New Games and Gamification of News
Same rules as the last paper you wrote for me 🙂 essay should be about 1500 words Instructions 1. Choose a news game or a gamified news report 2. Play the game or go through the report interactively 3. Discuss the game or report o What is it about? What are the characteristics? o How did you experience the game or gamified report? 4. Rate the game based on multiple aspects: o Objectivity and involvement o Role of journalist and news consumer o Simulation, simulacrum, representationo Narrative and playful elements o Ideology/world view – See a.o. Conill, 2016. 5. Decision o Does the game or gamified record add something to traditional forms of journalism? If so, what? o What are (possible) implications, effects? o Do you think that this form of journalism will continue to exist? (possibly in a modified form)? If so, w Where can you find news games? – gamesforchange.org – game studies101.com – gamethenews.net – molleindustria.com – persuasivegames.com • www.ft.com/content/f5428e88-f4b7-11e9-b018- 3ef8794b17c6