Start
11/16
11:27pm
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
My challenge.
Something that affects or may affect people more than they know is stem cell research. Stem cells have the potential of helping and possibly even curing many diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, diabetes, and more. This directly affects me because stem cells have the potential to cure or at least help Huntington's disease, which runs in my family. It would be amazing if these horrible disease were able to be prevented or cured. Based on some research and personal experience, it seems the only reason there is any controversy around the subject of stem cell research is because people believe that babies are being killed for this to happen, which is false. Embryonic stem cells are found in fertilized eggs that have been donated to the lab and may only become a couple days old. These eggs are not developed in a woman's body, just ferilized in vitro. Basically the only thing found in these embyos is genetic material; there are no organs, and it should not be considered "killing a baby." The education of how exactly stem cell research is conducted and what it can produce should be more publicly announced so humans can realize the full potential and harmlessness of it.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Finish.
I started the "no technology" experiement just before I went to bed so I could get through the first few hours easily. This helped me psychologically, don't ask me why, I'm just weird like that. The first part of my day was kinda hard to get through since I usually call my boyfriend before and after classes and work, and I always check my email, Myspace, and Facebook more than once a day. Staying away from radio and tv was easy since I only listen the radio every now and then and I rarely watch tv. I wasn't sure if games were included in this experiment, but I tried to stay away from those as well. This was harder than it normally would've been because just last night I got two new games for my DS, so I was dying to play those all day. Overall, I had a pretty productive day. I got some homework done, I did some much needed chores around the house, I worked, and I even got to catch up on some reading.
I talked to some co-workers about the experiment today. Most of them are high school students, and many of them were surprised that I wasn't having a mental breakdown. I've never really seen myself as one of those people who just goes crazy without her phone or computer. A while back, I had a friend of mine ask me how I survived through high school without having a texting plan on my phone. I told her that I just talked to my friends in person or when class was over. I can understand how it can become addicting though. I find myself sending texts sometimes in my classes because I don't have a very long attention span.
I think now that people are given the option of having their own individual little worlds in the palms of their hands makes them less attentive to the general world around them. People are more involved and interested in their personal lives and issues than those of others. I truly believe all of this electronic technology makes people's brains lazier. People don't try to go out and find information on their own anymore when they have google at their fingertips.
I talked to some co-workers about the experiment today. Most of them are high school students, and many of them were surprised that I wasn't having a mental breakdown. I've never really seen myself as one of those people who just goes crazy without her phone or computer. A while back, I had a friend of mine ask me how I survived through high school without having a texting plan on my phone. I told her that I just talked to my friends in person or when class was over. I can understand how it can become addicting though. I find myself sending texts sometimes in my classes because I don't have a very long attention span.
I think now that people are given the option of having their own individual little worlds in the palms of their hands makes them less attentive to the general world around them. People are more involved and interested in their personal lives and issues than those of others. I truly believe all of this electronic technology makes people's brains lazier. People don't try to go out and find information on their own anymore when they have google at their fingertips.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=83122
I agree that one of the drawbacks to this game is the fact that the player will more than likely figure out who the true criminal is and know what happened before the game allows him/her to prove it. Small details have to be proven first, which causes game play to take longer than it should (which is probably the reason the game was made this way). I've been stuck on some testimonies that have contridictions in them just because the contridiction happens to be something that was said back in the beginning of the investigation, doesn't have a major impact on the outcome, or can be proven with a number of different pieces of evidence, it's just that the game requires one specific piece.
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/phoenixwrightaceattorneytrialsandtribulations/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review
The author of this review, Aaron Thomas, writes negatively about how the game contains many of the same characters, with a few new ones sprinkled in here and there. This may be the case, but doesn't it seem this way with most series games? Look at Super Mario Bros. Those games always have Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Bowser, etc. The element that makes that series good is the different worlds, graphics, options, and dialogues, which is the same with the Phoenix Wright series. The cases are all different, the motives are different, the evidence is different, and the areas to explore are different. Just because it has some of the same key characters doesn't make it a downfall of the game. Players usually like the familiarity mixed in with the new explorations.
