sexta-feira, 25 de dezembro de 2015
terça-feira, 8 de dezembro de 2015
Procedural rhetoric in Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy, an iconic indie game*, is a perfect example of procedural rhetoric. There’s a constant difficulty in every single stage of the game and it forces the player to discover the right way to solve the different types of challenge.
One hit, you die. So, it’s important to memorize each step inside the phases. When a stage ends, it’s possible to see all the deaths of the charismatic Meat Boy happening at the same time. Check some examples of the game dynamics and mechanics below:
The idea of learning from fails dialogues with the concept of procedural rhetoric. According to Bogost (2007, p.3) “just as verbal rhetoric is useful for both the orator and the audience, and just as written rhetoric is useful for both the writer and the reader, procedural rhetoric is useful for both the programmer and the user, the game designer and the player”.
*Watch the creative process of Super Meat Boy in the documentary INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE.
REFERENCE:
BOGOST, Ian. Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. MIT Press, 2007.
One hit, you die. So, it’s important to memorize each step inside the phases. When a stage ends, it’s possible to see all the deaths of the charismatic Meat Boy happening at the same time. Check some examples of the game dynamics and mechanics below:
The idea of learning from fails dialogues with the concept of procedural rhetoric. According to Bogost (2007, p.3) “just as verbal rhetoric is useful for both the orator and the audience, and just as written rhetoric is useful for both the writer and the reader, procedural rhetoric is useful for both the programmer and the user, the game designer and the player”.
*Watch the creative process of Super Meat Boy in the documentary INDIE GAME: THE MOVIE.
REFERENCE:
BOGOST, Ian. Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. MIT Press, 2007.
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