Brian Ganter, Instructor | Fall 2013 | Capilano University
Gone Home: A Brilliant Example of How Less Can Be More in Video Games A new, small-budget game tells surprisingly moving story about coming of age, sexuality, and the ’90s....
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Hey all! My name is Daryl Hayward and I’m probably the oldest guy in the class. I have a full time job working at The North Shore Youth Safe House and I’m just trying to get my BA right now. Slow and steady. I’m originally from Manitoba and have lived in North Vancouver for a year and a half. Before moving here I was a student and a working musician, playing bass in a hip-hop group called Abstract Artfrom. Feel free to google that or to check out my solo stuff at darylhayward.bandcamp.com. Like all of us, I am writing this blog because I have to. I have already beaten Bioshock Infinite so it should be a breeze of a class. I’m already enjoying this class because I love video games. I remember getting the first...
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I’m Austin. I’m a third year English student. I read and write. Thank you.
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My name is Kelly, and I have taken classes with Brian before (he is the most interesting prof to take at Cap U if you didn’t know) but this blogging is all new to me.. SIGH. But I think this course is going to be very interesting and I am very excited! Plus, this is my last semester at Cap U which means Hellooo UBC in May! Yay.. a brighter future for me.....
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Hi My name is Behfar, I’m 18, second year here at Capilano U. I enjoy fine cuisine that consists of Campbell’s Chunky beef soup, Ramen Noodles, and Spam for those special nights. I also enjoy aged drinks, such as the week old 1% milk sitting in the back of my fridge. I’m a pretty adventurous person, some days when I’m feeling extra edgy i like to sit at the front of the Seabus and pretend I’m the captain. I also enjoy going up about 1/4 of the grouse grind, come down and take the gondola up and pour water on myself to make people think i just had a hard workout and pretend I finished the whole thing in 35 minutes...
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My name is Paul Bhangoo and I am excited for my first blog post. I am looking forward to conversing with my classmates about the class material and reading everyone’s blogs. The gaming aspect of the course really appeals to me being that I am a avid gamer myself. The first game we played, “Facade” was interesting and if not for this course I would not have played it. It shows how far games have come and the ability for almost anyone to create something playable and interactive. Despite the low resolution graphics and lack of open world environment; the game still has a sense of realism. This is done through well thought dialogue and the ability to interact with the characters. I found the characters so annoying and this made it even more...
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