In Defense of Imagination - When to NOT Tell the Whole Story to Players - Extra Credits

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Subject: History, Politics, Mythology
Content of the Lesson: SHASN is an epic game of politics, ethics, and strategy, where each player is a politician campaigning for the fate of the nation. Choose policies. Influence voters. Build an empire. What Will You Stand For? Join the Kickstarter at https://buyshasn.com/2Y17jK0 Beautiful visuals and spell-binding stories can be found in games even without photorealistic, over-wrought intensity. We look at examples like Undertale, Dark Souls, and even Overwatch as examples of how "imagination gaps" can be intentionally designed as a jumping-off point to engage the player even more than if everything was laid out at the start. Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Subscribe to Extra Credits for more episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get info about all our shows at http://becausegamesmatter.com ___________ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://bit.ly/ExtraStore Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://becausegamesmatter.com/extra-credits-community-code-of-conduct Contribute community subtitles to Extra Credits: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_panel?c=UCCODtTcd5M1JavPCOr_Uydg&tab=2 Talk to us on Twitter (@ExtraCreditz): http://bit.ly/ECTweet Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Watch us play games and have fun on http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Listen to our podcast: http://becausegamesmatter.com/podcast Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Follow us on Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr ___________ Would you like James to speak at your school or organization? For info, contact us at: http://james-portnow.com ___________ ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Outro Music: “To the Stars” By: Laura Intravia & Stephan Wells https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03216


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