Healthy disagreement is hard work, but it's worth it. [2] Later that same day, Russ Pitts, a former editor for The Escapist, publicly stated he believed Soraya's claims because "this is exactly how he treated me. Only this time, video games apparently turn people. [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. Since October 2014, episodes have been split between Dan Jones and DeWitt. Managerial communities of practice can help college leaders deal most effectively with todays challenges, write Jona, The humanities are framed as in constant crisis, writes Vanessa Doriott Anderson, but, in fact, they prepare grad stu. Then comes James personal response. On June 9th of 2018, Soraya Hajji, a former employee of Extra Credits, accused James Portnow of the workplace and personal harassment after breaking up with him, continuing even after she resigned by slandering her behind her back to her former co-workers. And perhaps they have rightfully come to believe that others should be able to do so, as well. 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. A webshow and community dedicated to games as a medium. In July 2010, an announcement was made that the series would be a featured series for The Escapist,[6] where weekly episodes of the series began, as well as the introduction of the new title, Extra Credits. Extra credit should be about more than sitting in the back of the room and scrolling on a cellphone. Id even be willing to offer extra credit. In ten years, I see myself living in a world without job interviews. Evaluating our medium is why I watch, and will continue to watch, Extra Credits. A friend refers to extra credit opportunities as extra enrichment, and I concur with this. Following publishers at a time when backlash against the scandal caused by ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontII2017'''s infamous loot box progression, Extra Credits released several videos defending the inclusion of loot boxes and freemium economies in $60 games, claiming that they provide player agency and support developers. In my mind, just showing up is not enough. In my experience, I've never seen a department create research participation experiences for students when faculty members do not need participants. Using extra credit to facilitate extra learning in students. This lead to rampant speculation and some hate directed his way. How much is them, and if James even wrote any of it is all speculation. Something I neglected to mention that I feel is important: Both Will and Soraya go out of their way to say not to direct hate at anyone else in EC. Ugly Cute: Their attempts to talk about gameplay are really shallow. Professors like to say that such participation is related to psychology, which it is. How might you decide? In my eyes it's not really hard to see the sort of man James is from how he's responded to these accusations, but the guilt of anyone else at EC is getting into heavily speculative territory. And I have strict rules for both how they must complete these assignments and the deadlines they must adhere to. This was well thought out and reasonable. To earn extra credit in my classes, students must formulate a thesis statement about what they want to focus on. History of Coffee - Brewing Controversy - Extra History - #1 Extra History 2.72M subscribers Subscribe 698K views 1 year ago Extra History (ALL EPISODES) Brew your own civilization in. Even if you assume that Will and Soraya are both lying or exaggerating, I find myself disgusted by James actions here. I think you know where I land by this point. 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. Extra Credits had posted my full name and their 'violating community guidelines' statement, and the internet being the creature it is latched onto this incredibly vague yet targeted statement. To the extent that Dr. Hamilton is advancing his personal/political agenda at the expense of his students education, he has a clear conflict of interest. Handelsman, M. M., & Woody, W. D. (in press). However, what I feel has changed is how said scrutiny is applied. Over the past 200 years Science Fiction has had a huge impact on our culture. Credit Scores: $20 value. Social Media is run by Kat Rider. 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. A new analysis estimates the potential gain in IQ points. Optional activities may also add points or marks used in overall grade computation. [28] The jam hosted 1,158 participants, and finished with 328 entries, a little over 28% participation (an average game jam has approximately 25% participation[29]). The first episode, "Bad Writing", debuted on July 28 and would since be on The Escapist for the next year. Is it ethical for Dr. Hamilton to make this offer? Category 2 assignments are more laborious and require I'm not sure you have to be politically motivated to recognise the video is stupid. doesn't dig into actual problems with the model so much as assume it doesn't work, playing as a Nazi in a video game will turn you into one in real life, they announced that they would primarily focus on using the Extra Credits channel for posting history videos and migrate the gaming videos to a secondary channel, "Western Vs. Japanese RPGs". Another spin-off, titled Extra Mythology, began in early 2018, examining myths from different early religions. