tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47744471454233242812024-03-13T01:39:43.023-07:00CA346 - Fall 2010 - 305Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-36014391478111740512011-01-23T16:48:00.001-08:002011-01-23T16:48:16.908-08:00<div style="width: 400; text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><p style="margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #7F0000;"><b>NAMBLA Members</b><br />Circle I Limbo</p><p style="margin-right: 10; margin-left: 10; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #8F0000;"><b>Oakland Raider Fans</b><br />Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind</p><p style="margin-right: 20; margin-left: 20; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #9F0000;"><b>Hipsters</b><br />Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow</p><p style="margin-right: 30; margin-left: 30; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #AF0000;"><b>DMV Employees</b><br />Circle IV Rolling Weights</p><p style="margin-right: 40; margin-left: 40; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #BF0000;"><b>Barack Obama</b><br />Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled</p><p style="border-style: solid none; border-color: black; background: white; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">River Styx</p><p style="margin-right: 50; margin-left: 50; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #CF0000;"><b>The New York Yankees</b><br />Circle VI Buried for Eternity</p><p style="border-style: solid none; border-color: black; background: white; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;">River Phlegyas</p><p style="margin-right: 60; margin-left: 60; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #DF0000;"><b>Osama bin Laden</b><br />Circle VII Burning Sands</p><p style="margin-right: 70; margin-left: 70; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #EF0000;"><b>General asshats</b><br />Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement</p><p style="margin-right: 80; margin-left: 80; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; background: #FF0000;"><b>Matt Mihas</b><br />Circle IX Frozen in Ice</p><p><a href="http://www.gaydeceiver.com/misc/hell/" style="color: red;">Design your own hell</a></p></div>Mitch Lubnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403335996471140212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-40449877872159178332010-12-17T13:56:00.000-08:002010-12-17T14:03:24.834-08:00Last PostWow, I totally forgot to write my last post. <br /><br />I wanted to write is after my paper to just blog about how I tied Kongregate into everything we learned in class. Overall, playing Kongregate was a great experience. I probably won't play as often in the future, but it's a great way to take a break from studying to do it while watching tv, etc. <br /><br />I felt that the notion of developing an identity on Kongregate was very important because all the huge community it has online. From chat rooms, to forums, and multiplayer games, how one presents them self online can alter how they experience Kongregate. <br /><br />I also decided to highlight some of the learning components Kongregate could provide, from Gee's reading. From experience I found that Kongregate games used the skills of performance before competence, the development of taking risks, and cross functional teams. <br /><br />Lastly, I explained the different types of games that were offered on Kongregate, citing some information from Juul's reading, and also emphasizing the different usage of a player's space and a screen space.<br /><br />I had a fun time in this class! Too bad the final is so late :(Hannah Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118998069909749596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-63415524738592378842010-12-15T13:28:00.001-08:002010-12-15T13:31:24.434-08:00Practicum 8 - Kasi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the course of the semester, I was definitely more of a consumer of information about Glee rather than a participant on Wikia. I think my findings would have been a lot different had I chosen to focus on a wiki that didn’t have such a dedicated, overwhelming fan base. Had I chosen a topic that was not covered yet, or not as meticulously detailed, I may have felt more of an inclination to participate. Although I did not add much new information to the wiki, I was able to particpate through blog posts as well as commenting on other people’s comments. It seemed like a handful of people dominated the website, and it was a hobby for them to be exceptionally involved. