EL 250 Portfolio 3
Ah the end at last...This last group of entries deals mostly with the Peer-led discussions with a few entries that were class topics. I linked to several of my peers blogs in this portfolio to emphasize my contribution to the blogging community this time around. It was nice working with all of you! Have a nice rest of your semesters!
Coverage:
- Scratch that Itch was my reaction to the MIT program Scratch which teaches kids how to do basic programming for video games. I question whether it would've been easier to learn IF programming if I'd had experience with Scratch.
- Children's Online Gaming--Anything but Childish was my response to Susan's discussion questions. I used NeoPets as my main example concertning online gaming with children.
- Gaming Reflects Who We Are was my reaction to Keith's discussion questions about what type of gamer I am. I expanded by mentioning that I am a different gamer depending on what kind of game I'm playing.
- A Future for Indie Games? was my response to Cody's discussion about Indie Games. I don't have a lot of experience with them, so I really didn't have a lot to say this time.
- Modding...Sims Style was my reaction to the class topic of Modding, Machinima and Motion Capture. I chose to discuss the Sims because it was my first real interaction with Modding. I share my story about combing the web for all kinds of user-made objects and clothings, etc. I also mention that Maxis utilized user-created content in the The Sims 2 & 3 by including object exchange on the Sims2.com.
- FarmVille vs. Harvest Moon was my take on social networking games like FarmVille. I mention that it took me a while to "jump on the band wagon," but that it's another way to pass the time. I then spend a little bit of time comparing FarmVille to Harvest Moon.
- Violent Video Games Presentation is my final project for EL 250. I discuss the importance of following and understanding the ESRB ratings, because violent video games do harm our kids and heighten aggression. Unfortunately, YouTube disabled my sound because I used music that's copy written. Sorry Guys.
Depth:
Interaction:
- Gaming Reflects Who We Are was a brief discussion between me and Susan.
- Children's Online Gaming--Anything but Childish had a lasting discussion between several coursemates and myself.
- Susan's Student Presentations: The Devolution of Resident Evil Instead of simply telling Susan "good job," I tried to engage with her and Jeremy concerning how Resident Evil has evolved over the past decade.
- Keith's Modding I mentioned that I always forget how much possibility sports games hold for modding.
Discussion:
- Children's Online Gaming--Anything but Childish had more comments and discussion than any of my other blog entires.
- Taylor Discussion Intro--even though I included this entry in my last portfolio, I'm including it here as well, because discussion for this topic continued after I produced my portfolio.
- A Future for Indie Games?
Timeliness:
Xenoblogging:
- Children's Online Gaming--Anything but Childish--The Link Gracious: I linked back to Susan's discussion questions.
- A Future for Indie Games?--The Link Gracious: I linked back to Cody's discussion questions here as well.
- Matt's Mods--The Comment Informative/Grande: I left a detailed comment concerning the Sims 2 Create-a-Sim program that was released prior to the actual game.
- Beth Anne's If you want to play, you have to agree to my terms--The Comment Informative: I talked a little bit about NeoPets in this comment and linked to the TOS on its website.
Wildcard:
- Children's Online Gaming--Anything but Childish was my most successful blog entry this time around, because we had an active discussion for several days concerning TOS.
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