Meeting 25
MC: Lawrence
Tuesday: Adam
Final Showcase info
Tuesday, Aug. 9, 4–6 pm
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 4–6 pm
Everyone will be given 2 invites that they can give to family & friends for Wednesday, August 10.
Everyone here is welcome to attend (no invite needed).
Showcase representatives
4:00–6:00 p.m., tomorrow and Wednesday.
You will need to wear your ASM tshirts.
What our final week will look like:
- Today, Aug. 8 — work session
- Tuesday, Aug. 9 — have mostly-finished work (or as much as we can) on our websites by end-of day
- Wednesday, Aug. 10 — continue to work and finish projects
- Thursday, Aug. 11 — publish truly finished work, and our own showcase
- Friday, Aug. 12 — play games, and bask in our own glory!
Genre
Genre: type of form, style, and subject matter
Genres offer players expectations, prior to starting the game.
Zombie (-apocalypse) genre
This genre is sometimes added to existing games, as DLC's or spinoffs.
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare DLC pack
Dead Souls — a Yakuza spinoff
Train Simulator: Trains vs. Zombies DLC
Examples of genre-busting (in film):
They Came Back (2004):
Filmmaker and musician Quentin Dupieux (aka Mr. Oizo):