{"id":1235,"date":"2026-02-26T15:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/?page_id=1235"},"modified":"2026-04-17T14:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T14:11:58","slug":"games-and-attention-economy-vignette-and-memoir-games","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mycours.es\/postgaming\/games-and-attention-economy-vignette-and-memoir-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Games and Attention Economy : Vignette and Memoir games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1E9YLmhIlFzgRUfXabEFarb7MjCdhLOHK2ozxxl7qlX8\/edit?usp=sharing\">Indiepocalypse Now<\/a>. Notes about the attention economy, time, gaming audience.<\/p>\n<h2>Assignment<\/h2>\n<p>You have to bring a proposal for each of the following prompts.<br \/>\nA proposal is: Title + One <a href=\"https:\/\/gametoilet.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illustrated description<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/mycours.es\/gamedesign2021\/files\/2021\/09\/EWOfJwkUcAkbql1.png\">mock screenshot<\/a>.<br \/>\nA prototype or proof of concept is recommended for proposals that based on idiosyncratic mechanics or visuals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A game that can be played in 1 minute<\/li>\n<li>A game meant to be played in a context that is still unconquered by play<\/li>\n<li>A game exploring one simple interaction or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1THqLUvZQQ2-CQUTQ0ePiPyC2krFVMsLydu94Qm0RMaA\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.dreao2l9v2nn\">verb<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A game for the most specific audience possible<\/li>\n<li>A game about a memory, a person, or an event that is meaningful to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Game Vignettes<\/h2>\n<p>A vignette in literature is a short, vivid, and descriptive passage that captures a specific moment, character, setting, or mood, rather than focusing on plot development.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the following games can be considered vignettes, some are toys, some other are more like poems.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s play them in class. As your classmates play them, write down some impressions, associations, notes. What does it do? How does it operate?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yezi.itch.io\/time\">The shape of Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/myex.jp\/\">My Exercise<\/a> (and <a href=\"https:\/\/playables.net\/\">everything by Playables<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tale-of-tales.com\/TheGraveyard\/\">The Graveyard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radiatoryang.itch.io\/succulent\">Succulent<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/radiatoryang.itch.io\/hardlads\">Hard Lads<\/a> (and <a href=\"https:\/\/debacle.us\/\">everything else by Robert Yang<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vectorpark.itch.io\/metamorphabet\">Metamorphabet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebackyard.itch.io\/statues\">Statues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alexanderperrin.com.au\/paper\/shorttrip\/\">A short trip<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/causacreations.itch.io\/the-fallen\">The Fallen<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/selkieharbour.itch.io\/reverie\">Reverie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pierrec.itch.io\/one-of-them\">One of them<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/torfi.itch.io\/a-firm-handshake\">A firm handshake<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacebackyard.itch.io\/like-roots-in-the-soil\">Like Roots In The Soil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/a-way-to-go.com\/\">A way to go<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstream.nfb.ca\/\">Brainstream<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/turnfollow.itch.io\/4ever-transit-authority\">4 Even Transit Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.itch.io\/end-of-the-world\">Queers in love at the end of the world<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ianmaclarty.itch.io\/if-we-were-allowed-to-visit\">If we were allowed to visit<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w.itch.io\/dys4ia\">Dys4ia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hairnah.com\/\">Hair Nah<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.increpare.com\/2012\/12\/slave-of-god\/\">Slave of God<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/banadaxi.itch.io\/no-strings-attached\">No String Attached<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/q_dork.itch.io\/and-i-made-sure-to-hold-your-head-sideways\">And i made sure to hold your head sideways<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ncase.itch.io\/coming-out-simulator-2014\">Coming out simulator 2014<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ninasays.so\/howdoyoudoit\/\">How do you do it<\/a> (and many <a href=\"https:\/\/ninasays.so\/games\/\">others by Nina Freeman<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seeminglypointless.itch.io\/18orolder\">You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/officialelectric.itch.io\/ruin\">RUIN<\/a> (browser)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gleeson.itch.io\/touchmelbourne\">Touch Melbourne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experimental short form games resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamepoems.com\/\">Game Poems<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/warpdoor.com\/\">Warpdoor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wfgames.substack.com\/\">WFGames<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Longer Autobiographical\/Memoir Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2367820\/despelote\/\">Despelote<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2359120\/Consume_Me\/\">Consume me<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/alienmelon.itch.io\/everything-is-going-to-be-ok\">Everything is going to be ok<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2747770\/Wednesdays\/\">Wednesdays<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thatdragoncancer.com\/\">That dragon cancer<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thankyouforplayingfilm.com\/\">thank you for playing<\/a><br \/>\nPerfect tides<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indiepocalypse Now. Notes about the attention economy, time, gaming audience. Assignment You have to bring a proposal for each of the following prompts. A proposal is: Title + One illustrated description or mock screenshot. A prototype or proof of concept is recommended for proposals that based on idiosyncratic mechanics or visuals. 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