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was interesting to see how different Wikia was from Wikipedia throughout my fifteen hours of research. Wikia was much more interactive and Web 2.0 oriented than Wikipedia through its incorporation of Facebook, Twitter, customizable user profiles, and its overall interface and style. Most members on the Glee wiki used the site as a form of entertainment and an outlet to express their fandom. In the future, I will be more likely to use Wikipedia to find information on something I am unfamiliar with because it has a more neutral philosophy. </span>Kasi Graffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412496840685425021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-33516755082920250812010-12-15T13:27:00.000-08:002010-12-15T13:31:53.782-08:00Practicum 7 - Kasi<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although Wikia is not a social networking site in itself, it does allow users to construct a public profile and list connections with other users by tagging their friends’ usernames into their home page. Related to my last practicum post, many of these users seemed to know each other in their real lives offline, and the Glee wiki seemed to be a way to maintain connections with established friend groups for some users. I think a natural next step for the site would be allowing users to “friend” others, and having a separate box on their profile listing these connections. The sense of an already established community may have deterred my desire to participate because I felt like an outsider most of the time. The wiki was extremely structured by the administrators, and they were more argumentative and critical than other users. </span>Kasi Graffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412496840685425021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-83438451570446272702010-12-15T07:44:00.000-08:002010-12-15T07:59:57.086-08:00Practicum 8: TylaMy how this semester flewww by! As this is my final blog, I figured I would write a little about how much I ended up enjoying playing Xbox (Sorry Mark!). Like I said, I initially chose Xbox as an option in hopes of maybe understanding this online gaming phenomenon...but even then, I think my plan was to "understand" and learn the games but still think the whole epidemic was silly. Well that plan failed. <div><br /></div><div>I actually enjoy playing Xbox. Obviously it took me a while to warm up to it because I was bad. As a super competitive person, I hated playing certain games with people because they'd been playing for what seemed like forever, while I was sitting there just learning. FIFA was never my favorite because not only did I not know what button did what, I don't really understand the game of soccer, which made my learning curve much greater. However, once I found my "true calling" you had to pry the controller from my hand!</div><div><br /></div><div>Call of Duty: Black Ops. I still encourage everyone to try the Zombies mode on this game..it is soooo awesome! It is by far my favorite Xbox Live game that I have been fortunate enough to play. I said during my presentation that I wanted to unlock certain codes which would enable me to turn into JFK and other famous people..but that never ended up happening...at least in time for my final blog! I definitely plan on continuing my new obsession with Xbox and specifically Zombies...it's a crazy competitive adrenaline rush! </div><div><br /></div><div>So although my initial plan backfired, I am grateful that I gave Xbox a try. I'm not like a psycho junkie or anything, like I can go a few days without playing! But it is sooo addictive! </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-24487323417362671982010-12-15T07:26:00.000-08:002010-12-15T07:32:48.678-08:00Practicum #8 - MitchI finally got to do something that I've wanted to do since the beginning of this research. I wanted to use some of the inappropriate language and phrases that the website warns you about using in its terms of services. I didn't want to try it before because I feared that I might get banned for life and would not be able to continue on one of the sites. After trying it, I noticed that the website allows you to type it in, but it immediately recognizes it once you hit enter and are banned from the website for 24 hours. I would like to see what happens after a second or third violation as well. Maybe the website just keeps banning your for 24 hours at a time, or maybe the website eventually kicks you off for life. I think I would like to experiment to find out, also experiment with the sorts of things that can be said.<div><br /></div><div>Aside from that, I do not think I will be continuing to participate in websites that are targeted towards kids. Mostly because they are targeted towards kids. Don't get me wrong, I like to do a lot of things that a kid would want to do, but playing these games is not one of them. They are very monotonous and I would rather play something different. It was nice having the experience though, and my family wondering why I'm playing with a penguin avatar for school.</div>Mitch Lubnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403335996471140212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-25753526604707267212010-12-15T06:08:00.001-08:002010-12-15T06:15:57.120-08:00Practicum 7 - MitchI've been on my social networking sites for kids because I was wondering about if the activity level has changed there very much. There still is not very much activity on these websites though. I don't think young kids are very concerned with social networking at their young age. <div><br /></div><div>I also received an email from club penguin talking about things I can do to make my child's experience more fun. This is the first time I have gotten any of these emails. I do not know how often they are sent out, but I started club penguin in September. Maybe it happens every 3 months or maybe just random times around the year. Maybe because it's near the holidays? Most of the ways to make my child's experience better did revolve around the holidays, but I can't say for sure. Some of the things would say things like "Our gift to you" where you can give your kids 500 coins in the game, etc. I'd be interested in finding out how often they actually send out emails to the parents.