Over my past few years at UWSP I’ve done a whole bunch of writing. Whether it’s the slow grind of essays throughout the semester or the towering behemoth of research papers due by the end of finals week, throughout the year I constantly find myself in the constant state of setting words to paper and hoping that some kind of ... Read More »
Paul Grosskopf is a senior English major. What company or franchise do you wish would go out of business? “I’m torn, I wanna say EA because they’re the Darth Vader of video games but at the same time they control everything I love.” What is the most annoying habit a professor can have? “I don’t like it when professors give ... Read More »
Since I was very little, I have been in love with folktales and as I’ve grown older I’ve become increasingly fascinated by them. As opposed to other forms of storytelling, folktales have a kind of life to them. This stems from the fact that many of these stories are rooted in the oral tradition, and as a result are directly ... Read More »
Despite the fact that video games are an interactive medium, I often find myself put off by games that don’t provide enough structure. It could be that the past few years as a college student have made me less liberal with my free time, and the idea of making a seemingly infinite commitment to a game like “Minecraft” seems horrifying ... Read More »
From the very first time I watched it, I have been in love with “The Goonies.” Sadly, I can’t say that any of my own childhood experiences ever quite lived up to those of Mikey and company. However, the way in which the movie combined adolescence with the supernatural and the fantastic perfectly captured the feelings of excitement, horror, and ... Read More »
When I first saw the title of this game as I was browsing Steam and was immediately intrigued. This intrigue stemmed from the game itself and my own interest in any developer who thinks that using a name like “Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist” is a good idea. As it turns out, that ... Read More »
Near the end of January, Scott Cawthon released “FNaF World,” the latest installment of his “Five Nights at Freddy’s” series. While I’ve never played any of his games, this franchise has developed a substantial following over the past two years. As a result there was a great deal of excitement surrounding this new title. However, in the wake of some ... Read More »
Since the release of the first game in the franchise back in 2007, I have been a big fan of Assassin’s Creed. I was blown away by the originality of its design, both in terms of mechanics like its trademark free-running system, along with its beautiful visual style and the clever meta-fictive qualities of its split narrative, which tasks the ... Read More »
Bethesda Softworks released “Fallout 4” almost a month ago, and ever since then I have been dying to play it. However, as most college gamers know (or are soon to discover) the end of the semester is a terrible time to start a new game, particularly anything from Bethesda’s library of expansive open-world experiences. As a result, I decided that ... Read More »
In 2011, Davey Wreden took the gaming world by storm with “The Stanley Parable.” Much of the appeal stemmed from its fascinating exploration of storytelling in video games and the conflict that arises within a story when a reader or viewer is given the ability to shape the experience alongside the author. This created a kind of maze within the ... Read More »
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