I agree that one of the drawbacks to this game is the fact that the player will more than likely figure out who the true criminal is and know what happened before the game allows him/her to prove it. Small details have to be proven first, which causes game play to take longer than it should (which is probably the reason the game was made this way). I've been stuck on some testimonies that have contridictions in them just because the contridiction happens to be something that was said back in the beginning of the investigation, doesn't have a major impact on the outcome, or can be proven with a number of different pieces of evidence, it's just that the game requires one specific piece.
http://www.gamespot.com/ds/adventure/phoenixwrightaceattorneytrialsandtribulations/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review
The author of this review, Aaron Thomas, writes negatively about how the game contains many of the same characters, with a few new ones sprinkled in here and there. This may be the case, but doesn't it seem this way with most series games? Look at Super Mario Bros. Those games always have Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Princess Peach, Bowser, etc. The element that makes that series good is the different worlds, graphics, options, and dialogues, which is the same with the Phoenix Wright series. The cases are all different, the motives are different, the evidence is different, and the areas to explore are different. Just because it has some of the same key characters doesn't make it a downfall of the game. Players usually like the familiarity mixed in with the new explorations.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Expanded Outline
I. Intro
A. While Mcdonald’s Videogame does a decent job of portraying the immoralities of the fast food industry, Super Chick Sisters is a more effective game for demonizing the fast food business and making players aware of animal cruelty.
II. McDonald’s Videogame
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Object of the game is to earn the most money by any means possible
2. Similar to Sims or Tycoon games
B. Logos, ethos, pathos
1. Uses mostly ethos in that players have to perform some actions that may be unethical
C. Factors portraying McDonald’s in a bad light
1. Actions are played out quickly and without a lot of thought in the game
a. Is this how McDonald’s is in reality?
III. Super Chick Sisters
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Object is to save Pamela Anderson from the evil Colonel Sanders, while saving chickens in the process
2. Similar to Super Mario Bros.
B. Logos, ethos, pathos
1. Uses ethos in the same was as McDonald’s Videogame
2. Uses pathos by imagery and telling of the horrible ways chickens are treated
C. Factors portraying KFC in a bad light
1. Imagery (buckets of blood, evil Colonel Sanders, chicken falling in grease, etc.)
IV. Why SPS is more effective
A. Animal Cruelty
1. Clearer, more focused message
2. Imagery
B. quality
1. Amount of gameplay
2. Monotony in MV
3. Retro
C. Difficulty
1. SPS has easier controls
V. Conclusion with restated thesis
A. If a game had to be chosen to educate people on the animal cruelty that is evident in the fast food industry, Super Chick Sisters would be a much more productive game than McDonald’s Videogame.
A. While Mcdonald’s Videogame does a decent job of portraying the immoralities of the fast food industry, Super Chick Sisters is a more effective game for demonizing the fast food business and making players aware of animal cruelty.
II. McDonald’s Videogame
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Object of the game is to earn the most money by any means possible
2. Similar to Sims or Tycoon games
B. Logos, ethos, pathos
1. Uses mostly ethos in that players have to perform some actions that may be unethical
C. Factors portraying McDonald’s in a bad light
1. Actions are played out quickly and without a lot of thought in the game
a. Is this how McDonald’s is in reality?
III. Super Chick Sisters
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Object is to save Pamela Anderson from the evil Colonel Sanders, while saving chickens in the process
2. Similar to Super Mario Bros.
B. Logos, ethos, pathos
1. Uses ethos in the same was as McDonald’s Videogame
2. Uses pathos by imagery and telling of the horrible ways chickens are treated
C. Factors portraying KFC in a bad light
1. Imagery (buckets of blood, evil Colonel Sanders, chicken falling in grease, etc.)
IV. Why SPS is more effective
A. Animal Cruelty
1. Clearer, more focused message
2. Imagery
B. quality
1. Amount of gameplay
2. Monotony in MV
3. Retro
C. Difficulty
1. SPS has easier controls
V. Conclusion with restated thesis
A. If a game had to be chosen to educate people on the animal cruelty that is evident in the fast food industry, Super Chick Sisters would be a much more productive game than McDonald’s Videogame.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Thesis and Outline for Project #1
Thesis: While McDonald's Videogame does a decent job of portraying the immoralities of the fast food industry, Super Chick Sisters is a more effective game for demonizing the fast food business and making players aware of animal cruelty.
Outline:
I. Intro with thesis
II. McDonald's Videogame
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Plot
B. Factors portraying McDonald's in a bad light
III. Super Chick Sisters
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. plot
B. Factors portraying KFC in a bad light
C. Major differences between games
1. Parts that make this game more effective with its message
IV. Why play one over the other?
A. Animal cruelty
1. Message
2. Imagery
B. Quality
1. Amount of gameplay
2. Monotony
3. Retro
C. Difficulty
V. Conclusion with restated thesis
Outline:
I. Intro with thesis
II. McDonald's Videogame
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. Plot
B. Factors portraying McDonald's in a bad light
III. Super Chick Sisters
A. Basic gameplay and description
1. plot
B. Factors portraying KFC in a bad light
C. Major differences between games
1. Parts that make this game more effective with its message
IV. Why play one over the other?
A. Animal cruelty
1. Message
2. Imagery
B. Quality
1. Amount of gameplay
2. Monotony
3. Retro
C. Difficulty
V. Conclusion with restated thesis
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