</div>Mitch Lubnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403335996471140212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-41046729670528810532010-12-15T05:11:00.000-08:002010-12-15T05:17:45.556-08:00Practicum 8So even though this may be my final practicum post, it definitely does not mean that my use of Twitter will end as well. I achieved my goal of my practicum project this semester to learn more about Twitter and understand all the aspects of the site. Before the semester began, I did not have a Twitter account and had only visited the site a couple times, however now I access my account almost every day. The main conclusion I came to this semester is that Twitter is going to continue to grow in both the capabilities the site offers, along with the numbers of users the site has. I think Twitter is quickly becoming a very important part of social networking and is going to play a crucial role in promotions in the future. I also really enjoyed this practicum project because Twitter related to many of the topics discussed in lecture throughout the semester and allowed me to gain a better understanding of the material through my use of the site. I'm looking forward to continue using Twitter and hope you enjoyed hearing about my project this semester!KateMeyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15837313530705035332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-21381811597415962372010-12-14T23:11:00.001-08:002010-12-14T23:11:56.363-08:00Practicum #8 - The end of the Foursquare adventureI’m on my last blog post, and I can end on a strong note: I’m the mayor of another place! And a far more legit place than the Vilas Zoo’s Primates section or a shelter in Vilas Park ⎯ I’m the mayor of Coffee Bytes. WIN. <br /><br />I’m wrapping up my 3-page paper as well, and in terms of continuing my future Foursquare use, it’s still up in the air. Maybe I’ll try doing it without cheating for once and see how many badges I can rack up.<br /><br />However, I do still wonder how long Foursquare will be around. According to this article, Foursquare is working on creating a recommendations function that would, based on your check-in history, offer recommendations on where you should go. It would be like Apple’s Genius function, but for Foursquare:<br /><br />http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/12/13/businessinsider-meet-the-twenty-something-ex-bear-stearns-vp-turning-foursquare-into-a-yelp-killer-2010-12.DTL<br /><br />We’ll see where this thing goes. Right now I see Foursquare as more of a trend that could eventually become outdated and overlooked in favor of social networking sites that integrate the geosocial function into its main framework, like Facebook Places. <br /><br />Then again, it could catch on big time, moreso than that 1% of internet users statistic I referenced in my presentation. Who knows?Cailley Hammelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576280588126771736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-87699722476466036772010-12-14T21:34:00.000-08:002010-12-14T21:59:10.955-08:00Mark - [Practicum Post: 8]Are you ready? Because this is it...<div><br /></div><div>I've come a long way since the beginning of this practicum project. From the days when I was jealous of Tyla because she got the practicum project that I wanted and never having played World of Warcraft, to today. I have now put over 20 hours into WoW and I can honestly say that I am pleasantly content with the time I put into it. There was a huge learning curve in the beginning, and the install process made me wanna die, but it was all worth it. I've learned a lot from this project.</div><div><br /></div><div>First off, I've realized that not everyone who plays the game is a creepy person with no life. Its really a game for anyone, whether you're just a casual gamer (like myself) or the hardcore, never-left-the-basement type. Whenever you [the player] are ready, the world is waiting. Perhaps the most amazing thing about the game is its sheer depth. Not only is the scale of the world massive, but the number of quests available to complete is astounding. I put a good chunk of the past few months into the game and I don't think I've even scratched the surface. To add to that, there are numerous game content add-ons available to purchase that expand the game exponentially. In fact, a new one came out just last week. The trailer for the game played every time I tried to log into my account and its all over recent TV commercial ads.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've had a good time and I met a few cool people along the way. But, when the question gets asked whether or not I'm going to continue playing after this project is done, the answer is "no"... When it comes down to it, I just don't have the time or the money to justify that kind of a commitment. Sure, I enjoyed the assignment, but in the end, it was just that: an assignment. And lets face it, no one likes to do homework after school lets out ;)</div><div><br /></div><div>So with this post, I bid you all farewell. I leave you with just this viral video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU">Leeeeeeeeeeeeeroooooooy Jennnnnnnnkins!