Category: Student Posts

Fiasco has gave me a whole new perspective on what is a game. Before playing Fiasco I assumed that all games should end with a player as the winner. Of course I considered this definition to be simple and universal, yet it pales in comparison to Salen and Zimmerman (2003)’s definition that “game is a […]

I have never played a game that involves such time consuming, interactive role-playing game, so when I heard about Fiasco in the classroom, I was completely overwhelmed by the new game. When I first heard that it was a role-playing game, I immediately thought of the conventional computer role-playing game where the player can choose … Continue reading Fiasco – a new perspective on a game

So I’ve made digital media before, but never a podcast where all you hear is someone’s voice and background music. It really reminded me of the news radio station that my dad used to play in the mornings when he’d drive me to high school, so that’s kind of the image I had in my …

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The game Fiasco is not guided by the rules of the game, but the game is directed by the creativity in the players. I had never played a Role playing game like this before, and because of this, I was skeptical of the experience I was going to have. The game started out with all […]

My podcast was all about Illimat, a game by indie band the Decemberists for their album “Hazards of Love.” What I enjoyed about my podcast was that I had never heard of the game Illimat before. I had no previous biases about the game or knew it’s reputation. I didn’t even know how to play … Continue reading Let’s Reflect on Producing a Podcast →

Before Mr. Morgan explained what role playing games were and how to play, I had  really understood them, much less knew what they were. When Fiasco was introduced, I felt overwhelmed thinking about playing a game where we had to create a whole story from scratch. We began with the setup of Fiasco. My group … Continue reading Smashing Fiasco! →

Let me preface this reflection with saying that I have never played a role playing game up until playing Fiasco. This experience was entirely new to me and as a result made me incredibly skeptical about the whole thing. I know many people who play in person RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons but I never … Continue reading Fiasco Reflection →