Thesis proposal

Primary texts:

Metal Gear (NES video game, released in 1988, designed by Hideo Kojima)

Metal Gear Solid 4, Guns of the Patriots (Playstation 3 video game, released 2008, designed by Hideo Kojima)

Scholarly sources:

1) Game Theory, by Karen Moltenbrey

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2) Welcome to our virtual worlds, by James Paul Gee and Michael H. Levine

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Thesis:

I believe that our cultural truly has advanced over time. Looking at Steven Johnson's book, Everything Bad is Good for you, I believe that our culture really is developing. Looking at video games back then and looking at them now we can see how they are becoming more complex and harder to master. Games today push your mind to its limits, making you plan out strategies in your mind in order to overcome obstacles within the game. Games today and even back then make you think and they make you learn as you play since you are constantly experiencing new situations as you play through them.