Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games

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Welcome to Playing Yourself: The Rhetoric of Games, a podcast series produced by students in David Morgen’s Play, Make, Write, Think class at Emory University. If, as Bernard Suits says, a game is “the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles,” then why do games continue to captivate our…

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    Mentally Stimulate Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 14:53


    Mentally stimulate me, a game that reveals your true opinions and thoughts. A multiple choice game with pretty controversial questions.[...]

    The Sims

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 12:55


    In this episode, we discuss the widely-known game series: The Sims.  We break down format of the game to identify[...]

    College Admissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2019 10:25


    In this week’s episode, we have tried to touch on an unconventional game structure. We will be talking about the[...]

    Minecraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 11:03


    In this week’s episode of Playing yourself, Doraemon and The Kid will talk about Minecraft. Minecraft is one of the[...]

    Kahoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 11:52


    In this episode of Playing Yourself, Princess Peach and J explore the popular classroom game called Kahoot!. This game is[...]

    Pokemon Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 12:02


    Pokemon Go was a phenomenal game the day it came out. Today in this episode of Playing Yourself, we trace back[...]

    Cards Against Humanity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 11:25


    On this episode of playing yourself, we are talking about “Cards Against Humanity”, a really well-known game for a party[...]

    The Rhetoric of Monopoly: Cheaters Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 11:20


    In this week’s episode of Playing Yourself, Otis and Price will be discussing the most recent version of Monopoly: Monopoly:[...]

    The Rhetoric of Red Dead Redemption 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 10:12


    In this week’s episode of Playing Yourself, we are discussing the game “Red Dead Redemption 2” which is the third[...]

    Life is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 12:06


    On this episode of playing yourself, we are talking about “The Game of Life,” a board game meant to be[...]

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