</a> - Its been good.</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-22538093201272917592010-12-14T18:55:00.000-08:002010-12-14T19:08:33.042-08:00Practicum 7: TylaOver Thanksgiving break, I played Xbox a lot like I said in a previous post. So as I sit here and wait my turn to play Call of Duty, I figured I'd share one of the funny incidents. <div><br /></div><div>After Thanksgiving dinner at my boyfriend's house, all of the boy cousins ran downstairs to begin their supposedly annual Xbox Live gamings session. (Honestly, it isn't like it's a tradition or anything because <i>every time </i>we are with his boy cousins, we play video games.) Anyway, I was playing with my boyfriend against his cousin and little brother. So it was a split screen, and we were playing "local." During the game, the boys kept yelling at one another to keep their eyes on their own screen because when playing local split screen, the opposing team can see where you are if they look at your screen and come find you to kill you, which is the goal. I don't know the maps like they do, so when I peeked at the screen next to me I had no idea what to look for because I had no idea where I was in relation to the fence. My teammate and I ended up losing...the other guys were cheating and were watching where I was and took advantage of my lack of knowledge of that certain map. So they came up with an ingenious idea. --In the basement where we played, his family has a projection screen so the boys figured if they got a sheet and split it down the middle, it would be more fair because you couldn't see the other teams screen. After a long time of trial and error, the sheet hung perfectly down the center of the screens. It was pretty hilarious and I definitely felt like a kid when you hang the sheets and build forts!</div><div><br /></div><div>That is though, one con to playing COD...the split screen causing for serious disadvantage, though you could argue both teams can look if they want, both have the capability of cheating. They are much more "advanced" players than I so we took it as a serious disadvantage to our team. </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-15414989103869343832010-12-14T18:08:00.000-08:002010-12-14T18:08:32.417-08:00Practicum #8: All done? Not quite.So, when I finish my paper and turn it in tomorrow, the practicum project will officially be over.<br />
Only...not quite for me. Not yet, anyway.<br />
As (I think) I said at the beginning of the project, getting to create my own personal homepage for class was perfect because I had been meaning to do it anyway.<br />
I don't know what's going to happen next. I'm still going to update my homepage, whether it's on weebly.com or somewhere else, but I have to work on a lot of things to really create the identity that I want to establish online (that of a college senior who, partially, wants to give women's sports the coverage she feels they deserve...and other things yet to be determined).<br />
Like I said in my last post, I'm going to start learning HTML over winter break and take those classes that DoIT offers when school starts again.<br />
Also, I'm going to work on my identity through Twitter and Facebook - I'm going to make those less personal and more professional.<br />
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Hopefully this project was the start of something good - like a job after college...aslkhsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862506109613899754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-6773079282490795992010-12-14T18:03:00.000-08:002010-12-14T18:10:59.512-08:00Practicum #6 - MitchSo I spent another hour and a half or so on Club Penguin (probably my favorite of all of the websites), while working on a paper in-between to break it up. I pretty much spent most of the time playing games. I got to herd some furball-type pets, join a penguin dance-off, and I also was able to make pizzas until my internet failed on me. One thing about the games on Club Penguin is that they are usually just games you get to play by yourself. However, puzzlepirates have more games that are able to be played by other members of the community. I'm was a little surprised at Club Penguin's popularity in spite of not having many games designed toward being involved with the group. But I've noticed before that these kids' websites don't seem to be aimed at social networking but more towards entertainment.Mitch Lubnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403335996471140212noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-1036800340097800002010-12-14T17:13:00.000-08:002010-12-14T20:05:47.070-08:00Practicum 8.After finishing two of the games in ARIS on my Iphone, there are a couple of things I found really interesting.