Pwning The Faerie Queene
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The document discusses the integration of literature, specifically Spenser's 'The Faerie Queene,' with online gaming and social networking in an educational context. It explores the differences between digital natives and immigrants, incorporates various digital tools for classroom engagement, and describes the development of an online game related to the text. The project emphasizes immersive learning through gaming and the use of technology to enhance narrative comprehension.
Pwning The Faerie Queene
- 1. Pwning the Faerie QueeneLiterature in the Age of Online Gaming and Social Networking
- 2. Pawning the Faerie QueeneLiterature in the Age of Online Gaming and Social Networking
- 3. Pawning the Faerie QueeneLiterature in the Age of Online Gaming and Social Networkinga
- 6. Vowel search
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- 14. Eureka
- 15. Pawning the Faerie QueeneLiterature in the Age of Online Gaming and Social Networking
- 16. Thesis IThe difference between Digital Natives and the rest of us:
- 17. Thesis IThe difference between Digital Natives and the rest of us:vowels.
- 18. Pawning
- 19. PwningDerived from the word "own,"it implies domination of a rival. Used primarily in online games to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated. -Wikipedia
- 20. World of Wordcraft: Digital Narrative and Virtual RealityCo-taught with Matt Hall, head of ITS at VanderbiltFirst Year Writing Seminar at Vanderbilt UniversityClass blog:worldsofwordcraft.wordpress.comTotal views: 20,010Busiest day: 2,054 (October 5, 2008)Views today: 8Total Posts: 258
- 21. Lord of the Rings OnlineBook, movie, and massively multiplayer online game (MMO)Remediation (Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin, Remediation: Understanding New Media)
- 22. Thesis IIRemediation highlights formal features of narrative in unexpected ways.
- 23. Ancillary GoalsToolkit of free, readily available digital technologies that instructors can draw on without extensive training.Blog (Wordpress)iTunes University – podcasts of classesYouTube – videos related to the classWindows Live – posting supplementary materialsGoogle Documents or Microsoft Office Live – peer reviewing
- 24. Digital classroomTo learn more about using these free programs, view our pod cast on YouTube.Search for: “Narrative forms in the Digital Classroom”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i71sTxCl4CY
- 25. Thesis IIiOff the shelf programs are the salvation of Digital Immigrants
- 26. Thesis IVDigital Natives know next to nothing about the media they use.
- 27. Faerie Queene OnlineDesigned and built in the final three weeks of the semesterNever Winter Nights 2Goal: students making a game from Spenser not producing a game for others to play.
- 28. Design Notes
- 29. Entrance to Faerie Queene Online (FQO)Players enter FQO through an early modern replica of our First Year Writing Seminar classroom. Two doors lead off – one into Spenser’s Study, the other into the game.
- 30. Spenser’s StudyOn the desk is a copy of “The Mutability Cantos.”
- 31. Spenser’s Study is the respawn area.If defeated, a player is resurrected in Spenser’s Study, where he or she discovers two stanzas about the mutability of all mortal life before re-entering the game.
- 32. Entering Faerie LandEmerging from a forest, one encounters Britomart.
- 33. Castle Joyeous PlainBefore the doors of Castle Joyeous, one must defeat several knights who challenge you to swear allegiance to their lady, Malecasta.
- 34. Castle Joyeous dining hall
- 35. Merlin’s CaveEmerging from Castle Joyeous, you are transported, as in Britomart’s flashback in Canto 2, to Merlin’s Cave.
- 36. Castle Busirane ForestNPC tells you to follow the winding river through the forest but to watch out for wolves.
- 37. Sir ScudamourA dialogue tells the player about Sir Scudamour’s beloved Amoret, imprisoned in Castle Busirane.
- 38. Castle BusiraneThe castle is defended by a wall of fire.
- 39. OllyphantBefore one can enter Castle Busirane, one must first defeat the giant Ollyphant.
- 40. The Cupid TapestryClick on the wall hanging and you enter the stories depicted in the tapestry (Book III, Canto 11). Ekphrasis as virtual reality.