Emily Yuengel

wolffwecf11:

What does a video game do for the player?

While I was reading Gee’s article about video games & the question of them being a “waste of time” or not, I found myself thinking some of the things in this video. My boyfriend, a gamer, is very good at problem solving and his imagination (for lack of a better word) is much more interesting than mine. Over the years he has spent a tremendous amount of time playing and navigating through games because they are challenging. Yet, when it came to reading and problem solving in the school setting, it was like he was allergic to applying himself. For him, it was more worthwhile to achieve in something he wanted to do, rather than something he had to do.

WEC Fall 2011: can i have a modem for MY birthday?

wolffwecf11:

i wanted to make sure i completely understood what a MUD was (in “who am we”), so i looked it up on wikipedia (which is actually one of the web 2.0 sites my group, the googlebots, are researching). to my surprise, turkle (the author of the article) is cited on the pageas having “developed a…

I think this whole exploration of multiple online personas is fascinating—mostly because people always present multiple versions of themselves. The Internet just allows us to SEE it better. Pick up any book (fiction or non-fiction) about the life of someone from any time period, and you will see that everyone has multiple sides that fit multiple situations. A person will act differently when they are with family, friends, coworkers, authority figures, and strangers. Even different family members may receive different treatment.

I’m not saying that this exploration into online personalities is not worth looking into (quite the opposite, actually), but it amazes me how we see it differently because it is happening online.

bananaandegg:

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