[History and Theory of New Media] Video Game Philisophy
I chose the video games/virtual world genre of new media for my path of inquiry because it was of personal interest to me, and because it seemed like a good topic to cross over into information design. My current field of study at ESC is a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Business and Media productions - while it may not seem to fit into that category initially, the reason for my degree is that I self-publish my own stories as an author. The degree I’m pursuing is to further that end - however, as a gamer, I also have an interest in writing for video games someday. I wouldn’t say my particular study of the History and Theory of New Media changed my understanding of the future of New Media - as a fan of science fiction, the possibilities of science and technology going into the future is something that’s always interested me, and the exponential growth of technology is fascinating. Particularly the cyberpunk genre, which relies heavily on real life science and