<div>First, the ARIS app lies heavily on high, emerging technologies. You must own an Iphone in the first place to be able to play this game, and Iphone is surely one of the top technological break through recently. You also need Internet access to be able to play the game too. Not only that, a fast speed broadband Internet connection is crucial to the gaming experience because it So it is a Internet based gaming system. It lies heavily on GPS technology as well. Because a lot of the tasks in the game need to be supported by GPS technology to accomplish. </div><div>It might become an obstacle in the long term development of this program. For example, a big part of my poor experience during my first game is the fact that a lot of the functions does not really work as described due to the bad internet connection. </div><div>Secondly, I do think that as an app on the developmental stage, they are doing really well. The frame work is well thought and established. The concept of cooperating learning with gaming is definitely a tendency in the industry. But how can we make the learning experience more fun is still an ongoing struggle within the game industry. </div><div>I personally definitely learned a lot on subjects that I would probably never get the chance to learn otherwise. </div><div>Overall, it is a good experience. What makes it cooler is the fact that this game actually echoes with some of the concepts and theories we learned in the class. Maybe not necessarily the theories that my project mates are working on. </div><div>I will probably not continue using this app, because it doesn't really satisfies my needs of being entertained, and the specific subjects they are covering in the games are not necessarily of my great interests or needs. </div>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536314362104416404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-48304531133610095242010-12-14T15:44:00.000-08:002010-12-14T15:45:06.237-08:00Final Essay Promts...... are up! Look under "Assignments."<div><br /></div><div>Happy studying, and good luck on all of your exams this semester!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-50949642838739973402010-12-14T14:19:00.000-08:002010-12-14T14:30:55.225-08:00Practicum-Michelle #8<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bM-1o0t1dug/TQfwFYjX9zI/AAAAAAAAABw/6AKPxTYcS1k/s1600/Picture%2B1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 146px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bM-1o0t1dug/TQfwFYjX9zI/AAAAAAAAABw/6AKPxTYcS1k/s320/Picture%2B1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550669041038260018" /></a><br />For my last visit on the teen pregnancy support group website I decided to put use my over knowledge of the site and how it works. I looked on the goals section and found some goals that I think the website helps teens to achieve and I also found some goals that people posted that aren't related to the content on the site.<br /><br />For example 44 members have weight loss goals. This is the first time I came across the issue of weight loss on the website. I'm sure its helpful that these members have each other to help in reaching their final goal weight but the website at large does not offer advice about healthy weight loss or gain. 32 members have improve my mood goals. I believe that this website is practically built for people with this goal. The whole site is based on a support system and I've always found that other members are constantly willing to help others by giving advice and sharing experiences. Naturally anyone having doubts or ill-feelings can almost instantly feel better by communicating their fears and emotions and having others respond. Overall I think that sharing goals is great way to reach them and inspire others to reach their own.Michelle Fischgrundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15038729240913542308noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-78364924728489568332010-12-14T13:56:00.000-08:002010-12-14T14:19:09.329-08:00Practicum #5 - MitchThe arrow keys on my laptop don't work anymore, so I can't play toontown very well anymore. I can only move backward and forwards, but not side to side anymore. Club Penguin still continues to be my kids' game of choice. I tried starting a game of tag, but it didn't work out at all. I also found a section of jokes, all of which are the sort that you would find on things like laffy taffy's. Things like "What did the plate say to the other plate? Dinner's on you!" and those things. There are also riddles by the jokes too. A couple of them are really dumb. "When do you go on red and stop at green? When you're eating a watermelon." The riddles and jokes are all user submitted though, so maybe that explains the nature of them. I also did some sledding. I didn't understand it at first, but then I found out you need working arrow keys if you want to win.Mitch Lubnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403335996471140212noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-49306160228391703312010-12-14T11:41:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:55:30.603-08:00Practicum 7 (Interviews)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >The way, me as a player, is gaining information through interviews as mentioned previously. The format of interview in the game is very interesting.<br />So I need to first go to the place where the interviewee is located, and once I physically get there, I will be able to "talk" to that person.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This screen shot is how are the interviewees are labeled on the map.