I work at a Doctors office so I asked random questions to the employees at my workplace Allergy Asthma and Immunology Associates, which includes doctors, nurses, and office staff.
Everyone at my workplace always tells me the worst part about working in the Health Profession is dealing with the insurance companies. There are not very many pitfalls with the economy that would prevent me from having a job in the future, since supply and demand always promises doctors will be a neccessity, yet the insurance crisis may have doctors making less in the upcoming years.
Socialized Healthcare may make working as a doctor more difficult. There is always going to be job advancement in the medical field which is something to look forward too with the bettering of technology and new scientific discoveries.
The doctors say the greatest way to get prepared for this industry while in school is to acquire jobs/internships with hands on experience, not just jobs in a doctors office with paperwork, but real clinical experience. This is what Medical Schools look for when accepting college students, and one cannot become a doctor without graduating from medical school, so this is the most important way to prepare.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Paper Outline Assignment
SOURCES AND OUTLINE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS/ENVIRONMENT ESSAY
www.ivu.org/animals/
Peter Singer essay: "All Animals are Equal"
Michael allen fox essay: "The Moral Status of Animals"
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/fossilfuels.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/forestclearcut.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/waterpollution.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=vegetarian&cdn=food&tm=10&gps=255_87_1276_520&f=00&tt=12&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//goveg.com/veganism_environment.asp
Proposal Outline:
Introduction: Briefly introduce the main points of your proposal. This introduction should introduce:
What you are investigating: whether or not animal’s rights is a legitimate reason to stop eating meat and how the meat industry negatively affects the environment.
Why this issue is a problem. This issue is a problem because animals are moral agents and deserve to not be tortured and killed and the environment affects humans health and quality of life as well as future generations.
What community your problem affects the most and why. I have no idea what this question is asking, perhaps because of the way the grammar is arranged.
1) Identify a Focus:
Identify and describe all aspects of your issue.
State your research question : do animals have rights to not be slaughtered? How does slaughtering animals effect the environment?
Define the issue the question represent: Animal Rights, The Environment.
Explore the history and context of the issue.
What is the issue within this community? Whether when we grow older if we will have enough resources to live valuable lives.
When and why did this become an issue within this community? When people started realizing that nonrenewable resources will eventually be gone and what will happen once they are?
How does it resemble other issues both in other communities? Meat consumption and the environment is an issue all over the world. Some countries have more concern and awareness of it than others.
What are some illustrations that show that this is an issue? What are some of the possible solutions that have been proposed in the past? Some propositions have been Hybrid Cars, ways to “Go Green”, ending animal suffering, etc.
2) The Research Process: Succinctly set out the important facts which you have found out about your project. This should be a brief summary that only includes the facts that are relevant to the issue and which bear on your final solution to your problem.
What research have you collect so far? What are some of the limitations of your research? What are some connections? What needs more evidence? What do you find interesting? So far I have researched how animals are abused in slaughter, some philosopher’s opinions if animals have rights or not, how meat consumption affects the environment, etc. What needs more evidence is if certain environmental issues such as global warming are legitimate or not because there is evidence that goes both ways. I found it interesting that becoming vegetarian/vegan is better for the environment than buying a hybrid car.
Based on what you have read, what have you observed as overall continuing threads in this research? What are the patterns? What conclusions can you make about the research you have collected? The patterns are that people who support animal rights are normally environmentalists as well. I never realized how much being vegetarian positively affected the environment.
3) Viewpoints: Over all the conflicting viewpoints on an issue, you should address only the most important of these conflicting viewpoints. Try to distinguish or reconcile the viewpoints and explain why you think that people should following your line of reasoning over another.
Discuss the range of viewpoints/differing perspectives from your field research Some believe animals don’t have rights so there is nothing wrong with torturing and killing them for consumption.
Identify their claims, their evidence, and their assumptions, and their supporting audience/communities I do this through Analysis of the Philosopher Michael Allen Fox’s essay “The Moral Status of Animals” in my essay.
Who are the audiences/communities who support each of these positions?
The audience of people who support animal slaughter and destruction of the environment are people who are not educated on these issues or just simply don’t care because animal torture does not affect them and the destruction of the environment wont take full effect in their own lifetime.
What assumptions do they make about the issue? They assume that these environmental issues are made up or dramatized by the media and that animals do not feel pain.
