"Games have a unique power to stick with people," said Mathew Powers, a media arts and science lecturer at the Luddy School in Indianapolis whose research areas include educational games, or "Edutainment." "If you're dealing with very difficult, intense subject matter, you need a good vehicle. You need to hold people's attention because that's how they're going to remember things." Powers and fellow lecturer Todd Shelton co-teach NEWM-N 436, a highly independent, project-based game production course that matches students with "Clients" to create unique games that address a wide range of experiences.
Read MoreImitation is the most sincere form of flattery, and so many good games were inspired by something else-Metroid drew inspiration from Alien, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night drew inspiration from Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda clearly inspired Darksiders.
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