Your assignment is to write up your editorial focusing on the perfect console. Deadline to have your entries submitted is Friday, March 22nd by 2:00 pm PT.
All entries must either be submitted in this thread here or sent via PM to the Guest Contributor.
As you are aware, in 2013 we altered the format of Chalk Talk to include contributing editors, next up in the queue for those interested in the roll of Contributing Editor for Chalk Talk is-Saigo-.
As the vibrant dawn of a new age of consoles breaks over the horizon, rumors, specs, and speculations begin to slowly cast their lengthy shadows across the realms of our digital lives. Though information is sparse, and more questions arise daily, gamers have begun scavenging for whispers of truth as old grudges fade into obscurity and new lines are drawn in the forlorn ashes of the fanboy burns and taunts of old.
Yet, imagine if you will, a new age of perfection: One console, pristine and magnificent, destined to rule them all. Imagine a console without fault, glorious in gameplay, with features capable of uniting the world in a utopia of pixelated splendor. Image, if you dare, a console worthy of the gaming gods themselves.
What would this console be called? What features would it include? How would it be played? What games would highlight its release and why would it be successful when others have failed?
If you could design the perfect console for the next generation, how would you do it and why? Be as imaginative, idealistic, or as logical as you please and remember to have fun!
Chalk Talk submissions must include the following:
- Entries must be a minimum of 500 words.
- Do not use altered text fonts, colors, and be aware of your formatting.
- Select at least one image to act as your "cover shot".
- Submissions due by March 29th at 12:00pm PT in either the comments below or to Guest Writer -Saigo-
Idealy, the goal for Chalk Talk was to have it go up weekly. But since there are multiple steps that a GC has to take perhaps we should make it a feature that happens one every other week. I'm open to suggestions All in favor of a time extension for all future GC's say "Aye".
I'm open for a once-every-other-week plan, possibly announcing the assignment a week in advance. This will not only give more time for people to write up their entries, but also bring in more potential candidates.
Edited on Mar 20, 2013 12:10 pm PT
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THE AYES HAVE IT!! Due date has been updated to be March 29th.
I like that idea, too. We won't run through topics so quickly, should get more entries and have a bit more time to edit. Now, if we could just get a little showcasing of the current/next Chalk Talk near the AUB postings on the front page, we'd be set...
Going to sit this one out. I'm a PC gamer so I'm not an expert on consoles, I'm afraid.
Currently working on an essay on torture in games so focusing on that at the moment.
Is there anything that consoles could do that might sway you to consider purchasing one? I think describing the perfect console from the perspective of a PC enthusiast might be even more interesting.
Going to sit this one out. I'm a PC gamer so I'm not an expert on consoles, I'm afraid.
Currently working on an essay on torture in games so focusing on that at the moment.
Is there anything that consoles could do that might sway you to consider purchasing one? I think describing the perfect console from the perspective of a PC enthusiast might be even more interesting.
Maybe I could write one about the benfits of cross-platform multiplayer in console gaming.