[7] The video received over 323,000 views in three days (shown below). These are nice things to do, but not really related to course content. But we really would like to see a few more Mass Effects, Portals, BioShocks, even Call of Duty 4s."[25]. 2007-2023 The following week, Floyd announced Extra Remix, which features spotlights on promising members of the video game music community, namely through OverClocked ReMix. Students may choose one assignment from each category. [27] The forum was independently spun off as Bonus Points, while a semi-official Discord server was established to fill the community gap and a new official website was launched in late 2017. Extra Credits @extracredits 75.6K subscribers Subscribe Join us on Patreon! Then they need to think of specific and vivid stories and perspectives that emerged in the session that were meaningful. I used to believe all that, too. The series continued to air on The Escapist from July 28, 2010, to August 10, 2011. Since leaving Extra Credits, Floyd took personal ownership of the channel (as well as Extra Frames series, see Mini-series and spin-offs above) and renamed it PlayFrame,[35] with new content based on "Let's Play"-style videos with regular contributions by Carrie Floyd and Dan Jones. By making people do it, we make them stop thinking about it, to stop thinking about the meaning behind those things. Extra Credits - Extra Credits' Community Manager responce. While he was still there, they attempted to address this with spotlight episodes focusing on nations with less-mainstream gaming culture and development, and after his departure, many of the guest writers have come from different countries and cultural backgrounds to provide a broader perspective. These are personality traits that every therapist needs. But, since deciding to offer extra credit opportunities, I have encountered the opposite. Literally Media Ltd. Because Learning Matters! Deborah J. Cohan explains why, after years of not offering it, she's changed her mind. Their comment addressing the situation can be seen below. Over the past 200 years Science Fiction has had a huge impact on our culture. Category 2 assignments are more laborious and require After moving to YouTube, the team decided to make use of their space to expand their channel with new series running on different days of the week. The Athenians used the word "barbarian" as their pejorative for, The first few months of the show's run on, Early episodes of Extra History often were criticized for their focus on military history, hearkening back to old ideas about war and espionage as "the great game of mankind," and a penchant for. [3] The assignment had a time limit of ten minutes, so Floyd sped up his voice by 10% to meet that limit, an effect that continued in subsequent episodes. PROTIP: Press the and keys to navigate the gallery , 'g' to view the gallery, or 'r' to view a random image. Krol was a television producer and podcast host who frequently guest hosts with Portnow on the show's Twitch channel. Why all these questions? It doesnt deny the incredibly concerning point 1, and its defense against point 2 is paper thin. Method of computation [ edit] No, they said that we shouldn't treat them as moral equivalent, as "just another side of a conflict". However, what I feel has changed is how said scrutiny is applied. I am not making this post to convince you that James is a garbage person, I am making it to outline why many of us feel that way. On July 3rd, 2019, Extra Credits uploaded a video titled "Stop Normalizing Nazis Socially Conscious Game Design" in which they argued that being forced to play as Nazi soldiers and terrorists in multiplayer video games equaled to normalizing said groups. October 15, 2015 Celia Wagar. I also ask that they address the relevance that the event had for them personally and to demonstrate what was the most powerful and memorable aspect of it that they experienced. Years ago, if colleagues asked if I offered extra credit, my responses were some version of Absolutely not, never, and anyway its fake; its like grading on a curve; this is college, not high school; let the students do the real work; and furthermore, why do we need to create extra work for ourselves?. [4] James Portnow had been referenced in these early videos and decided to contact Floyd about the possibility of working together to make more videos. Also, when I say that the post assassinating Will is unprofessional, I don't mean to direct undue hate at Belinda if they did, in fact, write this. Trivia The host's names are Dan and James, as revealed in the first episode. Extra Credits launched a sister channel called Extra Play on December 14, 2014, but it did not become active until October 2015, when Side Quest, a Let's Play series of Dark Souls with Floyd and Portnow, was moved from the main channel to Extra Play. In a blog post following the jam, Extra Credits indicated they would like to host more events like the jam and "By hosting more opportunities in the future for people to creatively collaborate, we hope that more people are enabled to make cooler things--because learning matters. Met a few socialists whom also think the video is bad to be fair lol. The series has its roots in 2008 when co-creator Daniel Floyd created two video presentations for his respective art history and media theory classes at Savannah College of Art and Design. The third video was one big Author Filibuster on why they think WRPGs are crushing JRPGs, exactly the kind of thing the previous videos said you shouldn't do. International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science, 4(6), 35-42. More on that later though In any event, the response read oddly defensive to a lot of us, and its the prevailing theory that it was James who wrote it behind the guise of EC team. Also take note of the complete difference in tone. Those who do not endorse extra credit also tend to assume that the students most likely to ask for it tend to be those who arent working very hard in the first place. pic.twitter.com/w9SYADOWvK, [1] elder-geek Extra Credits Team Leaves Escapist Over Alleged Back Payment | Elder-Geek.com, [2] Medium Extra Credits: Sexual Misconduct Accusations Joseph Parrish Medium (page unavailable), [3] Ross Pitt This is exactly how he treated me, [4] Extra Credits Statement Regarding Harassment Allegations -- Extra Credits, [5] twitlonger I'm Will and thanks to Extra Credits I had to tell the internet I'm not a Nazi, [6] Extra Credits Clarification on Will Overgard's Termination, [7] YouTube Stop Normalizing Nazis Socially Conscious Game Design Extra Credits, [10] Reddit Open Letter to the Extra Credits Team, In December 2013 the Extra Credits team transferred all their existing videos to their Youtube channel. And I have strict rules for both how they must complete these assignments and the deadlines they must adhere to. My largest issue was that the arguments made were similar to Jack Thompson era "videogames cause violent behavior" from