| WoW (or other MMO) | Genres:Rhetorical AnalysisEthnographic Research and Writing |
| Oblivion/Skyrim/Morrowind | Activities:Research: Through books in game and even as early as character creation with the researching of character races/classes/etc and what their attributes are and which to choose based on how you want to play the game.Genres:
Rhetorical Analysis |
| SimCity | Genre:Rhetorical Analysis |
| Civilization | Genre:Rhetorical Analysis |
| Portal 2 with Puzzle Maker | Genre:Reflective WritingVideo Creation (Tutorials, Analysis, etc) |
| Bastion | Genres:Rhetorical Analysis |
| Super Mario Bros. (really any game but a solid platformer works best) | Activities:Understanding the importance of scaffolding in any process, especially the writing process. |
| Professor Layton | Activities:Learning to think critically through a situation |
| Home (Survival Horror game) | Activities:Narrative AnalysisNarrative (re)construction and thinking about how decisions made in game can or do affect the way that the game itself unfolds. |