The Reading
How does Ruberg define Empathy?
"Empathy can be broadly defined as the ability to understand and appreciate another person’s feelings or experience" (56)
What is one of the main rhetorical devices that is used in the game?
What is pathos.
What is the name of the main character?
Who is Joel.
What sport does Killian play?
lacrosse?
What was the author’s full name?
Bonnie Ruberg
What is Kairos?
Kairos means taking advantage of or even creating a perfect moment to deliver a particular message.
When was the game released?
2013/2014
Where can you watch the Last of Us show?
HBO Max.
What is a downside to the rhetoric of empathy being applied to queer indie games (and other games about or for marginalized persons?) (Only must get to one or close to one)
It assumes that empathy games were developed primarily for the edification (or moral adjust and fixing) of more privileged or normative players " (Ruberg 60)
Promotes identity tourism or making the lives of others appear consumable " (Ruberg 60)
What is ethos?
Ethos is the persuasion through credibility of a person or thing.
What did Joel go through at the beginning of the game?
he lost his daughter.
Does Joel seem like a very cool guy (a bada$$).
Yes.
What are one of the two types of games framed through the rhetoric of empathy? (You only must get one)
Virtual Reality Games " (Ruberg 59)
Games developed by independent queer and trans creators " (Ruberg 59)
How can video games invoke pathos in the player?
by connecting the main character to the player through backstory, experience the player plays through, and making a character that everyone likes.
Name one example of how pathos is shown in the game.
Death of daughter/partner, Bill and frank, the fighting with Ellie
what came first, the parachute or the airplane?
the parachute
How many game developers are the author indebted to regarding their analysis?
7
What is an example of ethos in a videogame
Using a prominent figure to play a character within a game.
Do you think the Tommy and Joel see that was shown could strike pathos in people? Why?
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What is the new students name?
Who is Pawloski McLovin?