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ENG 231 3.M: Procedural Analysis Paper

Posted on January 23, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Some Quick Journal Feedback Procedural Analysis Paper Academic Paper Crash Course Some Quick Journal Feedback Working through the rubric question on theme, one student wrote: The theme of the game is about choice. The narrator sets up a story in … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 2.F: Catching Up, Moving On

Posted on January 20, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment Homework From A Rhetorical Triangle to a Ludic One Revised Procedural Rhetoric Heuristic Google Doc Contribution Issues / Make-Up Assignment I’ve scored the first assignment–I had a bit of an issue … Continue reading →

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ENG 640 2: From the Modern to the Postmodern; Lyotard, Bill Readings, and Richard Lanham

Posted on January 18, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Review Week One Discuss the Readings (Questions, Ideas, Passages) Break Vote / Discussion on Week 15 and 16 books On the Dangers of kNOwing / Becoming Brave Enough to Be Strong Prepping Heidegger Reviewing Last Week We began … Continue reading →

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ENG 328 1.F: The Lay Out Sins Project

Posted on January 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Mini-Project 1: The Remake Homework Mini-Project 1: Re-Make It Work For homework I want you to read chapter 3 of the WSINYE, in which Hagen and Golombisky share their “works every time layout.” They outline 7 parts of … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 1.F: Defining Procedural Rhetoric (Con’t), Project 1 Preview, List of Games

Posted on January 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Project 1 Preview & List of Games for Project 1 (and maybe 2) Defining Procedural Rhetoric Homework Project 1 Preview The homework that I laid out on Wednesday–due next Monday–is to do a few practice runs with the … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 1.W: Bogost, Custer, and Procedural Rhetorical Analysis

Posted on January 11, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Defining Rhetoric Bogost Discussion Playing Some Games Homework Reviewing Last Class / Defining Rhetoric Last class I opened arguing by trying to confuse you a bit–the strategy here was to get you thinking in ways to which you … Continue reading →

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ENG 328 1.W: Syllabus, Sharing Designs, Layout Sins

Posted on January 11, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Syllabus Review Quick Reading Review Sharing Designs Friday’s Class: Photoshop Fundamentals Homework Syllabus Review Hopefully this won’t take too long. Quick Reading Review A few points that stood out to me: The idea that, unlike the fine arts, … Continue reading →

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ENG 640 Week 1: Modern Foundations / Postmodern Anticipations

Posted on January 10, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

AKA: What is Rhetoric and Why does Modern Philosophy Hate it So Much? Today’s Plan: Intro Activity Discuss Kant, Readings, Herrick, and Ong (6:00-7:15) Break (7:30-7:45) Syllabus (7:45-8:20) and readings discussion For Next Session: Lyotard (8:20 – fin) Intro Activity … Continue reading →

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ENG 231 1.M: Welcome, WTF is (Procedural) Rhetoric?

Posted on January 9, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Syllabus WTF is Rhetoric? Ian Bogost and Procedurality Homework WTF is(n’t) Rhetoric? Very soon I will ask you to conduct a rhetorical analysis of a video game. Which means you need some sense of what it means to … Continue reading →

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ENG 328 1.M: The Basic C.R.A.P.

Posted on January 9, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Welcome Visual Rhetoric and Design The Basic C.R.A.P. Homework Welcome I’ve got a quick Google Form for you to complete. A Quick Intro: Why Learn Design? First, a little bit about me. My undergraduate degree is in British … Continue reading →

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