Macias
ENG 107
Project #2
A Year in Gaming
(100 points)
For this project, you will create a digital portfolio of the games that were released on a certain year in gaming history. I will assign these years in class to avoid duplicates. Once you have your year, research the games that were released then.
You will then create a digital portrait of that year and group the games into categories based off what you notice about these games. Are there any similarities? Were there any particular world events that might have inspired these? (Games take years to make so you might look back over the previous two to five years for answers to this.) Were there any innovations to the gaming world that helped usher in these types of games? What consoles were popular at the time? What were the top selling games? Who are the game makers targeting as potential gamers with these games? Look for interesting trends, moments, and other facts to add depth to your project.
The answers to these questions and your groupings then need to be presented in a digital format. You can create a Powerpoint or Prezi presentation or you might choose to create a Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, blog, WordPress, Pinterest, etc. account or even create a YouTube video for your year. If what you want to do isn’t listed- ask me.
Somewhere in the project, you must include the following:
· Your year
· Visual media
· Answers to above questions answered fully
· Games categorized
· Your name and class
· Organization
· A minimum of 1,200 words combined
· Creativity and originality
Important Dates
Tuesday, February 4th – Peer Workshop (digital or physical draft due in class)
First draft due to BlackBoard by 11:59pm
Thursday, February 13th- Final draft due to BlackBoard by 11:59pm
Either upload and attach your project or send me a link in the submission text box.
Your assigned year: ___________