Video Games
Mary Flanagan and Josie True
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Mary-Flanagan-and-Josie-True.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 7/13/2005 Mary Flanagan and Josie True Transcript Recently, Recess! contributor Laurie Taylor spoke with Mary Flanagan, a visual artist and a video game designer who has been at work on a number of exciting new projects involving the emerging digital arts and the important role they […]
Video Game Music
You’re hearing a little from a performance of the Super Mario Brothers’ theme song. While much of the press on video games deals with their play capacities or their incredible graphics, the music that accompanies the games is about to take center stage, and kids and adults alike are going to be begging to see the concerts.
Women and Video Games
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Women-and-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 9/14/2004 Women and Video Games Transcript This month Austin, Texas, hosted the First National Women’s Game Conference. The conference, which ran September 9th-10th concurrently with the Austin Game Convention, will bring together game designers, artists, academics, and other video game specialists to explore ways […]
Machinima
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Machinima-Making-Movies-out-of-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 6/17/2004 Machinima Transcript You may not be aware of it, but there are interesting new ways that people are “playing” video games. For instance, you can actually use video games to make original short movies. A number of games now come with built-in options […]
Dance, Dance, Revolution
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Dance-Dance-Revolution.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 5/15/2003 Dance, Dance, Revolution Transcript Despite all our knowledge about vitamins, foods, and exercise, so many of us are not eating or exercising the right way. Because of our poor habits, childhood obesity and other health problems are on the rise. Luckily, though, some […]
The Legend of Zelda
Although many of you may instantly recognize that music, for those of you who don't, that's the theme song for the first Legend of Zelda video game.
Girls Video Games
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Girls-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 11/26/2002 Girls Video Games Transcript With the shopping season upon us, you may be looking for good gifts that promise great fun. Despite the negative press that it receives, the world of video games nevertheless offers something truly (and positively) entertaining for children, from […]
PC Arcades
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/PC-Arcades.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 11/7/2002 PC Arcades Transcript They’re popping up in comic book stores and on their own in store-fronts and malls across the country. These computer game rooms are more like internet cafes; they’re well lit and have comfortable chairs lined up at rows of computer […]
Video Game Day
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/Video-Game-Day.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 9/17/2002 Video Game Day Transcript Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is ready to burgle our homes, but for this little trickster it will likely be with our blessing. Sly is just one of the many new video game characters who will be joining familiar […]
First Video Games
Listen to the Recess! Clip https://recess.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/First-Video-Games.mp3 Author Laurie Taylor Air Date 8/14/2002 First Video Games Transcript The first video game, which came out in the 1970s, was a virtual tennis game made of two lines for the two paddles and a circle for a ball, and was later aptly titled “Pong.” But Spacewar, an equally […]