#“To create confusion!” to quote the classic 80s film Clue

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I wasn't very suspicious of Phee initially but he did say the bike wouldn't start, and literally like 15 minutes later the Masked Killer hops onto said bike and rides off to the horizon. Like,,,,

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Gamification and Media Convergence

 When I first read through this assignment about “Gamification and Media Convergence” the first thing that came to mind was the board game “Clue” that was later turned into a movie in the mid-80s. My web research also tells me that the original movie is being remade starring Ryan Reynolds.

I grew up in a time long before computer games – yes, I am old! – and Clue was popular at one time. According to Boardgamegeek.com, “Clue” is a “classic detective game.” It involves its players moving from room to room in a mansion to solve a murder. Each player must uncover the cards of other players by making continuous accusations. It’s considered “a great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.”

Clue Wiki reports the game was created in 1949 by Anthony B. Pratt and was originally called “Murder!” Clue Wiki also reports the game was created to provide entertainment during “lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers.”

Fast forward to 1985, and the movie “Clue” comes out with three different endings. According to Cinemablend.com, the movie’s ending is a “Clever scheme that was meant to wink at the source material and produce a cheap inspiration for repeated viewings. Some reviewers hated the gimmick. Some fans were confused by it, but three decades later, all three of the endings live on . . .” This movie was perhaps the first attempt of making a film “interactive.”

The old board game has also transitioned into a computer game. From what I can find on Amazon, there is also a game called “Clue: A Murder, A Mansion, A Mystery is available” as a computer game.

Another board game that I grew up with was called “Battle Ship” where a player attempts to sink the ships of his opponent.

According to the Boardgamegeek.com, the original Battleship game was a “pencil-and-paper” domain game. In 1967, Milton Bradley upgraded it to a board game where “plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record guesses.” Each player moves his ships on the grid while his opponent yells out a location. The other player yells “Hit!” or “miss!”

Hollywood also turned this game into a movie in 2012. Wikia.com reported that “Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction war film loosely inspired by the classic board game.” According to Wikia.com, the movie was about an “international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air.”

 Just like with “Clue,” the game is also available on line and in a 3-D format. Nintendo also offers a number of online games called “Battleship.”

 This transformation of board games into movies and computer games prove quite a phenomenon.  In my research, I came across the webpage denofgeek.com that reports “Ten Board Games Being Turned into Movies.” It is apparently what a lot of people want, so Hollywood is following suit. I noted a popular board game from my childhood – yes, I repeat, I am old, “Monopoly” is being turned into a movie.

 Denofgeek reports that Ridley Scott at one point wanted to turn the game into movie and said, "I wanted to just make a movie about the idea of greed."

This has been done before, says Denofgeek but it also said that “when in the heat of Monopoly, even the frailest board gamer can turn into a green-eyed demon . . .,” it said.  

 Denofgeek also quoted Scott as saying that his adaptation of the Monopoly movie would be “akin to an Alice in Wonderland and Wall Street mash-up where an actual Monopoly fan gets transported into his coveted board game . . .”

 Hasbro apparently didn’t like Scott’s version and has offered Lionsgate the chance to create a more “PG-minded” movie.

 “With rumblings still going on as recently as last year, it’s likely that some iteration of Monopoly will be passing ‘Go,’” said the webpage.

 Just like with the other two games mentioned, the old board game has been turned into a computer game that Atari sells.

 For some reason, I initially didn’t like the idea of my childhood board games being computerized. It seemed like computers took a lot of the personal touch and the socialization out of the games by putting them online. As someone who works on a computer all the live long day, I still prefer that board games, but my children enjoy playing various games on the computer. That is the way things are going. I realize that just because it’s a computer game doesn’t mean it’s all solitaire and that the socialization remains in many cases.

 With the transition of board games to movies to computer games shows that any kind of entertainment can be transformed into any kind of entertainment. And it seems to be selling quite well so more power to them!

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When I first read through this assignment about “Gamification and Media Convergence” the first thing that came to mind was the board game “Clue” that was later turned into a movie in the mid-80s. My web research also tells me that the original movie is being remade staring Ryan Reynolds.

I grew up in a time long before computer games – yes, I am old! – and Clue was popular at one time. According to Boardgamegeek.com, clue is a “classic detective game.” It involves its players moving from room to room in a mansion to solve a murder. Each player must uncover the cards of other players by making continuous accusations. It’s considered “a great game for those who enjoy reasoning and thinking things out.”

Clue Wiki reports the game was created in 1949 by Anthony B. Pratt and was originally called “Murder!” Clue Wiki also reports the game was created to provide entertainment during “lengthy air raid drills in underground bunkers.”

Fast forward to 1985, and the movie “Clue” comes out with three different endings. According to Cinemablend.com, the movie’s ending is a “Clever scheme that was meant to wink at the source material and produce a cheap inspiration for repeated viewings. Some reviewers hated the gimmick. Some fans were confused by it, but three decades later, all three of the endings live on . . .” This movie was perhaps the first attempt of making a film “interactive.”

The old board game has also transitioned into a computer game. From what I can find on Amazon, there is also a game called “Clue: A Murder, A Mansion, A Mystery is available” as a computer game.

Another board game that I grew up with was called “Battle Ship” where a player attempts to sink the ships of his opponent.

According to the Boardgamegeek.com, the original Battleship game was a “pencil-and-paper” domain game. In 1967, Milton Bradley upgraded it to a board game where “plastic grids with holes that could hold plastic pegs used to record guesses.” Each player moves his ships on the grid while his opponent yells out a location. The other player yells “Hit!” or “miss!”

Hollywood also turned this game into a movie in 2012. Wikia.com reported that “Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction war film loosely inspired by the classic board game.” According to Wikia.com, the movie was about an “international fleet of ships who come across an alien armada while on naval war games exercise. An intense battle is fought on sea, land and air.”

 Just like with “Clue,” the game is also available on line and in a 3-D format. Nintendo also offers a number of online games called “Battleship.”

 This transformation of board games into movies and computer games proves quite a phenomenon. In my research, I came across the webpage denofgeek.com that reports “Ten Board Games Being Turned into Movies.” It is apparently what a lot of people want, so Hollywood is following suit. I noted a popular board game from my childhood – yes, I repeat, I am old, “Monopoly” is being turned into a movie.

 Denofgeek reports that Ridley Scott at one point wanted to turn the game into a movie and said, "I wanted to just make a movie about the idea of greed."

 This has been done before, says Denofgeek but it also said that “when in the heat of Monopoly, even the frailest board gamer can turn into a green-eyed demon . . .” it said.  

 Denofgeek also quoted Scott as saying that his adaptation of the Monopoly movie would be “akin to an Alice in Wonderland and Wall Street mash-up where an actual Monopoly fan gets transported into his coveted board game . . .”

 Hasbro apparently didn’t like Scott’s version and has offered Lionsgate the chance to create a more “PG-minded” movie.

 “With rumblings still going on as recently as last year, it’s likely that some iteration of Monopoly will be passing ‘Go,’” said the webpage.

 Just like with the other two games mentioned, the old board game has been turned into a computer game that Atari sells.

 For some reason, I initially didn’t like the idea of my childhood board games being computerized. It seemed like computers took a lot of the personal touch and the socialization out of the games by putting them online. As someone who works on a computer all the live long day, I still prefer that board games, but my children enjoy playing various games on the computer. That is the way things are going. I realize that just because it’s a computer game doesn’t mean it’s all solitaire and that the socialization remains in many cases.

 With the transition of board games to movies to computer games shows that any kind of entertainment can be transformed into any kind of entertainment. And it seems to be selling quite well so more power to them!