Topics are chosen by a monthly poll seeded with suggestions made by Patreon supporters. The series originally aired on The Escapist from July 28, 2010, to August 10, 2011, before being split off over a financial dispute. Here, I address the reasons to support the offering of extra credit as well as some ways that we can create parameters for extra credit that enable us to continue to uphold high standards. Also now were admitting to it to get a juicy hit on Will. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Had EC discredited Wills supposedly false claims, but been kind about it and not overreached they would have looked far better. On August 23, 2014, the crew announced a campaign through Patreon to fund the continuation of Extra History full-time. 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. By handling extra credit this way, I see it as a gesture of good faith. Will corroborated that an HR investigation took place, but it didn't involve him or Soraya. What's the Point of Standardized Testing? The whole thing is bashing Will for being a bad person/employee. Only watched the gaming shit on the channel, but its no surprise the other half got bad too. We leverage game design and entertainment industry principles to create shows that educate as they entertain, and encourage people both to explore new subjects and think critically about topics they care about. The tone is generally light-hearted and often humorous, but always didactic, intended to educate the audience and encourage discussions on the presented subject. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Two days after Will's testimony, Extra Credits released another statement, clarifying their reasons for firing as; not doing the work he was supposed to be doing, using a discord statement from an alleged indie dev about a time Will supposedly was offensive at a GDC event, and that they were the ones who provided his flight from New Zealand and relieved him from his old boss that was "out to get him."[6]. The first videos officially released since then were a previously broadcast live Q&A video and the episode "The Good We Do". The show is also frequently critical of the triple-A video game industry. Since October 2014, episodes have been split between Dan Jones and DeWitt. These are personality traits that every therapist needs. Both Will and Soraya have made it clear that they do not want anyone else at EC to get flak for this, and we have no idea what James is telling/holding over people behind the scenes. My "community guidelines" violations were never discussed. For example, it may be felt that students who are highly capable may benefit from an additional challenge that might not be suitable as required work for all students. I think this line is striking: The truth tends to be more complicated and nuanced than we give it credit for, and on social media it is very easy to jump to conclusions without knowing the whole story or having personal knowledge of someone's character. Probably the most traditional reason for offering extra credit is that it can give students a little extra boost when they need it. Even though I believe the new video makes terrible arguments for their conclusion, holding games to scrutiny has always been part of Extra Credits and that doesn't change with this video. Finally, James released this personal response to Sorayas claims, and Extra Credits Responded to Will not long after. Then Wills statement comes in. That Extra Credits video in a nutshell. The series aired intermittently until April 10, 2010. All we really know is what's been said about James, and how he's reacted. I'm seeing talk of extra credit's interpretation or perspective on Nazis or something?The sub's got more people online than it does subscribers. Extra Credits for most of its history was produced and narrated by Floyd, who used pitch-shifting[23] to create a unique, high-pitched voice. And perhaps they have rightfully come to believe that others should be able to do so, as well. "[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]. Found some more info. #1 Stop Normalizing Nazis - Socially Conscious Game Design - Extra Credits Watch on Historical and current political context matters in game design. As of August 2017, the channel had 1.1 million subscribers. 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. In the video they criticize games that portray mental health institutions as. Heres an interesting conflict of interest: The most common extra credit activity in psychology courses is to have students participate in research being done by faculty or graduate students. As major corporations look to buy carbon credits to offset emissions, critics are questioning the value of "legacy" credits from green projects that are a decade or more old. We don't know what's going on in the EC office. In conclusion, if you take Will and Sorayas claims on their own theyre just that: claims. Other students -- usually the more mediocre to poor ones -- attend events and simply neglect to follow the instructions of submitting the follow-up paper. 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. Their comment addressing the situation can be seen below. [27] The forum was independently spun off as Bonus Points, while a semi-official Discord server was established to fill the community gap and a new official website was launched in late 2017. 