Blog Post 4: Video Game Lab
Games: I woke up next to you again, Swooning over Stan, and Butterfly Soup
The connections between the three games are that they are all dating simulators aimed for the players to decide the direction that they want the storyline to end up at. Much like a book, Swooning over Stan and I woke up next to you gives the viewers a visual novel of the players dating the CPU in the game paired with sensation aesthetic like music. Each game has their own different endpoint with various outcomes in the process making it personal to the players.
A lot can be see watching someone play rather than you playing the game itself. Each person plays differently and we are able to experience a different viewpoint in how the game is being played with their own emotional and physical output when playing the game. Every person reacts differently during different parts of the game and hearing those experiences by watching their gameplay allow for us to enjoy the game more as well. For example, it has only been recently that I have begun to learn about the enjoyments of watching others play games, through this experience I am not only enjoying their reaction to the game, but also learning from how they play the game as well. I gain tips and tricks along the way
