Video Game links for Freewrite

I put these links together for those of you who might have problems with the next freewrite. You should be sure to read the other articles, by Aarseth and Zimmerman, before writing your piece.

This link has a very brief rundown of how the Frogger piece relates to Basho:

http://pbfb.ca/bashos_frogger

Here's a web version of Frogger for those you who have never played it:

http://www.download-free-games.com/online_games/frogger.htm

Here's the link to download the Columbine game if you couldn't figure it out from the site:

http://www.columbinegame.com/download.htm

Here's a good series of discussions about the game (and if you can't get the game to run on your computer, reading some of this might be enough to discuss the moral issues as related to narrative). It has the open letters written to protest the Slamdance festival:

http://grandtextauto.gatech.edu/index.php?s=super+columbine+rpg

Here is a short article by the game designer about "The Marriage":

http://www.rodvik.com/rodgames

Here's a short article on the game with several reader's comments (some of whom hated the game):

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/20/the-marriage-unties-the-games-as-art-argument