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I Am a Cat: Rough Draft for Upcoming Interactive Visual Novel Based on Natsume Soseki’s Beloved Japanese Tale
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Unleash Your Inner Feline: The Adventures of Cat – A Visual Novel Game That Explores Life’s Complexities!
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Tea Kettles and Tanuki: How the Large-Testicled Raccoon Dog Bunbuku Chagama Became a Folktale Hero + Game Idea
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As the tea kettle began to boil, a strange sensation overcame the old man. The water within the kettle began to bubble and swirl, and suddenly, it transformed into a creature unlike any he had ever seen before. It was a Tanuki, a magical creature from Japanese folklore, and it had taken the form of…
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The University of Missouri: the Acceptance Letter Arrives. Open it? Burn and Hide?
artificial intelligence, artificual intelligence, augmented reality, game based learning, game studies, graduate school, instructional design, interactive fiction, language, learning technology, linguistics, literary fiction, literary nonfiction, literature, Ludology, narrative design, Narratology, serious games, the university of missouri, user research, virtual reality, writingI am thrilled to announce that I have been accepted into the University of Missouri’s Masters Program in Instructional Design and Learning Technologies! This opportunity is a dream come true, and I can’t wait to dive deep into the field of instructional design and learning technologies. One area of research I am particularly excited about…
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Three Chinese Fables to Guide Your Life
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Many Chinese fables tell an entertaining story to illustrate a moral lesson. Here are a few such stories. Stopping Halfway, Never Comes One’s Day In the Warring States Period, in the state of Wei lived a man called Leyangtsi. His wife was very angelic and virtuous, who was loved and respected dearly by the husband. One day, Leyangtsi…
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Fast Times at Ilium: The Glorious Lives & Deaths Homer’s Iliad
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Keeping with the dualistic nature of Epic literature to be a hero requires great tragedy. One must all at once bring and preserve life while taking it. Within this text, war is clearly demarcated as a symbol of achieving glory.
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