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". This article is about the video lesson series. "God Does Not Play Dice". It talks up how hard hes working to make things better, and how woke he is about how all that matters is someone is hurt. I also take the liberty to assign points beyond five if the paper is exceptional. Often the very best students, who do not really need the additional points, are the ones most likely to attend extra credit events. Lets break this down. Extra Credits released this official response. 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. These are nice things to do, but not really related to course content. Handelsman, M. M., & Woody, W. D. (in press). I should clarify: Will would have looked bad if the defense made sense. [7] The video received over 323,000 views in three days (shown below). 1, in particular, I think would be incredibly fucked up if true. Belinda's post insinuates a defense of James here "I've upheld our responsibility to act in good faith, a responsibility which has been supported by our managers and coworkers", but doesn't outright state their support for him either. Copyright 2023 Inside Higher Ed All rights reserved. That was Dan, and I thought he was a good narrator. The video sparked controversy online, with multiple users on YouTube, Twitter and Reddit criticizing the channel for the lack of proper research,[8] misrepresentation and/or trivialization of the issue[9] and the channel moving away from the mission it stated in the past (examples shown below). Literally Media Ltd. [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. In Guest Play, Floyd brings in people who also work in the gaming industry to discuss design elements in video games, which often features other members of the Extra Credits team. And I have strict rules for both how they must complete these assignments and the deadlines they must adhere to. [9], Around the end of July, The Escapist privately contacted Portnow with a disputing claim for the funds. According to an interesting survey by Hill, Palladino, & Eison (1993), lots of psychology professors use extra credit assignments, and most appear to be thoughtful about it. "No one on this show wants every game to try to be gaming's Ulysses or even gaming's Blood Meridian. On October 20 last year, French oil giant Total docked a tanker . In my mind, just showing up is not enough. The first episode, "Bad Writing", debuted on July 28 and would since be on The Escapist for the next year. They have a blatant narrative bias. If they wanted to make a video about extremist groups in gaming, I genuinely believe they could have made a better video than this. Not only did he react in an oddly lawyerly fashion, as if he had something to hide. Ibn Battuta's horrendous and fickle misfortune gets so intense it becomes funny. Professors like to say that such participation is related to psychology, which it is. This can lead to grade percentages that exceed 100% unless the policy used for grade computations caps a grade at a maximum value. Made a new thread, but for compilation's sake I'll put the whole thing here as well: It basically confirms that Belinda was not the sole author of EC's response. [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. A new survey shows that students notice, and may appreciate, the efforts faculty have made during the pandemic. Thanks y'all. For example, it clearly would be wrong to give extra credit only to students who vote in a certain way. The series continued to air on The Escapist from July 28, 2010, to August 10, 2011. Perhaps it is because male students might feel more confident, or even entitled, about their grades over all, particularly with female professors. During the show's run, the creators have been occasionally requested to create game-specific mini-series based on Extra Credits. Extra Credits - Extra Credits' Community Manager responce. The thing is that this EC statement is ostensibly written by Belinda, not James. 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. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. After receiving his master's from Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, James worked as a designer for Activision on the Call of Duty franchise before striking out on his own and forming Rainmaker Games, a design and . (1993). James has hidden from directly addressing Sorayas claims by implying that if he calls her a liar undue hate will be directed her way. pic.twitter.com/w9SYADOWvK, [1] elder-geek Extra Credits Team Leaves Escapist Over Alleged Back Payment | Elder-Geek.com, [2] Medium Extra Credits: Sexual Misconduct Accusations Joseph Parrish Medium (page unavailable), [3] Ross Pitt This is exactly how he treated me, [4] Extra Credits Statement Regarding Harassment Allegations -- Extra Credits, [5] twitlonger I'm Will and thanks to Extra Credits I had to tell the internet I'm not a Nazi, [6] Extra Credits Clarification on Will Overgard's Termination, [7] YouTube Stop Normalizing Nazis Socially Conscious Game Design Extra Credits, [10] Reddit Open Letter to the Extra Credits Team, This is in fact the true origin of the word. 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.. Everything you should know, and why they take so long to work. He put it on YouTube just to see if anyone had interest and to his surprise the videos viewers hits grew very large very quickly. I regularly offer opportunities for extra credit. His most recent book is a collaboration with pioneering musician Charlie Burrell on Burrells autobiography. He discusses questionable design choices in Destiny in the former and analyzes aspects of Hearthstone in the latter. We can and should assess integrity, unless we want to perpetuate toxic and parasitic leadership. 