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. End of the Samurai - Black Ships - Extra History - #1, History of Coffee - Brewing Controversy - Extra History - #1, Animal Farm by George Orwell - So You Haven't Read, Cleopatra - A Drunken Bet - Extra History - #1, Curing Tuberculosis - The Hero Koch - Extra History - #1, Native American Myth - The Wendigo - The Omushkego Tribe - Extra Mythology. Over 600 stores in the Netherlands let customers buy on credit through "buy-now-pay-later" services, NOS reports based on the customer overviews of Klarma and Riverty, the two largest providers of these credit services. For more information, please see our A blog maintained by creator Floyd for the videos used the secondary title "Talking About These", and certain videos also went by "Game Design Corner". It minimizes his actions, placing the blame on the company system and not anything hes done. First and foremost, he could have provided info on the HR investigation, and denied the claim that Soraya was not involved. His "Will To Live", drawn as a balloon that flies away, makes it icing on the cake. The episode takes it for granted that turn-based combat with menus is inherently less engaging and interesting than other systems of play, such as. 2) He claims that his paycheck was withheld contingent on signing an NDA. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Extra Credits is a YouTube channel with over 2 million subscribers that has created more than a thousand original short-form animated videos discussing subjects from video games to world history, all of which may or may not involve a cat! At the end of every term, a few will email me or come to my office begging and pleading for any last-minute attempts to salvage their grades. The problem is that it seems too many professors stop there and award points for attendance or even transfer the burden to other faculty and staff members involved in hosting such events by asking them to circulate and collect attendance sheets. [7] The video received over 323,000 views in three days (shown below). Most psychologists (Hill et al., 1993) seem to feel that extra credit should be available to all students, not just those with bad grades or those who ask for it. Extra History is a spin-off on the main channel focused on topics in history. Considering the series roots, this is especially disappointing to me as a fan. I used to watch this channel for the history content - which is why it surprised me when I saw it on the trending subreddits. I thought Id compile what I think are the relevant pieces so people can get up to speed. If they're not the primary writer, that's disingenuous as fuck. To offer extra credit or not to offer extra credit? But like. Id love to hear your views about these issues. With that in mind, the most general consensus is that the arguments were terribly and condescendingly made. Generally, the show's topics target the perspective of a game designer rather than average gamers. | 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. Extra Sci-Fi engages with science fiction as literature, tracing its historical roots and exploring the ideas it lays out before us. The conflict would be less obvious (but still there) if registration were the only grounds for credit. A lot of people have been coming in wondering why many of us are so done with James, since taken individually the pieces of this puzzle arent nearly as damning as the whole. Drawing the Praetorian Guards as smiling while preparing to kill the emperor makes it entertaining, as is Diocletian's faux-innocent smile. That is the other reason I do not think simple attendance is enough to warrant additional points. A series of Extra History and a spinoff called Extra Politics were completed ahead of the announcement and aired throughout June of that year. 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. Higher Education News, Opinion and Careers | Weekdays, Quick Summary of the Week's Higher Ed News | Fridays, Admissions and Enrollment News, Opinion and Careers | Mondays, Diversity News, Opinion and Career Advice | Tuesdays, Student Success News, Ideas, Advice and Inspiration | Weekdays, GWU Students Protest Arming Campus Police, A Fresh Look at What It Means to Be a Manager. Teachers employ extra credit for a variety of reasons. That didn't help. These are just my thoughts though, and this whole situation is so nuts I doubt my own logic half the time. Because Learning Matters! James seems to have actively thrown an employee under the proverbial internet hate buss so that it wouldn't look like the EC post came from him. If their goal was to provide evidence that they were not holding Wills paycheck over his head, they could have simply provided that. A new report provides evidence that faculty can implement effective strategies to improve the learning environment for a range of students. On August 6, 2018 Extra Credits announced their first game jam hosted on itch.io, running from August 16 - August 18. 