By Nicole Pepperl

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A DDR machine encapsulates within itself the story of several journeys and revolutions—the innovations that led to its creation and the processes by which it became a world-spanning fad. The design of DDR and its dance pad controllers borrow heavily from the histories of both dancing and video games. The blending of these diverse aspects into one game encouraged DDR’s popularity among gamers and non-gamers alike, while the recent information-spreading infrastructure created by the internet provided an easy means for its popularity to spread.

My project examines the journeys and revolutions within the story of DDR, beginning with its geographic journey from Japan to me…

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From Japan to Me

Dance Dance Popularity

Video Game Revolution

Controller Revolution

Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Style

Dance Dance Socializing

From Easy to Hard

Dance Dance Conclusions

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Posted at Feb 17/2007 01:39PM:
Cori: Nicole, this is looking great. I'm intrigued by the picture of the arcade machine you have up. It might be interesting to develop a little on the socializing aspect of DDR - people actually hanging out and dancing in realtime and face-to-face - unlike other video games where socializing tends to take place virtually.