As part of an in-class conversation on viral games, memes and videos, I encouraged the class to play Waiting In Line, an 'anti-game' by Rajeev Basu that has gone viral in recent days.
http://animalnewyork.com/2013/
Waiting In Line Rajeev Basu
http://www.waitinginline3d.
http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/
Waiting In Line Rajeev Basu
http://www.waitinginline3d.
http://www.cbc.ca/asithappens/
It was even featured in mainstream magazines like Wired, Huffington Post, and on CBC.ca. It was played 50K times in first day available.
Inspiration: Desert Bus (Sega) - driving a bus indefinitely.
We also looked at Press coverage, negative press coverage, and release campaigns, focusing on:
http://www.eurogamer.net/
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/
http://kotaku.com/5914211/
We followed up with watching some of the 'best trailers' and a discussion on the portrayal and presentation of women in video games.
http://kotaku.com/the-best-
http://www.themarysue.com/
http://www.eurogamer.net/
http://www.asteroidbase.com/