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0QPOu-YDrTzx7FpS2uiljDtVuCPtqIwwUBoXG7EtMv9u_IbONhaToniQvTK-68e41mMxhSVUntctP37MkgHneK1idDVmfTIX3-ewyj0787ZK-b3g7L1cDN1qAfIzdZPRelfUVSfMftdk/s1600/IMG_0128.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0QPOu-YDrTzx7FpS2uiljDtVuCPtqIwwUBoXG7EtMv9u_IbONhaToniQvTK-68e41mMxhSVUntctP37MkgHneK1idDVmfTIX3-ewyj0787ZK-b3g7L1cDN1qAfIzdZPRelfUVSfMftdk/s320/IMG_0128.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550657840071243954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is how it will look at when you click on the interviewee. If you click on "tap to continue".</span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEciWpauwOsVVDvydpT0Os_tBy6rdjSNr5IZ_dGxhiWA_wCPqoPKxjcmSLaNXQ58PWGNvCnoKA3GkcVD05gVw46mAHzxlfAIl2QN9D5d1tkscok8zkNY9z95cIggSLmopv5bO5Sx1MoYkH/s1600/IMG_0138.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEciWpauwOsVVDvydpT0Os_tBy6rdjSNr5IZ_dGxhiWA_wCPqoPKxjcmSLaNXQ58PWGNvCnoKA3GkcVD05gVw46mAHzxlfAIl2QN9D5d1tkscok8zkNY9z95cIggSLmopv5bO5Sx1MoYkH/s320/IMG_0138.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658531029193298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >There will be questions listed that you, as a reporter, could choose from to ask the person you are interviewing, and the person will "answer" the questions in the next page.</span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiLgTN2fQ6uOTsYG1S7cIIg3spYlrV_F9S6tZX7OZptN6T14owxuUUThOQzz8HlsnDuCFKOUplcL0v4wsrkro0oRsZap7aJLR9_LoeKzAAB3UW1qa_xpml1M00Ut3hqOfQJslz5TDNKTB/s1600/IMG_0121.PNG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiLgTN2fQ6uOTsYG1S7cIIg3spYlrV_F9S6tZX7OZptN6T14owxuUUThOQzz8HlsnDuCFKOUplcL0v4wsrkro0oRsZap7aJLR9_LoeKzAAB3UW1qa_xpml1M00Ut3hqOfQJslz5TDNKTB/s320/IMG_0121.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550658927934412642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div>This is anther screen shot of a request, for this specific request, it asks me to go the Ingram Hall, and scan the DECODE in the room 102, so that I could play the video.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RPCzTci2epPGnsRpKTtSM31TvJvxh1m2ZqPhEUsmOaWQmQ8AGZgtEOCWM25WB3oNDsRM5nJt0QJQdpkg3bPV0XQSgjrZaQtyVgKzVnhSs2ZoRRGj1paJnhOZvSWbxv7zyXfiUfxyHMN-/s1600/IMG_0133.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RPCzTci2epPGnsRpKTtSM31TvJvxh1m2ZqPhEUsmOaWQmQ8AGZgtEOCWM25WB3oNDsRM5nJt0QJQdpkg3bPV0XQSgjrZaQtyVgKzVnhSs2ZoRRGj1paJnhOZvSWbxv7zyXfiUfxyHMN-/s320/IMG_0133.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550659798063500098" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536314362104416404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-80284664640281629102010-12-14T11:34:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:46:25.870-08:00Practicum #6. (Life as a news reporter).<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; ">The whole purpose of this game, The Dow Day, is to gain more knowledge about this event happened here on campus in 1967. But to make it more fun and engaging, the players are assigned the role of a local news reporter covering this event. So the players can gain information about the event, as well as the detailed story line of what happened, and when it happened, how it happened exactly. The game made it seemed like the player is a part of the history, and is actively participating in this part of UW history.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" >I have already "interviewed" a couple of people as assignments from the editor. Along the way, I had also ran into some protesters, they gave a flier they used, and that flier is saved under inventory, where I could go back and have a look later.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEljJRDzvI6AHhuPM7ReRVUjb64noPHc19ixDzWBbBNlMEj7kZZeDOb5HBLUk1XewUmGKjoTlYxKDZpa4kA42ua-Hw8p3lm3FGWAYvlrlZl6Xarxya-mVAAYtJ8my5Gzf16Zyx_4JfMh1/s1600/IMG_0126.PNG" style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEljJRDzvI6AHhuPM7ReRVUjb64noPHc19ixDzWBbBNlMEj7kZZeDOb5HBLUk1XewUmGKjoTlYxKDZpa4kA42ua-Hw8p3lm3FGWAYvlrlZl6Xarxya-mVAAYtJ8my5Gzf16Zyx_4JfMh1/s320/IMG_0126.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550656359293162018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I also "witnessed" the protesters marching south of Bascom Hall as shown in a little video in my inventory.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WBsM3UA_0UyvGskEztYPNynQRPQTtM3KCvxbQgnJVGLk6hIt1EJKxrIn4_5VbXqFG6TZF0lBQthURQmj6jnTEDNYP40gn0ZgFE19SXTjeoSbVjPhpaEeGMmB9tFyEqwsjYRiVYJeP8y-/s1600/IMG_0129.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WBsM3UA_0UyvGskEztYPNynQRPQTtM3KCvxbQgnJVGLk6hIt1EJKxrIn4_5VbXqFG6TZF0lBQthURQmj6jnTEDNYP40gn0ZgFE19SXTjeoSbVjPhpaEeGMmB9tFyEqwsjYRiVYJeP8y-/s320/IMG_0129.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550656632782638786" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536314362104416404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-72238015270323448772010-12-14T11:22:00.000-08:002010-12-14T13:40:20.270-08:00Practicum 5. (A new day, a new dawn, a new life!)<span class="Apple-style-span" >I started playing this new game called Dow Day in the ARIS. because I wasn't exactly enjoying the previous game.