(NOTE THAT I'M POSTING THIS EARLY PER YOUR REQUEST! WEEK 4 IS BELOW AND WEEK 6 IS ON OCTOBER 2!) 

FIVE MINUTE GAME REVIEW DAY! 
No Prezi today so here is a talking cat: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxNg7ZP6E5E

Those of you who chose to record your review can send me the link and I'll post it here (if you want!)

FOR WEEK 6:  Abstract is due for D2 - details are here, hard copies will be given next week
(Note the template link below!) 

NOW: Brainstorm topics! Focus on hot issues in game studies. Topic ideas might include things like: "The structure of MMO communities," "Technology trends in consoles," "The real effects of violent games: an empirical analysis of existing studies," "Gender portrayals in single player RPG worlds," "Trending in handheld devices," "Kinesthetic input methods in games," or similar. 

***DUE WEEK 6! \/ \/ \/***                             
Write a ONE PARAGRAPH abstract due next week describing the depth and breadth of your topic for approval. Include a clearly identifiable thesis and summary of your (anticipated) research leading to a specific conclusion. (*Note: This will likely change! When it does you will rewrite it after you complete your paper and replace your early assumptions with new data in the final version you turn in. So long as your overall topic does not change you do not need to resubmit it.) *You will know if your topic has been approved by the end of next class period. 

HERE IS THE TEMPLATE FOR YOUR DOWNLOADING PLEASURE - USE THIS!!! [*FIXED 10/2/13]
https://www.dropbox.com/s/586kcl9talkr826/Game%20Studies%20D2%20Template.doc
HERE IS CHICAGO STYLE WE ARE USING - FOLLOW THIS!! 
http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/16/ch14/ch14_toc.html
AN ADDITIONAL REFERENCE GUIDE FOR YOUR INTEREST AND EDIFICATION ---
https://www.dropbox.com/s/izqmzmsc3tycjj2/Chicago%20Style%20of%20Reference%202.1-2012.pdf
HERE IS THE FULL ASSIGNMENT - UNDERSTAND THIS! 

This week week we talked about Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources through the case-study of ENSLAVED - probably my all time favorite game for reasons too lengthy to cover here. The big take-away is that the type of source something is can change depending on the type of research you are doing! 

If you need more help with this topic (or were one of those who missed class this week!) I recommend reading the examples given by Yale at this link:
http://www.yale.edu/collections_collaborative/primarysources/primarysources.html