Reaffirmed on Gaming

Todays lecture on gaming by Blake really helped open my eyes back up to gaming and I think it opened up a few other's eyes up on the subject. The immersion factor is definitely something that gaming has it going for it. While I don't think that gaming can get to the same level of narrative that a film can get to because it has other things to focus on in gameplay because obviously.....it's a game. I like the way Blake approached games where he divided it into two different categories.

 One category focusing on how some games build up one aspect like gameplay or narrative and build around that, while others choose to give the players an all around immersive experience to take ahold of. Depending on how the game is developed can lead into how much one may enjoy that type of game, how you might critique it, and how much the general audiences will enjoy it. I think this is a fine way of viewing games and while I enjoy film more I have a special place in my heart for all story-telling mediums. Art is seriously fantastic.