over a decade ago. In fact, this info makes me think Belinda may well be another person who got fucked over. A. Workplace gossip is the norm, so it must have benefits or meet needs. Get the help you need from a therapist near youa FREE service from Psychology Today. It talks up how hard hes working to make things better, and how woke he is about how all that matters is someone is hurt. Extra Credits was also called hypocritical because they accepted a sponsor from the game World of Tanks, where you can play as a Nazi. Floyd was also responsible for editing videos, but later assigned these duties to his wife, Carrie. Tiffany Romn (2018 - Present), This page was last edited on 8 April 2023, at 05:29. The video is more concerned with telling you its ideals and core message as opposed to debating the topic and the consequences surrounding their debate. The series was moved to PATV, hosted by Penny Arcade, until PA's downsizing of partner services convinced the pair to move to YouTube, where Extra Credits officially began. Its stirred our dreams and changed the course of real science. As it looks right now we should not be directing hate at anyone else in EC. [9], Around the end of July, The Escapist privately contacted Portnow with a disputing claim for the funds. She was there for her own curiosity and the enrichment it provided. (1993). Yet I find consolation in the fact that, over 21 years of teaching, students have routinely told me that my classes are some of the most intellectually rigorous and emotionally demanding courses offered at any of the universities where Ive taught. Fast-forward, and I have changed my mind. The forum was publicly acknowledged by Portnow on July 21 and August 25, and was re-launched on a new official domain for the show around January 10, 2012. We dont want to get in legal trouble, so we couldnt pay Will, We felt bad for Will not having money though, so we split the difference and still committed the exact same crime, but paid him less. Copyright 2023 Inside Higher Ed All rights reserved. Ive spent this entire time going over whats wrong with the EC responses up to this point, so I want to touch for a moment on what James could have done if you assume that hes a good guy caught between a bad breakup and a problem employee. We leverage game design and entertainment industry principles to create shows that educate as they entertain, and encourage people both to explore new subjects and think critically about topics they care about. The attack on Will appears not to be their fault, and we cannot blame them just for not having jumped ship on James. Here's a breakdown of about how much the ExtraCredit services would typically cost on their own: Basic Credit Repair: $25 value. That didn't help. And, the value needs to be related to course content. If Dr. Hamilton were teaching political science, the experience of registering to vote might (might!) Were just left to wonder what that means. And the thing is this: extra credit is not necessary. What's needed, experts say, is to reform the credit system so it delivers actual carbon reductions. We can and should assess integrity, unless we want to perpetuate toxic and parasitic leadership. The crew announced that their official YouTube channel, which was previously intended to be an outlet for syndication, would become the official release outlet starting at the beginning of 2014. Found some more info. Anyway, first lets go over the major pieces: The situation started with this chain of tweets from Soraya. But like. In December 2013, Penny Arcade announced the downsizing of its services, including the detachment of Extra Credits and other partner shows from PATV. It originally ran with Design Club Live and Allison's Art Corner, hosted by Dan Emmons and Allison Theus respectively. Inside the Mating Psychology of Involuntary Celibates, When to Cut the Cord on an Emotionally Distant Relationship, 3 Things to Consider While Living Your "Fleabag Era", 17 Reasons to Keep Going When You Dont Think You Can, 11 Tips for Talking to Someone You Disagree With, 6 Ways to Discover and Choose Your Core Values, A Better Understanding of SSRI Antidepressants, Poor Predictors: Job Interviews Are Useless and Unfair. [7] Awards were intentionally nonstandard compared to other awards frequently presented, focusing on ingenuity rather than success, including the categories: Innovation in Game Design, Innovation in Narrative Delivery, Most Unbelievable Awesome Fun, Genre Buster Award, Positive Impact Innovator, and LOGIN Special Award for Innovation in Multiplayer. For example, it may be felt that students who are highly capable may benefit from an additional challenge that might not be suitable as required work for all students. It minimizes his actions, placing the blame on the company system and not anything hes done. Id love to hear your views about these issues. Recently, I invited students to accompany me to a film on meditation that was part of a special screening off campus. This was the basis for an independent testimonial program.[26]. The real damning thing here is the way James and EC responded. Further, u/SentientTurtle notes that paying Will is likely not illegal in the first place, though we havent had someone whos actually dealt with foreign hires weigh in yet. Before I saw this response I thought it could easily just be a mutually bad breakup, but this was where the red flags began for me. Using extra credit to facilitate extra learning in students. 2) He claims that his paycheck was withheld contingent on signing an NDA. Everything you should know, and why they take so long to work. An interesting issue about extra credit is that some people attend an event and consciously decide not to write about it. Because Games Matter - Abraham's Story - Extra Credits 70,800 views Dec 16, 2020 Thank you to Abraham for sharing his story and to the whole crew at the Children's Hospital Colorado. Made a new thread, but for compilation's sake I'll put the whole thing here as well: It basically confirms that Belinda was not the sole author of EC's response. They also like to say that it has some educational value, which it often does. Donating blood. [8], On June 28, 2011, Portnow announced through the show's Twitter account that Theus had a radial tear in her shoulder (likely a separated shoulder) that could potentially end her career. That is just speculation at this point, however. and our On June 4, 2018, Extra Credits launched an 8-episode mini-series named Extra Politics that exploring the United States political system from a game design perspective. I know they didnt mean to, but an oops, my bad, even while eviscerating him for everything else would have made them seem more even handed. One finding is that professors are more likely to use extra credit assignments when they see educational value in them. That is the other reason I do not think simple attendance is enough to warrant additional points. 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