Let’s take a look at some Kickstarter proposals for games:

• John Company
• Monumental Consequence
• Earthborne Rangers
• Inspirisles
• Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall
• Artisans of Splendent Vale
• Coyote and Crow
• Xenolanguage

I’ll have you work in small groups choosing a couple of them in each group. Ask yourself some questions —

• Purpose: What do the game developers say is their goal in creating this game? What is their actual goal? What are they hoping to teach their audience (players)?
• Audience: Who is the audience for this game, do you think?
• How do they go about persuading their audience (the players) to think or behave differently?
• Is this game a work of “new media”?