One of my strongpoints, analyzing media such as video games, film and TV has been a hobby of mine before coming to OU. I’ve improved over the years and I feel that, for anyone entering the business of entertainment and media, it’s a useful skill.
As can be told by the theme of this page, I love to write about video games. Not only do I love describing what makes a game wonderful to me, but how certain games can shape culture and influence multiple generations.
A certain game I engaged with studying the history of video games was Shenmue; I wrote about its innovation of open-world design and how it was used 20 years after release to make Yokosuka, Japan a tourism hotspot.
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My critical analysis of What Remains of Edith Finch showcases my ability in analyzing gameplay and procedural rhetoric; my understanding of how unique gameplay elements play a role in the context of the game’s narrative.
I’m not limited to just writing about games; as a film and media studies minor I’ve also spent time analyzing different fronts of film and TV history. My favorite endeavor was my research on Larry David and how he uses his style of satire on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000 – 2024) to speak on his relationship with Judaism and Jewish related topics such as the Holocaust and the Israel-Palestine conflict.