjoyable with all of the different guest speakers and faculty members.

I’ve never seen or felt that the seminar was a chore to go to. I actually look forward to it.