{"id":13009,"date":"2023-04-07T17:33:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/07\/a-spark-of-magic\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:50:27","slug":"a-spark-of-magic","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/07\/a-spark-of-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A spark of magic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

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<\/iframe><br \/>\n <br \/>\nEd Greig ’23, MFA ’24, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/undergraduate\/programs\/major\/interactive-media-game-design-development\/\" aria-label=\"interactive media major\">interactive media<\/a> major in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/schools\/becker-school-of-design-and-technology\/\" aria-label=\"Becker School of Design and Technology website\">Becker School of Design and Technology<\/a> program, attended the <a href=\"https:\/\/east.paxsite.com\/\" aria-label=\"PAX East website\">PAX East<\/a> gaming convention on a mission: to find out how gamers, developers, and students define a great game. Greig roamed the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center with a recorder in hand, determined to find an answer.<\/p>\n<p>One developer insisted the best games are ones that try something new and commit to it. For another, the best games provide a “spark of magic,” fully immersing the player into storytelling, combat, or worldbuilding.<\/p>\n<p>“Broadly, I think a good video game is something I can sink my time into, something that really hooks me,” says Greig. “And that could be for any genre or any platform.”<\/p>\n<p><strong>Challenge. Change.<\/strong> is produced by Andrew Hart and Melissa Hanson for Clark University. Listen and subscribe on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4UuYAjq1d3Hq45cjwxoCNL\" aria-label=\"Listen to Spotify\">Spotify<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/challenge-change\/id1608025510\" aria-label=\"Listen on Apple Podcast\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>. Find other episodes wherever you listen to podcasts.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><em><a href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2023\/04\/12\/clark-makes-its-gaming-presence-known-at-pax-east\/\" aria-label=\"ClarkNow story\">Clark makes its gaming presence known at PAX East with VR and digital projects<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At PAX East, Clark senior sets out to discover what makes a great game <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13010,"template":"","meta":{"story_color":"#525250","story_headerImg":13010,"section_label":"Challenge. Change. 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