Monthly Archives: June 2011

My apologies for my late post- somehow seemed to slip my mind.  Anyhow, continuing with our conversation this morning, I really think that its a mistake of highest order to suggest that video games, as a surrogate to “reality,” may … Continue reading →

I tried gaming(MMORPG) only once and do not think that I will ever be interested in gaming. I honestly agree that gaming loses oneself in a simulated world. The reading mentions that people enters into an altered state in the … Continue reading →

The reading made me worry in the direction of communication abilities. When communicating with actual person, there are no simple certain goals or limited moves. In the reading David, was the one who claimed how he liked the aspect of … Continue reading →

Personally, I have never attempted to embark on a MMORPG because I feel that newer ones keep coming out making the massive amount of time and money spent on a older one voided. Nevertheless I have to agree that MMORPGs … Continue reading →

Sherry Turkle discussed the topic of videogames as a “window onto a new kind of intimacy with machines that is characteristic of the nascent computer culture.” She discusses how a rule-governed world has a strong hold over the current youth, … Continue reading →

One aspect of gaming that interests me is games that are based on movies and the different options or “infinite” directions the game may take. The movie may have a particular story to it, but say that in the game … Continue reading →

In advance of Monday’s class, create a post on this blog discussing some aspect of gaming that interests you. You may want to draw on the readings, bring in contemporary,examples, or situate gaming in relation to the other topics we … Continue reading →

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View the schedule page and choose a presentation topic/date in consultation with your group.

You can find an  electronic copy of Claude Fischer’s America Calling here. Read Chapters 1 and 3 for Monday, June 6th, along with the assigned materials from the reader.