I’ve begun this site as a way to bring all my thoughts, research, findings, etc., together in one place. I will soon begin working on a Ph.D in Instructional Technology during which I will be focusing on using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) games as texts. How? Well, that’s what we’re here to find out. Maybe it would be an examination of urban planning and construction in the cities of Assassin’s Creed. Maybe it’s a look at how sound and music incite physical changes and stress while playing Silent Hill 2. Maybe it’s psychoanalyzing Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. Maybe it’s the interpersonal relationship between Alxy Vance and Gordon Freeman in the Half Life 2 Episodes (an interesting prospect, considering Gordon never speaks).

Also, there will be links to journals or other articles/blog posts/reports that focus on gaming or instructional technology.

This site is not about educational games. I am not particularly interested in games that are specifically made to be educational. There may be some references made to them, but it is at its heart about commercial video games and the potential they have in the classroom. Any blogs that wish to be listed here can email me at gamesSYMBOLanamericanintaiwanDOTcom. You know what to do.

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Here we go.