This site demonstrates how video games persuade us to act in certain ways, and what part literacy plays in these acts.<\/p>\n
My name is Hayley Annino, creator and editor of this site. I am a student at West Chester University pursuing a BA in English: Writing and a minor in Linguistics. I have developed this website for my ENG 400 class:\u00a0Rhetoric of Gaming<\/em>.<\/p>\n Tania Smith explains in “What is Rhetoric”<\/a> that “[r]hetoric is not restricted to politics and public discourse, but is potentially an aspect of communication on every topic and every social situation. Therefore its strategies must also vary by situation and audience.” The strategies of gaming rhetoric can vary, but among the most prominent is how games emphasize the importance of certain literacies.<\/p>\n In his blog post\u00a0“…what is rhetoric?”<\/a>\u00a0Casey Boyle explains that he is\u00a0“looking to crowdsource many more…definitions of rhetoric with an aim to compile and, eventually, share an interactive \u201cwhat is rhetoric\u201d database<\/em>… the definitions might be indirect or very direct, but it should read as at least a loose definition.” As a response to Boyle’s post, the following pages explain how video games rhetorically teach critical, technological, linguistic, and visual literacies, which all offer opportunity for the player to be a dominant member of both the game and society.<\/p>\n Click Here<\/a> to Begin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"