Game studies lecture 05/10/16

Mazes

[Reading - rules of Play - Game Design Fundamentals - Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman

An Introduction to Game Studies - Frans Mäyrä]

There are two kinds of maze
Unicursal / Multicursal

Call of Duty is a unicursal game,
Bioshock infinite is also

Silent Hill and Mass Effect are both multicursal

Mazes induce a sense of ilinx or vertigo

Unicursal mazes are places for contemplating reflecting and can also be used to control

Multicursal mazes are challenging disorienting, they can also be used to control

Mazes have been an integral part of many video games since their creation

/((We're being taught about poetry))\

A concrete poem is a poem in the shape of its subject

(((Fractal repetition)))