tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post3690378651747325671..comments2023-11-05T01:15:43.435-07:00Comments on Smith 9H 07-08: AWNM: Play Period 5anneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00573450327737964454noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-71297838988111311232008-02-18T21:08:00.000-07:002008-02-18T21:08:00.000-07:00Matt- I don't think that is enterily true. Most st...Matt- I don't think that is enterily true. Most students that ignore their learning don't just become stupid, they have "street smart" as my sister would put it. They have common sense and can make decisions for themselves.stephenfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186643559014663553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-14338236470077304372008-02-17T19:52:00.000-07:002008-02-17T19:52:00.000-07:00Morgan,For your question, I think that that idea i...Morgan,<BR/>For your question, I think that that idea is pretty logical even though I really do not know much on the medical subject. I mean, if someone is playing a video game, and they get so into it that they can not measure it themselves, then yes, this is a helpful safety precaution I think. Though those specific people who use that technology in the video game cannot become too relied on it, for the technology can break, and it won't be with them all of the time (lets hope).leslielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389957516533398675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-3275586876098717702008-02-17T19:48:00.000-07:002008-02-17T19:48:00.000-07:00mattw, with what you said about "physically watch ...mattw, with what you said about "physically watch your character jump from a cathedral steeple in slow motion, flinging ninja stars and what-not in a book", couldn't you look at that as a lazier and simpler way of reading? I mean, you're watching a story and all you have to do is sit and watch, and maybe play, however in a book, you don't exactly get handed what the scene or character looks like. That is why, personally, I think that a lot of people get dissapionted with movies, for example. Everyone imagines things in different ways, and when it is handed to people on a silver platter, all they are seeing is one person, or group's, perspective.<BR/>Does that make sense?leslielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389957516533398675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-89446686024191624152008-02-17T19:18:00.000-07:002008-02-17T19:18:00.000-07:00alexf and katyj- I agree with that point completel...alexf and katyj- I agree with that point completely! This is from personal experience. I am a perfectionist. Grades are pretty much my life at the moment (besides swimming of course). When doing a project, I do tend to concentrate on the details and the requirements in order to get a good grade instead of thinking about what I learned. I also tend to just learn the things I need to learn in order to do well on the test. So, I think I really would learn better if there were no grades.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132707806728429150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-66672090291061044862008-02-17T18:52:00.000-07:002008-02-17T18:52:00.000-07:00I had another question for you guys. On page 194 P...I had another question for you guys. On page 194 Pink says, "What's more, games have begun to reach the medical field. For example, children with diabetes can now use GlucoBoy, whch hooks up to a Nintendo Game Boy, to monitor their glucose levels" (Pink 194). Well, I am a type 1 diabetic. I found this quite interesting. I've never heard of it before, and I was wondering whether or not you guys think this sort of thing is beneficial. Of course, it's not only for diabetics, but for other medical conditions. What do you guys think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132707806728429150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-9061007971072246462008-02-17T18:04:00.000-07:002008-02-17T18:04:00.000-07:00Guys, what skills do you think that video games ne...Guys, what skills do you think that video games need to enhance the most? Eye-hand coordination, empathy, or what about advertising? Like Pink said, the army came out with a video game that tried to advertise the army while enhancing certain skills. So, what do you guys think?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132707806728429150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-7327586418325190492008-02-17T17:56:00.000-07:002008-02-17T17:56:00.000-07:00On the whole 'are video games good or bad,' I thin...On the whole 'are video games good or bad,' I think that too many video games can be harmful. If a child plays video games all day then I don't think that is at all beneficial. I also think that some video games can be helpful. Like the roleplaying games that Pink was talking about, that can help introduce empathy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132707806728429150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-83211743177691618492008-02-17T17:49:00.000-07:002008-02-17T17:49:00.000-07:00alexf- sarcasm is a hard type of humor. Sometimes ...alexf- sarcasm is a hard type of humor. Sometimes people don't really get it, and other times that is the only type of humor people can say. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I think that real genuine humor is better than sarcasm. Sarcasm can be funny, but if you are laughing at genuine humor, you can keep laughing about it later. Sarcasm sometimes is funny, then it just dies. That is my two cents about sarcasm.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132707806728429150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-56337560266556216442008-02-17T14:45:00.000-07:002008-02-17T14:45:00.000-07:00Alexf- what you said a WAY LONG time ago in this b...Alexf- what you said a WAY LONG time ago in this blog, I do think that sometimes play can be bad in studies, because the teacher decides on the play, and while it may be meant to make things more interesting, it can also confuse you and even bore you, because you may think it's just some lame "activity" that the teacher thought would "enhance our learning".mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171037541515742511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-55279133078945693582008-02-17T14:28:00.000-07:002008-02-17T14:28:00.000-07:00leslie - that answer was to your first comment.to ...leslie - that answer was to your first comment.<BR/><BR/>to the one right above my comment- I actually have. Just because I've opted for the video game side in this argument, doesn't mean that I don't like to read. But you can't physically watch your character jump from a cathedral steeple in slow motion, flinging ninja stars and what-not in a book.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171037541515742511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-56096790488135595252008-02-17T14:24:00.000-07:002008-02-17T14:24:00.000-07:00Me agree that video games where out after a while,...Me agree that video games where out after a while, but to hannah or mac, some games have incredibly intricate story lines. One is Final Fantasy. There are about fourteen+ installments, all have a surprisingly complex story behind it.<BR/><BR/>To lesliel - wow, i honestly never thought of that! i can't think of an answer off the top of my head, but my guess would be that we'd find some form of entertainment that required even less intellect than before. maybe like... hibernating.....mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171037541515742511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-6808638623167927722008-02-16T09:00:00.000-07:002008-02-16T09:00:00.000-07:00good point Mac, I would agree with you and add my ...good point Mac, I would agree with you and add my own point: sometimes when you read books you don't catch everything you read, and when you reread something, you can add up the missed details, which also can change the story. I mean, for me, everytime I reread Harry Potter, I catch something new everytime and develop that world I imagine even more.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever found that playing video games is more fun than reading?LeslieLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141934915260357058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-77747037751004599522008-02-15T21:10:00.000-07:002008-02-15T21:10:00.000-07:00Here's my take on the video games/play topic: I th...Here's my take on the video games/play topic: I think that video games are fun, and I don't deny that I myslef was once a guitar hero junkie, but eventually, you get bored. this is why books are so great. Every time you read you can change the story behind the story. Say, when we were reading LOF. Maybe you were thinking about how Piggy got to be the way he was. What was his aunty like? Did he have a hard time at school and so on. This is why, I know I'm a nerd, but I like to re-read books. Over and over again, because I always find something new to contemplate. When you play video or computer games, eventually you wear out all of the levels and get bored of the scenarios. It happens. I aknowledge that this can happen with books too, so this is why make-believe games are so great, just as hannahl has pointed out. You make your story new every time! How great is that? Kids now are losing the ability to imagine and create because video games and computer games are thinking for them. Sure, you can play the Sims and make your own house and person, etc, but the game makers still limit you choices of what to do. For instance you can't build a four story house. You could imagine a twenty story house if you felt like it. As a last point I just wanted to ask a question about the past. People in the generation before computers and wiis were more disciplined and seemingly more creative. But did the time taint their ability to think with their right brain? Which is worse, to not use your right brain, or to not be creative?macmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215247353867765730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-25298536359459709482008-02-15T20:51:00.000-07:002008-02-15T20:51:00.000-07:00Whitneys-I think that things like video games and ...Whitneys-<BR/>I think that things like video games and movies are different from books, though they have their benefits and they all take you away from reality, because books do not provide a picture for you. They give a description so that you can make your own picture, which will always be different than anyone else's because it is personalized. I am writing my paper on negative space, and I think that it applies well to what you asked. I don't think that they are unhealthy, but in moderate doses. Too much of anything is always a bad thing.macmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215247353867765730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-78927775715633636262008-02-15T20:32:00.000-07:002008-02-15T20:32:00.000-07:00Beckyg-I think that video games can be helpful and...Beckyg-I think that video games can be helpful and =hurtful at the same time. I read an article about how kids who played video games had better hand-eye coordination than those who didn't. I also agree with Mattw, because when you play Guitar Hero or DDR, you can't rally play the guitar or dance, but it makes you feel like you can and it does't rally take any natural ability, just practice. I do think that it can be harmful because some people become literally addicted to video games and focus on them instead of their homework and othe priorities. And although I think that homework is overrated, it is reality as opposed to video games, which are a getaway from real life.macmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15215247353867765730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-56500606621788929362008-02-15T13:39:00.000-07:002008-02-15T13:39:00.000-07:00hey guys! So I was sick today and I just happened ...hey guys! So I was sick today and I just happened to fall asleep at 11:30 and did not wake up until 1:10 exactly. I was planning on blogging with you guys but unfortunataly...