90K 1.5M views 3 years ago Extra Credits came out with a pretty garbage video, asserting the same principles that video games cause violence. Ethical teaching in the classroom and beyond. and Tea & Hearthstone. Psychology Today 2023 Sussex Publishers, LLC. The downvoted comments on other posts are usually emotionally charged/misinformed, but that can easily send the wrong message to someone who genuinely disagrees. Then comes the Overgard post. 5 Signs Youd Be Great at It, The Importance of Mental Health Exceptions in Abortion Restrictions. [15] Starting with episode 100, Elisa "LeeLee" Scaldaferri (creator of former Escapist webcomic Name Game) became an official staff artist for the show, to rotate episode productions with Theus. I have no idea if Belinda's intent when they wrote that line was to defend James, Will, themself, or all of the above, but I think it's something we really should keep in mind. Other students -- usually the more mediocre to poor ones -- attend events and simply neglect to follow the instructions of submitting the follow-up paper. This article is about the video lesson series. Notably, Floyd hinted occasionally about another arrangement from CarboHydroM that he wanted to use as his departing outro song, which was revealed to be a cover of the end credits music from Super Mario Kart called "Secret 1000cc Mode" on his final Extra Credits episode in May 2018. It started out as a mini-series requested by Creative Assembly to deal with the Punic Wars, in which their video game Total War: Rome II was set. Extra Credits is a YouTube channel which covers the video game industry, design, and classification as an art. [2] In addition, the episodes have been syndicated on many websites, including ScrewAttack. A large proportion of psychology studies rely on participants recruited from WEIRD (White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) groups. While Extra Credits discusses new topics every week as they apply to video games, there are some topics which are more frequently addressed than others, including: poor narrative creation, level design, gamification, tangential learning, sexuality and gender discrimination both within games and in the gaming community, and diversity in games (including gender, sexuality, and racial diversity). On 2017 the show's Twitch channel was relaunched, with nightly hosts including Echo Diaz and Will Overgard. The by line reads: --the Extra Credits team, c/o community manager Belinda Zoller3. Some are also less apt to keep planners and log events on their calendars. Blood,sweat and trivia: Faculty ratings of extra-credit opportunities. The fact that he hasnt, even though thats a major talking point, leads us to believe Wills story here. Thanks y'all. For example, researchers have found that giving extra-credit pop quizzes helps students learn better (Fuad & Jones, 2012). They must identify connections that they were able to make between the event and aspects of our class, such as lecture material, discussions, readings and classroom guest speakers and films. In Wills post he said he wasnt a fantastic employee, this attack is both aggressive and oddly consistent with his story. This can lead to grade percentages that exceed 100% unless the policy used for grade computations caps a grade at a maximum value. As of August 2017, the channel had 1.1 million subscribers. Extra Credits is a Canadian and American video lesson series currently run by Matthew Krol and Geoffrey Zatkin, narrated by Matthew Krol, with artists Scott DeWitt, Nick DeWitt, David "D" Hueso, and Ali R. Thome and Jordan Martin and writers Robert Rath, R. Kevin Doyle and other staff members. Basically every right winger in the west is a borderline neo-nazi at this point so this did not go over well. He does not apologize once. In an introductory psychology class the professor, Dr. Hamilton, decides to offer extra credit if students register to vote in the upcoming election. Thank you for your perspective on this whole ordeal, and taking the time to type that out as well. Hill and his colleagues present a few ideas for extra credit that bear no relationship to the course. Table 1: Description of Extra Credit Project Options. Just read over the comments, and goddamn did that channel go downhill since I stopped watching. Finally, James released this personal response to Sorayas claims, and Extra Credits Responded to Will not long after. 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. 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. Probably the most traditional reason for offering extra credit is that it can give students a little extra boost when they need it. [13] The tweet gained over 760 retweets and 3,100 likes. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. "[30], Starting February 2021, Extra Credits started posting their videos ad-free on Nebula Streaming Service as part of the Standard Creator Community,[31] with some exclusive and extended cut videos on the service.[32]. Though remember, friend, a good story has many readings and ours is but one. Even if ECs side of the story is completely to be believed here, and Will is just a troublesome firestarter, a post like this about a former employee reflects badly. One criterion for ethical extra credit, then, is beneficence. Extra Frames is a series of videos produced by Floyd in which he discusses video game animation, which has since rebranded to New Frames Plus[34](see PlayFrame below). My opinion: Thats not the casethe extra credit or requirement exists primarily for the benefit of the researchers. The exact nature of this violation is disputed. The rest pretty much builds on what Soraya had been saying. My solution: Lets be honest with ourselves and with our students that faculty interests play a role, and make the experience of participating in research as educational as possible for students. Occasionally, guest artists have been invited during production droughts and spin-off series, most notably webcomic artist Erin Siegel, who had made repeated appearances. You explain not only your position, but calmly stated why people might think it's complete bullshit. I dont think anyone has really been doing this. Extra Credits May 2018 - Present5 years Greater New York City Area Post Producer: "Wild 'N Out" MTV Oct 2017 - Present5 years 7 months Greater New York City Area - Overseeing all aspects of. Scott, for making hilarious but insightful PAX panel videos all by himself 3 years in a row, and destroying the entire Extra Credits staff in the 8-Player Extra Credits Staff Brawl. During the show's run, the creators have been occasionally requested to create game-specific mini-series based on Extra Credits. How Do I Support and Also Challenge My Students? "[19], On June 9, 2018, former media director Soraya Een Hajji went public on Twitter about leaving the show due to growing tensions with Portnow after their romantic relationship had ended. Ibn Battuta's horrendous and fickle misfortune gets so intense it becomes funny. It references the aftermath of his termination, which involved Extra Credits announcing publicly that he had breached community guidelines. All Rights Reserved. We can and should assess integrity, unless we want to perpetuate toxic and parasitic leadership. Aka, you're a fucking human being with a decent sense of attitude and what's going on around. Understandably, professors are all over the map on the issue of extra credit. Original art was drawn by Theus in the first years of the show, but episodes were split between Scaldaferri and DeWitt. Copyright 2023 Inside Higher Ed All rights reserved. In conclusion, if you take Will and Sorayas claims on their own theyre just that: claims. Lastly, I ask that they reflect on any ways in which the event could have been improved. These were not part of an officially-named series, though this early collection eventually went by "Video Games and". #1 Stop Normalizing Nazis - Socially Conscious Game Design - Extra Credits Watch on Historical and current political context matters in game design. Horrifying? The first one was Extra Credits: Firefall, which spanned 5 episodes and was requested by Red 5 Studios to help reinforce the game design decisions in their video game Firefall.[33]. A Personal Perspective: Should we be lenient about late assignments? That Extra Credits video in a nutshell. Humans have social and psychological mechanisms to deter incest. Ignoring the more extreme portions that many fans pointed out, many people found the video to have an incredibly flawed premise backed by weak arguments that seem hypocritical given Extra Credits' previous work criticizing video game censorship and desensitization. Games are the most popular form of mass entertainment. On February 17, 2008, Daniel Floyd and James Portnow create the first "Videos games and" episode as a graduate assignment. Mitchell M. Handelsman, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. What if lots of students in Dr. Hamiltons class have already registered to vote, or are not eligible to register, or are busy on election day? That someone at EC has beef to air out with Will and they took this as an opportunity to write an unprofessional hit piece, or that its meant to discredit Will and make his post look false without directly denying anything. Rent Reporting: $10 value. 