Track 2: Week 1

Welcome to the Track 2!  Week 1 runs from November 1 - 8!

We'll be reading Christie Holden's Rise of the Horde which is available either in paperback or on Kindle and Nook.

Week 1  Prologue and Chapters 1-7

This book was chosen for November because we are coming up on the tenth anniversary of the game, World of Warcraft. This game is also coming out with a new expansion on November 13, 2014. To read more about why we choose The Rise of the Horde please go here.

As a supplement, we'll also be reading portions of Joseph Campbell's The Power of Myth.

The Power of Myth is the transcript of a PBS series of six recorded interviews of Joseph Campbell

by Bill Moyers. With the Power of Myth, we'll be looking at one theory of the narrative that you see in many fantasy based MMOs. You can purchase this as a paperback or on Kindle or the Nook.

Another suggestion is to talk to your school librarian or check your local library.

It may have the illustrated copy of the book as well as the interviews on DVD or CDs.

Week 1 Chapter 5: The Hero's Adventure

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We will be doing a discussion of the the readings in both books on Saturday November 8 at noon ET.

Please join us on our hangout. https://www.youtube.com/gamesmooc

Week 1

Readings:

The Rise of the Horde Prologue and Chapter 1- 7

The Power of Myth Chapter 5 The Hero's Adventure

Introduction Video by Facilitators

Introduction PowerPoint 

Power of Myth Video Clips

Episode 1 : The Hero's Adventure

Episode 3 : The First Storytellers

Additional Resources

Reading Breakout of Chapters (Warning Potential Spoiler Alerts)

MMOs in Education (This Hangout is long! It is suggested you click on "show more" to see break-out.)