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". Will wouldve looked bad, and they wouldnt have looked aggressively defensive. Though remember, friend, a good story has many readings and ours is but one. College students this year might be a bit more politically divided, pessimistic about the world, anxious, and overconfident than they have been. 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. Various gameplay and discussion streams have since been aired by Echo Diaz, David Hueso, James Portnow, and Matt Krol. He could have appeared more in the right by admitting where he was in the wrong. "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. Fuad, M .M., & Jones, E. J. As a scholar of gender, I see extra credit as interestingly gendered. In any given semester, with about 110 to 120 students taking my courses, only 15 to 20 people may attend an event for the purpose of extra credit, and as few as five of them go on to write the paper. This was well thought out and reasonable. That is just speculation at this point, however. ), The Oxford Handbook of Undergraduate Psychology Education (in The Oxford Library of Psychology Series). What do you dislike about extra credits? The downvoted comments on other posts are usually emotionally charged/misinformed, but that can easily send the wrong message to someone who genuinely disagrees. 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]. Portnow is credited for writing episode scripts, which are refined by Floyd or Krol for recording. Its stirred our dreams and changed the course of real science. Teaching of Psychology, 20(4), 209-213. It was to the point that at the end of 2022 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. Theres also this chain of Tweets from a while ago that is almost certainly (but not confirmed to be) referencing James in light of the newer tweets (and its far more specific about the whole abuse aspect). Literature gives us the opportunity to experience lives, perspectives, and worlds different from our own. But we really would like to see a few more Mass Effects, Portals, BioShocks, even Call of Duty 4s."[25]. I see two possibilities. 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. Nice. The show's official Twitch channel was launched in 2013 as a live supplement on certain weekdays. 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. Author Julia G. Thompson refers to extra credit as "a controversial topic for teachers. As it looks right now we should not be directing hate at anyone else in EC. That didn't help. I am not going to harp on the fact that he doesnt deny anything Soraya said, I think thats the right call so as not to direct hate her way. Generally, the show's topics target the perspective of a game designer rather than average gamers. I'm not sure you have to be politically motivated to recognise the video is stupid. Extra credit may also be used as a way to allow a student to improve their grade after a weak performance earlier in a course. 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. Optional activities may also add points or marks used in overall grade computation. Here's a breakdown of about how much the ExtraCredit services would typically cost on their own: Basic Credit Repair: $25 value. Dark Web Monitoring: $35 value. All Rights Reserved. Donating blood. Another spin-off, titled Extra Mythology, began in early 2018, examining myths from different early religions. It minimizes his actions, placing the blame on the company system and not anything hes done. To earn extra credit in my classes, students must formulate a thesis statement about what they want to focus on. According to an interesting survey by Hill, Palladino, & Eison (1993), lots of psychology professors use extra credit assignments, and most appear to be thoughtful about it. Students completing extra credit from Category 1 can earn between 0.5 and 1% added to their total grade. This is a big deal. One more consideration for now: One professor in the Hill survey said, I believe extra credit defeats the purpose of knowing the material. If students get a higher grade because of effort tangential to the course, what does the grade mean? Seems odd for them to write that line, right? 2017 - 2022 by Extra Credits, LLC. Earlier episodes were often criticized for being a bit "Americentric," since they were mostly derived from James's experiences as a developer and teacher. More on that later though In any event, the response read oddly defensive to a lot of us, and its the prevailing theory that it was James who wrote it behind the guise of EC team. "[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. [13] The tweet gained over 760 retweets and 3,100 likes. For some people, it fixed the "science is based on faith" point described in their "Religon In Games" videos. Ive spent this entire time going over whats wrong with the EC responses up to this point, so I want to touch for a moment on what James could have done if you assume that hes a good guy caught between a bad breakup and a problem employee. In a blog post following the jam, Extra Credits indicated they would like to host more events like the jam and "By hosting more opportunities in the future for people to creatively collaborate, we hope that more people are enabled to make cooler things--because learning matters. Then comes the Overgard post. Deborah J. Cohan explains why, after years of not offering it, she's changed her mind. Dan later left. Extra Credits is bad. They released a video on Wednesday that said we shouldnt treat German soldiers as humans (indirectly, they basically said we shouldnt treat nazis as though they were the same as regular people, and that German