2015 by Mitchell M. Handelsman. "Evil Races are Bad Game Design - Bioessentialism and Worldbuilding" tries to make a point about how designing speculative fiction worlds with designated "good" and "bad" races narrows and flattens storytelling possibilities, but it is. Author Julia G. Thompson refers to extra credit as "a controversial topic for teachers. Hamilton works for a get-out-the-vote group affiliated with a ballot initiative to increase spending on education, and offers to have students help out on Election Day for a few extra extra-credit points. 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. "[2] In California, during late 2006, there was controversy when students were offered extra credits simply for buying course books in an effort to overcome a lack of resources. She was there for her own curiosity and the enrichment it provided. Topics are chosen by a monthly poll seeded with suggestions made by Patreon supporters. GG were talking about me, along with other groups, trying to work out if I was a white supremacist. After the fundraiser was over, Alexander Macris aka Archon, representing The Escapist, the site that hosted Extra Credits at the time, supposedly requested three fourths of the total fundraised money be given to The Escapist, despite James Portnow stating that he and the site had a verbal agreement that the latter would be lowest in priority to be paid. Mitch is also the co-author (with Sharon Anderson) of Ethics for Psychotherapists and Counselors: A Proactive Approach (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and an associate editor of the two-volume APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2012). October 15, 2015 Celia Wagar. I think James is a piece of dirt at this point, but I dont want us to become an echo chamber. But that offer was never acknowledged. If Dr. Hamilton were teaching political science, the experience of registering to vote might (might!) Robert Walpole gets this treatment in the final episode of the South Sea Bubble episode where he ends up being being behind literally everything that wraps up the crisis (and sees him cultivate more money and power), with the effect that "It was Walpole" became a, Extra Credits' reputation was tarnished by their defense of. Tiffany Romn (2018 - Present), This page was last edited on 8 April 2023, at 05:29. One finding is that. Extra Credits is bad. That was Dan, and I thought he was a good narrator. Since Floyd had started working at Pixar Canada at the time, Portnow also enlisted colleague Allison Theus to handle the art. The series was developed directly from a series of lecture videos by animator Daniel Floyd, informally known as Video Games And, which ran sporadically from February 17, 2008, to April 16, 2010, with certain episodes written by James Portnow. Knowing your values can guide your actions and give you inner peace. PLEASE DO NOT BRIGADE BELINDA OR THIS TWEET. Donating blood. That just happened. "[3] In response, Extra Credits released a statement saying they hired an independent HR firm to investigate these issues and that they found no evidence of improprieties having occurred. On the surface, it almost feels embarrassing to admit. Privacy Policy. Some extra-credit opportunities that Hill and his colleagues asked about seem very relevant and beneficialfor example, doing a research paper, summarizing a research paper, and correctly answering optional essay questions on an exam.. How Schizophrenia Impacts Cognitive Function, New Research: Moderate Drinking Provides No Health Benefits, An Important Reality for Navigating Grief, Ethical Teaching in the Classroom and Beyond. In May 2011, The Escapist and the show's creators hosted the Extra Credits Innovation Awards at LOGIN 2011, which was meant to praise developers who were willing to take risks and push the boundaries of video games as a medium. Lets take this to the extreme: Picture yourself on the operating table, and your surgeon says, I never learned how to remove an appendix, but I graduated from my residency because I adopted a puppy!. Fuad, M .M., & Jones, E. J. A two-month crowdfund project on RocketHub was created with a goal of $15,000, which eventually raised around $104,000. It was relaunched in 2017 with the hiring of professional streamer Will Overgard to be production lead for the channel. Ask Us Anything! The activity should have educational value or benefit. Facing Controversy - How to Stand Up for Games as a Medium - Extra Credits Extra History 2.74M subscribers Subscribe 513K views 11 years ago Video games come under a lot of popular. "[21], Soraya later admitted that James had never harassed or abused her, claiming that her statements had been "misinterpreted" and that she made them as a reaction to going through "a difficult breakup".[22]. Literature gives us the opportunity to experience lives, perspectives, and worlds different from our own. 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. "Stop Normalizing Nazis - Socially Conscious Game Design" is by far one of their worst-received videos to date with an over 90% dislike ratio. 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. 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