PopCap’s Plants vs. Zombies, released in 2009, was the first entry into a well-loved franchise of tower defense games featuring iconic character designs and simple, intuitive mechanics. Throughout 50 different levels and five different worlds, you play as a gardener defending their home from a zombie invasion using the only real weapon at your disposal:… Continue reading Dynamic Music in Plants vs. Zombies
Author: Kira Lee Britt
Will Wood’s SELF-iSH: A Musical Descent into Insanity
With my background in musical theatre, it’s no wonder that my brain is primed to enjoy albums that have some kind of narrative. I latch onto lyrics and leitmotifs, endlessly dissecting them to pieces because that’s what successful actors have to do to understand their source material. It also happens be what I love, and… Continue reading Will Wood’s SELF-iSH: A Musical Descent into Insanity
Bee and Puppycat: Ten Years Later
The 2010s were a very interesting time to be on the internet. I say this knowing full well that most of us in this class were kids at that time, exploring a bizarre online space which had only existed long enough to be developed, yet not corporate. Let’s Plays, viral videos, and web series really… Continue reading Bee and Puppycat: Ten Years Later
Post-War German Narratives
As a student studying German language and culture, I was interested in using Storycorps as an avenue for exploring the kinds of personal narratives that are often overlooked in discussions of Post-War Germany. I’ll start with an example from my own life. Right now, in my Queer Germany class, we’re translating biographical entries for the… Continue reading Post-War German Narratives