soldiers were nazis unless explicitly stated otherwise), and presented an argument remarkably similar to video games cause violence, but with nazism. On 2017 the show's Twitch channel was relaunched, with nightly hosts including Echo Diaz and Will Overgard. Extra Credits talks about the art, industry, community and design of video games in a way that engages industry enthusiasts and professionals alike. In an introductory psychology class the professor, Dr. Hamilton, decides to offer extra credit if students register to vote in the upcoming election. [7] Awards were intentionally nonstandard compared to other awards frequently presented, focusing on ingenuity rather than success, including the categories: Innovation in Game Design, Innovation in Narrative Delivery, Most Unbelievable Awesome Fun, Genre Buster Award, Positive Impact Innovator, and LOGIN Special Award for Innovation in Multiplayer. 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. Business operations have been handled by Kate Donaldson until the end of 2013, and have been handled from then until 2018 by Soraya Een Hajji, who is also a volunteer director for GaymerX. 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. What's needed, experts say, is to reform the credit system so it delivers actual carbon reductions. On July 4th, 2019, Twitter user @TheAtlasOne posted a parody of the video in which the player was forced to play as a plumber in a Super Mario game (shown below). The show is presented in the style of a lecture hall, and addresses the topic of the week with illustrations and random imagery from various sources on the internet, with a strong focus on visual puns. 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. The regicide of the Roman Emperors during the Crisis of the Third Century? Extra Sci-Fi engages with science fiction as literature, tracing its historical roots and exploring the ideas it lays out before us. 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. Mitchell M. Handelsman, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. Hill IV, G. W., Palladino, J. J., & Eison, J. Pursuit of passions requires time for play and self-directed education. 2.3K views, 63 likes, 5 loves, 4 comments, 15 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Extra Credits: Robert Heinlein is one of the most controversial authors in the history of science fiction. With that in mind, the most general consensus is that the arguments were terribly and condescendingly made. On February 17, 2008, Daniel Floyd and James Portnow create the first "Videos games and" episode as a graduate assignment. "[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. 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!. (Really?) Credit Scores: $20 value. It was relaunched in 2017 with the hiring of professional streamer Will Overgard to be production lead for the channel. The video is more concerned with telling you its ideals and core message as opposed to debating the topic and the consequences surrounding their debate. The by line reads: --the Extra Credits team, c/o community manager Belinda Zoller3. Floyd states that the style of his presentations was "loosely modeled" after Zero Punctuation. The nascent AI from "The Singularity". Please do not downvote people just for defending James in the comments. Mitch Handelsman is a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. 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. However, what I feel has changed is how said scrutiny is applied. He does not apologize once. In their personal post, they are not out to get Will, whereas the EC post has a clear intent to completely discredit him. The series has its roots in 2008 when co-creator Daniel Floyd created two video presentations for his respective art history and media theory classes at Savannah College of Art and Design. [16], On October 30, 2019, however, in the episode "The Perfect Horror Protagonist - Writing a Character for Fun & Terror", Krol mentioned that James Portnow, the only member of the original lineup, was leaving Extra Credits after 10 years of being the show's writer, even though his scripts would be used for future episodes. Extra credit is a way to gain points, particularly used in schools.[1]. They also probably should have apologized for accidentally branding him as a nazi for good measure. Students who take advantage of these opportunities tend to see both the value and meaning of the event they attended and the value added to their final grade. References Over the past 200 years Science Fiction has had a huge impact on our culture. He also fails to address the claim that Soraya was not involved in the investigation. He's got another channel he runs now, which you might like since he goes over game animation. They tried to claim that candy crush is brilliant and deep and has a lot of thought put into it and encouraged us to "think like designers" by asking . 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. [3], The concept has been featured in a titular role in various works of fiction, including Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit[4] and the Degrassi: Extra Credit series.[5][6][7]. I think James is a piece of dirt at this point, but I dont want us to become an echo chamber. This may, for example, increase the numerator of the fraction used in computing an overall percentage, while leaving the denominator unchanged. 2015 by Mitchell M. Handelsman. In fact, when former students who have stayed in touch with me all these years have gotten wind of this, they are in disbelief. 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