Desperate Fishwives: A Study In Applied Game Design

<p>This thesis is a presentation of the design and development of a novel computational artifact: the educational videogame Desperate Fishwives, which harnesses the idea of procedural rhetoric to instruct players on aspects of early modern (cc. 17th century) English life. Herein is detailed the validity of using games as rhetorical and educational devices and the process of designing a game to reflect a particular client's pedagogical style and interpretation of history. This thesis, using the ideas of procedural rhetoric, procedural literacy, and expressive processing, seeks to bridge the gaps between humanities, rhetoric, and software development.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Campus Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science and Engineering

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Hodgson, John Michael

Contributors dc:contributor

• Duncan A Buell

• Computer Sciences
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• education
• history
• literacy
• process
• videogame

Statement dc:rights

• © 2012, John Michael Hodgson

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/781

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarcommons.sc.edu:etd-1782