The History of Video Games: Public Event

As part of a class that I teach titled “The History of Video Games,” I have tasked students with a final project. They need to write an essay on a topic of their choosing. They also have to do a live presentation of that content, or, submit a recorded video essay. We will be holding a live public event for this on Jan 15th. We plan to invite some local game designers based in Tokyo to give feedback. Details are below.

Event details

TIME 🗓️ || January 15th, 15:00~17:00

PLACE 🏛️ || Meiji University, Global Front, Global Hall

PRICE 🎫 || Free!

MAP 🗺️ || https://maps.app.goo.gl/HwdEkXw1U3xgKL1R7

Sign up here:
https://forms.gle/AhwZdwNzLsZuDdL59

Presentations

🐲 How Monster Hunter 4 nearly Destroyed my life

⌚ Why Yokai Watch lives Pokémon’s shadow

💥 Smash Bros is a festival: How was it made?

💻 The potential of web 3.0 industries from a gamification perspective

🎱 Why you should know about PICO-8

➕ More TBA!

NOTE: 🗣️ All content in English!

Please consider sharing with this Tweet’s worth of text, and poster:

🎮History of Video Games event
🗓️Jan 15th, 15:00-17:00
🏛️Meiji University, Global Hall
🎫FREE!
Presentations include:
🐲 Monster Hunter 4
⌚ Yokai Watch 
💥 Smash Bros 
🎱 PICO-8
➕ MORE! 
🗣️ All in English

My participation

I don’t like to only give students projects. If I demand it of them, I should do it, too. That is why I am going to be talking about the world of PICO-8. It was my first time making a video essay, and was a fun project. I know it’s not the best video essay that has ever been created, but it’s mine, and DONE is better than PERFECT (at least, that is the mantra I’ll stick with here).

As part of making the video, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview one of the most recognisable faces of the PICO-8 scene: Krystian from Lazy Devs Academy.

The video in its entirety can be viewed here:

Thanks for reading/watching

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