War games are becoming more and more realistic as game developers are trying to add realism to please current war gamers and attract new ones. The increasing amount of war video games out on the market is unbelievable, as war games is increasing out on the open market. War games have always had a place to consumers in the video game market, but there is an increasing demand for war video games. The answer for this demand is very simple. PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY DECLARING WAR AND FIGHTING EACH OTHER!!!!
The war game designers did not have this fabulous plan to somehow convince the market to buy war video games, those politicians who decided to declare on another country did. Think about all the war games that are out there. Almost all of them are based real-life war. Secret Weapons over Normandy is based on the World War II battle at Normandy, France. Most games are realistically based on real life war events that happened during World War I and World War II. The War on Iraq by our American counterparts is at fault for the boom of the war game industry.
War games are created by companies to make the player to try to re-create realistic battle scenes and defeat their enemies. There is no intent to expose the real horrors to war but war games do disrespect soldiers who fought in wars that occurred in the 20th Century. The war gamer probably does not know the true horrors of war in real life. War veterans who know about these war games are probably insulted that what they do in real life is re-created virtually, obviously without the true horrors that war veterans have. War games allow gamers to try and become successful in the game, which does try to make it fun yet challenging. Most war games are rated 'Teen' which shows violence, and blood mostly... However, war games that are rated 'Mature' usually have lot of violence, blood, and maybe coarse language. 'Mature' rated games are obviously the most realistic, as in reality, war is very gruesome.
I personally think that war video games are just games and should not be taken seriously. I do not play war games. However, I am not against the idea that war games should be taken off the market since there are a lot of other games which are similar to war games in terms of creating 'real-life' occurances.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Journal Question number 2 which is really my number 1... The iPod Classroom...
The iPod is an item that 99.99% of humans would want (including me). So what good will it be outside of leisure and listening to music? The answer is work. An iPod is actually used by athletes, like Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies (from Sports Illustrated in one of the 2006 August or September issues), and websites even have study guides to help you with homework!!! Please visit www.sparknotes.com for more info.
I think I would personally work and learn better with an iPod. I HATE listening to a teaching droning on and on about a subject (especially if I already know something). Personally, if you were put into a situation where there is ONE FINAL SPOT in a seminar that YOU MUST BE IN, would YOU rather
(a) engage into fierce battle with your comrades over THAT ONE FINAL SPOT and leave the scene with a nasty mark on your hand through the use of 'physical contact' (in a good way of course) AND not get into the seminar, or
(b) sit somewhere quiet, DEFINATELY away from any friendly distraction, and listening to the seminar without droning off and wondering what in the world did I miss during the seminar
It would be an easy answer (b). Of course, this method isn't for everyone. I personally have great fascination of electronic devices like iPods and I would actually FOCUS more. I normally like doing several things at one time and am constantly moving (both which are now habits), and a portable device like the iPod would be really convenient to my daily, hectic life.
Since this technology is so advanced and self-directed, would do think iPod education would work in a self-directed environment in Mary Ward? Well, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! IT WON'T WORK. An iPod education in Mary Ward will never work. Consider the following:
a. EVERYONE would need an iPod. Apparently, not every single parent would be willing in shell out hundreds for a device and suspicion over the use of an iPod would be questioned. Also, the school WOULD DEFINATELY NOT offer iPods to students. According to Andy Zhu's blog (please visit http://www.eblogspace.blogspot.com/), the Toronto Catholic District School Board is facing a $34.6 million budget defecit. Would it be LOGICAL to fall into an even deeper hole when the Ontario government is not willing to shell out more money for education?
b. Apparently, not all students are created equal. Not everyone would work well with an iPod. Mary Ward is a self-directed learning school. There are people who can just use an iPod as an excuse for working when they are really listening to music or watching videos. An iPod classroom would be an accident waiting to happen
c. despite Mary Ward self-directed education, it is RECOMMENDED that you should meet up with your subject to at least know and see you. An iPod classroom would create a brick wall between student and teacher and will actually be harmful, as your marks may not be as good if you seen your teacher.