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The Dow Day seems to be more fun, and the participants seems to be more involved in the process. The game is based on a historical incident here at UW campus. The event happened in 1967 during a protest against recruitment on campus from a company which produces napalm for the Vietnam war. The game is kind of like a role play where the player will take the role as a reporter from a State Newspaper, and the tasks are based on the assignments from the editor in chief. Here is a screen shot of the introduction video they provided in the very beginning of the game, which establish the whole game, and explain the role of the player, as well as the first task.</span></div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px; "><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmI007Bln_m1gqP7hK6J4rO86Pv_OyOCywh_-HQKypfYoOWEcWUw0vw01fbPRCHmb5apIXeESKqAQPgUNVLVxpxYir60boPX5iQrB8ssCKeNVoJaFeZjFM9asDc1uY2-nZRqYOySgilih/s1600/IMG_0119.PNG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmI007Bln_m1gqP7hK6J4rO86Pv_OyOCywh_-HQKypfYoOWEcWUw0vw01fbPRCHmb5apIXeESKqAQPgUNVLVxpxYir60boPX5iQrB8ssCKeNVoJaFeZjFM9asDc1uY2-nZRqYOySgilih/s320/IMG_0119.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550655553714723282" /></a><div>Here is again, the task list, which appears in every ARIS, direct players to different locations. Different from the UW-Campus Tour game, the Dow Day will direct me to places so that I could interview people at certain places to get more information about the protest going on around campus. </div><div><br /></div>Christopherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01536314362104416404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-85466469591410677392010-12-14T07:11:00.000-08:002010-12-14T07:11:20.651-08:00Practicum #7: Tweet tweet #failSo this morning, I decided to link my personal Twitter account to <a href="http://caissamaria.weebly.com/">my homepage</a> and my homepage to my Twitter. That way, maybe some people on Twitter (a couple of women's sports people are following me? Okay) will see my work and give me a job after college? or at least that's the ideal situation. :)<br />
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Anyway, while I was messing around with the 'elements' (paragraph, paragraph with title, custom HTML-what I used for my Twitter widget), I noticed that, with the exception of the 'paragraph with picture' element, I couldn't make the boxes any smaller. So if someone goes to my About Me section, they'll see my little autobiography and then my Twitter widget awkwardly in the middle of the page.<br />
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Needless to say, this needs to be changed. I'll still keep the weebly.com account until the end of the semester, but I think I'll be changing to another 'free website builder' site until I finally learn HTML. Maybe over winter break?aslkhsahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15862506109613899754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-2463492393321105362010-12-13T23:40:00.000-08:002010-12-13T23:57:26.413-08:00Practicum 6: TylaMy brother has a girlfriend! It is relevant only because I was able to play Halo with my brother, who resides in Milwaukee, through the incredible invention of Xbox Live! And yes, the most important/exciting bit of information to blog about is about my little brother who I just found out has a girlfriend! This is just one of the overlooked things about Xbox...we played a game together, miles apart and got to chat about his recent love interest! Although he didn't give me too many details, he was at least stuck listening to me ask tons of questions...he did threaten to "mute" me, which is a feature offered through Xbox, however, he knew there would be consequences if he chose to attempt to shut me up. <div><br /></div><div>I didn't play very well tonight. Aside from the buttons having different roles with Call of Duty and Halo, I was also trying to talk to my brother. I couldn't have that many things going at once! So I sat out a game while my friend played against my brother and I wore the headset and asked him questions :) I still prefer Call of Duty with the zombies, I think because less people get mad at me when I play that game. Whoever I play zombies with is usually yelling and telling me or whoever else is playing local with us, what to do..what level we should run to and meet up, when to buy a new gun, etc. I don't mind this. I feel like I'm all alone when we play Deathmatch (which I literally am) and everyone's out to kill me, there are no pointers given my way. They've been playing for years, I am clearly at a disadvantage! So we played Halo for a while & it was a good night, it was super nice to talk to my brother. </div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-92017422053152357412010-12-13T20:08:00.000-08:002010-12-13T20:17:00.911-08:00Media Fandom 8So here are my final thoughts on Television without Pity & discussing the Real Housewives series:<br /><br />I went in not having any expectations - I've never participated in anything like this before and thought it would be interesting to try. At first, it was! I loved reading what other people had to say, it was hilarious and catty and everything I had hoped for on the site.