Games and Culture (Pre-published Online), Sep 24, 2015
This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a... more This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a social narrative that comments on Japan’s pressing issue of a declining birthrate and aging population. It also theorizes a strategy for player involvement based on ‘‘distanced’’ (self-reflexive and meta) engagement. Through an examination of the narrative, characters, and gameplay, supplemented with national fertility survey data from Japan, the article argues that Catherine subverts classic game tropes and fosters player engagement with a socially relevant diegesis. Simultaneously, the unique meta-gameplay elements utilize what I term ‘‘distanced engagement’’ to encourage the player to criti- cally self-reflect on both the game scenario and their role as a player. In this way, the article considers how the unique relationship between story and distanced engagement allows video games like Catherine to function as impactful and interactive social narratives.
Water retaining structures form a large portion of the public infrastructure portfolio and provid... more Water retaining structures form a large portion of the public infrastructure portfolio and provide a variety of functions including irrigation, power generation, water control, flood control and the treatment of water/waste water. Water retaining tanks can consist of steel plates, stainless steel plates or reinforced concrete walls. Water and Waste water treatment plants (WWWTP) are of particular importance. The dependence of the local public on continuous functioning of WWWTP makes structural damage and their downtime following major earthquakes, a public safety and a health concern. Reinforced concrete tanks are typically designed to remain elastic which would limit cracking and nonlinear deformations, and hence, water leakage. Therefore, in the seismic design of tanks, nonlinear deformations cannot be relied upon to sustain the seismic energy. Consequently, tanks must be designed for the total elastic seismic load without the use of force modification factors. The opportunity for...
... Brittani wrote this essay in Nyssa Bulkes's English 103 course during the fall of 20... more ... Brittani wrote this essay in Nyssa Bulkes's English 103 course during the fall of 2010. Page 2. ... An analysis of my personal narrative, an interview of a friend, and of David Sedaris‟s Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim reveals a test of love between parent and child through ...
Games and Culture (Pre-published Online), Sep 24, 2015
This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a... more This article examines the Japanese action puzzle game Catherine, arguing that the game presents a social narrative that comments on Japan’s pressing issue of a declining birthrate and aging population. It also theorizes a strategy for player involvement based on ‘‘distanced’’ (self-reflexive and meta) engagement. Through an examination of the narrative, characters, and gameplay, supplemented with national fertility survey data from Japan, the article argues that Catherine subverts classic game tropes and fosters player engagement with a socially relevant diegesis. Simultaneously, the unique meta-gameplay elements utilize what I term ‘‘distanced engagement’’ to encourage the player to criti- cally self-reflect on both the game scenario and their role as a player. In this way, the article considers how the unique relationship between story and distanced engagement allows video games like Catherine to function as impactful and interactive social narratives.
Water retaining structures form a large portion of the public infrastructure portfolio and provid... more Water retaining structures form a large portion of the public infrastructure portfolio and provide a variety of functions including irrigation, power generation, water control, flood control and the treatment of water/waste water. Water retaining tanks can consist of steel plates, stainless steel plates or reinforced concrete walls. Water and Waste water treatment plants (WWWTP) are of particular importance. The dependence of the local public on continuous functioning of WWWTP makes structural damage and their downtime following major earthquakes, a public safety and a health concern. Reinforced concrete tanks are typically designed to remain elastic which would limit cracking and nonlinear deformations, and hence, water leakage. Therefore, in the seismic design of tanks, nonlinear deformations cannot be relied upon to sustain the seismic energy. Consequently, tanks must be designed for the total elastic seismic load without the use of force modification factors. The opportunity for...
... Brittani wrote this essay in Nyssa Bulkes's English 103 course during the fall of 20... more ... Brittani wrote this essay in Nyssa Bulkes's English 103 course during the fall of 2010. Page 2. ... An analysis of my personal narrative, an interview of a friend, and of David Sedaris‟s Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim reveals a test of love between parent and child through ...
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