So if an iPod classroom would not work, what would? Thanks to some smart guy up at TCDSB, e-class was invented. It is, firstly, CHEAP (cheaper than iPod classrooms), and a good communication tool between student and teacher (despite a minor barrier). Here are some advantages:
a. Teachers can just upload information and unit work on e-class and the student can just find it on e-class, finish it, and send it back to the teacher through e-mail.
b. You can hand it work on holidays and weekends (not an advantage, as who wants to work on weekends and holidays? But at least you can do it from a personal computer in your own very relaxing (I hope) home instead of going up to a teacher and annoying them for a few seconds and asking for a signature, right?)
c. There is really no third reason. I just put it up to make advantages and disadvantages balanced...
So...after this post, there will (might) be a flash movie coming up about the iPod learning environment. (hopefully, depending on how much time I have...)
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The iPod is an item that 99.99% of humans would want (including me). So what good will it be outside of leisure and listening to music? The answer is work. An iPod is actually used by athletes, like Todd Helton of the Colorado Rockies (from Sports Illustrated in one of the 2006 August or September issues), and websites even have study guides to help you with homework!!! Please visit www.sparknotes.com for more info.
I think I would personally work and learn better with an iPod. I HATE listening to a teaching droning on and on about a subject (especially if I already know something). Personally, if you were put into a situation where there is ONE FINAL SPOT in a seminar that YOU MUST BE IN, would YOU rather
(a) engage into fierce battle with your comrades over THAT ONE FINAL SPOT and leave the scene with a nasty mark on your hand through the use of 'physical contact' (in a good way of course) AND not get into the seminar, or
(b) sit somewhere quiet, DEFINATELY away from any friendly distraction, and listening to the seminar without droning off and wondering what in the world did I miss during the seminar
It would be an easy answer (b). Of course, this method isn't for everyone. I personally have great fascination of electronic devices like iPods and I would actually FOCUS more. I normally like doing several things at one time and am constantly moving (both which are now habits), and a portable device like the iPod would be really convenient to my daily, hectic life.
Since this technology is so advanced and self-directed, would do think iPod education would work in a self-directed environment in Mary Ward? Well, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! IT WON'T WORK. An iPod education in Mary Ward will never work. Consider the following:
a. EVERYONE would need an iPod. Apparently, not every single parent would be willing in shell out hundreds for a device and suspicion over the use of an iPod would be questioned. Also, the school WOULD DEFINATELY NOT offer iPods to students. According to Andy Zhu's blog (please visit http://www.eblogspace.blogspot.com/), the Toronto Catholic District School Board is facing a $34.6 million budget defecit. Would it be LOGICAL to fall into an even deeper hole when the Ontario government is not willing to shell out more money for education?
b. Apparently, not all students are created equal. Not everyone would work well with an iPod. Mary Ward is a self-directed learning school. There are people who can just use an iPod as an excuse for working when they are really listening to music or watching videos. An iPod classroom would be an accident waiting to happen
c. despite Mary Ward self-directed education, it is RECOMMENDED that you should meet up with your subject to at least know and see you. An iPod classroom would create a brick wall between student and teacher and will actually be harmful, as your marks may not be as good if you seen your teacher.
So if an iPod classroom would not work, what would? Thanks to some smart guy up at TCDSB, e-class was invented. It is, firstly, CHEAP (cheaper than iPod classrooms), and a good communication tool between student and teacher (despite a minor barrier). Here are some advantages:
a. Teachers can just upload information and unit work on e-class and the student can just find it on e-class, finish it, and send it back to the teacher through e-mail.
b. You can hand it work on holidays and weekends (not an advantage, as who wants to work on weekends and holidays? But at least you can do it from a personal computer in your own very relaxing (I hope) home instead of going up to a teacher and annoying them for a few seconds and asking for a signature, right?)
c. There is really no third reason. I just put it up to make advantages and disadvantages balanced...
So...after this post, there will (might) be a flash movie coming up about the iPod learning environment. (hopefully, depending on how much time I have...)
Lovely sponsors (can't forget them)
No. 1 Web Browser (loyal firefox user) and Ford GT owner (in Gran Turismo 4)
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