<br /><br />After the first couple times, I became more comfortable posting to the website. I would read gossip websites and the Real Housewives blogs so that I could add something new to the conversation and I felt like it was just a matter of time before someone would reference me directly.<br /><br />I was so wrong! I was barely acknowledged on the site and although I contributed to conversation, I'll never actually now if other people even read what I was saying. Which is kind of sad now that I think about it since I put hours and hours of my time into reading posts on the site and writing my own thoughts down.<br /><br />I have to ask myself, will I ever do this again? I'm not so sure. I'd have to get a lot better at it. I even picked a couple shows that I absolutely love, thinking it would be easier to write and participate, and it really wasn't any easier. I'd have to be a lot more dedicated to the show, and a lot more time on my hands, before I could ever really feel like a "community member" on these fan forums. I'm just not one of the crazies who remains loyal to the shows and the website. Props to those who are the real contributors though, they are the source of many laughs and commentary for other users of the website. It was a fun semester of trying something new, and I'll leave it at that. Peace out TelevisionWithoutPity.com. It's been real.Jessie Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02907614534250350137noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-57373047334631920882010-12-13T18:18:00.000-08:002010-12-13T18:36:22.712-08:00Practicum 8: AdiosWell, as I reach my 15th hour or so of participating on this beer forum, I am sorry to say that I do not find myself upset with my experience coming to a close. Reflecting on my interactions on the site, I started off very optimistic and excited to interact with people who are experienced home-brewers. I looked forward to the collective intelligence aspect of such an extensive and established home brewing forum. I think the two main reasons this forum isn't more interactive are as follows: the age range of the users, and the culture surrounding home brewing. To break each down, the age of most of the users on this site is well over 30 on the young side. I think that the use of the internet was different for that generation and simply BELONGING to a beer forum makes them feel as if they are a part of a community, yet we have learned that communication has the root word communicate which involves interaction and sharing of information for the common good. That was honestly my biggest issue with the forum, lack of understanding what communication in an online domain entails. The second reason I believe there was a general lack of communication is anchored in the culture around home brewing. This activity involves autonomy, self-reliance. I think that (and I am generalizing here to the men on my particular forum, not everyone) most of the men believe that sharing recipes and information isn't macho-enough or something along those lines. Most of them spend time boasting about how many times a week/month/year they brew beer and not actually how to help each other do so. I am making an educated guess that they feel brewing is a self-contained activity that one should have to figure out on his or her own, yet being a part of a community where you can say you discuss beer may make them feel united. <div><br /></div><div>So, overall, I am glad that I got to experience this project. Hearing the presentations opened my eyes up to a few new internet-based worlds I had no idea existed. It was interesting to become a member of an online community besides facebook as well. Going onto the internet for a few new purposes was a nice change of pace. It was a good experience and I will bid my farewell to the members of the beer forum this evening after writing my paper. </div>Ben Steffeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01748780448760030568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4774447145423324281.post-85946106381598472442010-12-13T18:14:00.000-08:002010-12-13T18:50:16.978-08:00Practicum 8- KristaAs I finish up on my practicum project, I am super happy that I do not have to go on Second Life anymore. For my last time on Second Life, I just did the same thing as always, look around and chat a little with random people. Throughout this whole experience, I was trying to figure out what the appeal of Second Life is to the many users. Personally, I want to say Second Life is for people who have no friends in real life and are too afraid to go make them in the real world. I think of the girl on true life who had anxiety about performing in real life so did it in Second Life. I just don't see the appeal of visiting virtual places when seeing real buildings and places are much more exciting and entertaining. As for making friends through Second Life, I don't think that people can ever really make true connections when they never meet face to face. It is just way too easy for people to hide things and pretend to be someone they are not. Second Life isn't a substitute for personal interaction, and I think some people use it as just that. Overall, it was an interesting experience, but it is safe to say I will never go back on Second Life again!krista lentzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13496731170454890702noreply@blogger.com2