<BR/>Anyways, my personal stance on video games is that yes they can be helpful in a way, but people do need to first learn how to have fun on their own and not rely on technology too much.<BR/>Whille I was reading I got sucked in by Hannahl, LaurnenC, Mattw, and Cate's argument on vidoe games, and I'm sorry to most of you, but I agree with what Hannah was saying. People do, in a manner of speaking, become robots when they become addicted to video games, and lets face it, this happens a lot! Playing video games and movie around the control will become second instincts after a certain amount of time. I think that by the time that someone is replacing something that they have to do, for example, homework, with video games, then there needs to be some ind of change. People need to control for themselves, the amount of vidoe games they play.<BR/><BR/><BR/>So now comes my question that I thought about earlier this morning for those who get on the blog later:<BR/><BR/>If learning was changed to where the right brain was being hammered with games or humor or any right brained activities all week at school, what would people do on the weekend? Do you think that people would start using their unused left brain on the weekends to they could give their right brains a rest?leslielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389957516533398675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-21555474585887386872008-02-15T13:14:00.002-07:002008-02-15T13:14:00.002-07:00Whitneys- That's a great point. The only reason I ...Whitneys- That's a great point. The only reason I really put any effort into school is because of grades. If there were no grades, I probably wouldn't do any work at all. But having a 4.0 really helps with hockey, at least in scouting, and it gets you into a good college, which helps you get a good job. So, that's why I work for my grades.mitchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413306601231445919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-14742893701074017592008-02-15T13:14:00.001-07:002008-02-15T13:14:00.001-07:00thanks to everyone!thanks to everyone!Eric Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144350559724921748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-41439164105951374152008-02-15T13:14:00.000-07:002008-02-15T13:14:00.000-07:00maddisonm - we spent a lot of our time trying to c...maddisonm - we spent a lot of our time trying to combine the fun with the learning (that was the easy part) while meeting silly state and national standards like the ones you are tested on with #2 pencils. also tons of user tests with 6-year-olds behind one-way glass to see if they stayed interested.Eric Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144350559724921748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-43275306883811130812008-02-15T13:13:00.000-07:002008-02-15T13:13:00.000-07:00The bell just rang - we're done. Thanks EricThe bell just rang - we're done. Thanks EricKarl Fischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121548023409279686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-1418953268024984292008-02-15T13:12:00.003-07:002008-02-15T13:12:00.003-07:00well miss alex-judge-everyone's-comments-instantly...well miss alex-judge-everyone's-comments-instantly... i didn't mean that.mattwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171037541515742511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-26965172300033027652008-02-15T13:12:00.002-07:002008-02-15T13:12:00.002-07:00Alexf- It was a sarcastic comment. (it is fitting ...Alexf- It was a sarcastic comment. (it is fitting in the chapter of play)mattfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06638278517765346046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-36380613509055028122008-02-15T13:12:00.001-07:002008-02-15T13:12:00.001-07:00whitneys- good point. i think that when i just wa...whitneys- good point. i think that when i just want to throw all of my work in the fire, and dance around it ceremoniously, the only thing that keeps me from doing it is the fact that if i did it i wouldnt get good grades.katyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706659871479959968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-25126196854426551742008-02-15T13:12:00.000-07:002008-02-15T13:12:00.000-07:00Eric Grant- I just read your comment about how yo...Eric Grant- I just read your comment about how you used to make the video games for children. That is so interesting! I never really knew if they worked or not, but know I have no doubt they do! That is so interesting. What were some of the things you looked at when you were designing them?maddisonmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862713666232622303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053873056775658406.post-10997610064204839162008-02-15T13:11:00.004-07:002008-02-15T13:11:00.004-07:00Alex and Katy: Why do you think that there are gr...Alex and Katy: Why do you think that there are grades, why do we have to compare our learning to the students in the class if we are all different in how we learned?catemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04089144759362588600noreply@blogger.com