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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Feminism in Video Games
For honors, we had to watch a couple of videos and read a couple of articles. The first video was simply talking about women in video games in general. They especially talked about Lara Croft. She is basically the one … Continue reading
Posted in Honors
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Video games: Stevens and Burns Guest Speakers
The two speakers talked quite a bit about all of the different studies they have completed. For instance, they compared how GTA4 and Simpsons Hit N’ Run could make a difference in the violence in the participants. Well, there wasn’t. … Continue reading
Posted in CEC: Videogames
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Educational vs. Clinical
The article was debating and throwing out facts about each side, clinical research or educational research. Seeing if one side was better than the other or more useful for certain topics or subjects. Truthfully, I really don’t see much of … Continue reading
Posted in Honors
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Video Game Article
For this post for CEC, we were asked to find an article, read it, and then blog about it. This article was done by the Economist magazine. There wasn’t an author stated for this article. The title was “All the … Continue reading
Posted in CEC: Videogames
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Negative or Positive View of Gaming
Do people have a negative view of gaming? Interview your roommates or conduct a survey to find out. Tell us what you learn? I decided to do a large number of interviews I decided on my parents and coworkers. (Around … Continue reading
Posted in CEC: Videogames
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What is a game and why is it fun?
According to Jane McGonical, what is a game and why are games fun? Are her ideas different from what you thought of on your own in our class discussion? According to her, a game is something that makes you do … Continue reading
Posted in CEC: Videogames
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