Category Archives: CEC: Videogames

What do you think of the argument that the internet unleashes our worst impulses? Well,  I am not going to say it doesn’t.  Yet it does.  It goes both ways.  Internet gives us the tools to be cruel and mean … Continue reading →

I went to the 10:00 – 11:00AM Poster session.  The feeling in that room was one of knowledge, the Yockey room.  There were many topics and presentations in that room.  There was one about a radio antenna picking up solar … Continue reading →

For my paper, I am thinking about doing it on bullying.  The topic is not set in stone.  I am still trying to figure out what I want to do for my paper.  In fact, I have not thought much … Continue reading →

I have, obviously, decided to review COD MW3.  I read the article that Game Informer did on it.  They gave it a score of 9. Personally, I think the score should be higher.  Sure, it is still almost the exact … Continue reading →

I decided to play Mass Effect 3 again.  I beat it the first time around on easy just to watch the story.  One of the  best ever.  The gameplay is great once again.  It is actually the best so far.  … Continue reading →

Ch. 5 of the book was about the social connections.  They used Lexulous and Farmville as examples.  Ch. 6 was generally about epic games, the feeling that you are in awe.  They used Halo 3 as the example. I can … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →