Monday, October 12, 2009

Super Mario 64!



This virtual technological video game is called Super Mario 64. It is played on the Nintendo 64. The game is older, but with some of the new technologies. It may have been one of the first with two different points of view. The perspective is geometrically linear because the trees, for instance, become smaller the further Mario runs away from them. Mario 64 does not only contain a subjective point of view, but also a 1st person point of view. This is a good video example because you can see that when Mario shoots out of the cannon, the point of view turns from subjective to first person. This also happens when the play pushes "up c" so Mario can look out around him to the places he cannot see from the subjective point of view. The virtual technologies used in this game require interaction from the user by watching the screen, using the controller, hearing the noises in the game, and reaction to the game by proper choice making to understand the game in order to beat it. Now the question is, just what will they come out with next?
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4 comments:

  1. Amber DrakeOctober 12, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    Fantastic job at pointing out the technologies of the game! This was a very fun game! Much much much different from the old points of view where mario walks forward only and we only see him from the side.

    Not only do video games achieve newer and newer technologies, advertisements do as well which helps to create a more real speculation on what you are ultimately deciding to buy or not. The goal of each new generation of video game systems is to create a more real atmosphere so that it DOES feel like you're actually in it.

    Good post =)

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  2. markOctober 13, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    I remember the original back in 1980. I can't beleive how far technology has evolved over the years. It boggles my brain. Thanks for your blog.

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  3. tinaOctober 18, 2009 at 12:32 PM

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  4. tinaOctober 18, 2009 at 12:40 PM

    Jodi, as Amber said you did a fantastic job at pointing out all the new technologies and touching on every part of the assignment. Super Mario brothers is a classic and brings back fond childhood memories for me, i am just not so sure these "improvments" are such a great thing. From my experience newer versions just ruin the original, or maybe im just stuck in the past! I have not played this one inparticular so i guess i cant really knock it until i try it :) Thanks for the clip.

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