4) Defend/Purpose: Try to reach a conclusion (one way or the other), both on what the facts of your topic is and what the answer of the overall question. People prefer to have a clear answer in a proposal rather than a wishy-washy discussion that does not come to a strong conclusion. Trust your judgment and be sure that your other sections fully supports your solution/conclusion.
Describe a possible solution(s) to this problem My solution is that everyone lower their meat consumption to 1 meal a day. Eventually, people will probably want to become full vegetarians but there is no requirement to do so.
Defend the solution among the critical viewpoints. You can still eat a meat dish once a day, it is not depriving anyone of anything but would greatly help the environment and the wellbeing of animals.
Why should people take this course of action? Why is this problem worthy of further investigation? I propose they should take this action with the utilitarian argument: sacrificing one to two meals of meat a day is far less difficult than slaughtering innocent animals and destroying our natural resources.
www.ivu.org/animals/
Peter Singer essay: "All Animals are Equal"
Michael allen fox essay: "The Moral Status of Animals"
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/fossilfuels.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/forestclearcut.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/f/waterpollution.htm
http://vegetarian.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=vegetarian&cdn=food&tm=10&gps=255_87_1276_520&f=00&tt=12&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//goveg.com/veganism_environment.asp
Proposal Outline:
Introduction: Briefly introduce the main points of your proposal. This introduction should introduce:
What you are investigating: whether or not animal’s rights is a legitimate reason to stop eating meat and how the meat industry negatively affects the environment.
Why this issue is a problem. This issue is a problem because animals are moral agents and deserve to not be tortured and killed and the environment affects humans health and quality of life as well as future generations.
What community your problem affects the most and why. I have no idea what this question is asking, perhaps because of the way the grammar is arranged.
1) Identify a Focus:
Identify and describe all aspects of your issue.
State your research question : do animals have rights to not be slaughtered? How does slaughtering animals effect the environment?
Define the issue the question represent: Animal Rights, The Environment.
Explore the history and context of the issue.
What is the issue within this community? Whether when we grow older if we will have enough resources to live valuable lives.
When and why did this become an issue within this community? When people started realizing that nonrenewable resources will eventually be gone and what will happen once they are?
How does it resemble other issues both in other communities? Meat consumption and the environment is an issue all over the world. Some countries have more concern and awareness of it than others.
What are some illustrations that show that this is an issue? What are some of the possible solutions that have been proposed in the past? Some propositions have been Hybrid Cars, ways to “Go Green”, ending animal suffering, etc.
2) The Research Process: Succinctly set out the important facts which you have found out about your project. This should be a brief summary that only includes the facts that are relevant to the issue and which bear on your final solution to your problem.
What research have you collect so far? What are some of the limitations of your research? What are some connections? What needs more evidence? What do you find interesting? So far I have researched how animals are abused in slaughter, some philosopher’s opinions if animals have rights or not, how meat consumption affects the environment, etc. What needs more evidence is if certain environmental issues such as global warming are legitimate or not because there is evidence that goes both ways. I found it interesting that becoming vegetarian/vegan is better for the environment than buying a hybrid car.
Based on what you have read, what have you observed as overall continuing threads in this research? What are the patterns? What conclusions can you make about the research you have collected? The patterns are that people who support animal rights are normally environmentalists as well. I never realized how much being vegetarian positively affected the environment.
3) Viewpoints: Over all the conflicting viewpoints on an issue, you should address only the most important of these conflicting viewpoints. Try to distinguish or reconcile the viewpoints and explain why you think that people should following your line of reasoning over another.
Discuss the range of viewpoints/differing perspectives from your field research Some believe animals don’t have rights so there is nothing wrong with torturing and killing them for consumption.
Identify their claims, their evidence, and their assumptions, and their supporting audience/communities I do this through Analysis of the Philosopher Michael Allen Fox’s essay “The Moral Status of Animals” in my essay.
Who are the audiences/communities who support each of these positions?
The audience of people who support animal slaughter and destruction of the environment are people who are not educated on these issues or just simply don’t care because animal torture does not affect them and the destruction of the environment wont take full effect in their own lifetime.
What assumptions do they make about the issue? They assume that these environmental issues are made up or dramatized by the media and that animals do not feel pain.
4) Defend/Purpose: Try to reach a conclusion (one way or the other), both on what the facts of your topic is and what the answer of the overall question. People prefer to have a clear answer in a proposal rather than a wishy-washy discussion that does not come to a strong conclusion. Trust your judgment and be sure that your other sections fully supports your solution/conclusion.
Describe a possible solution(s) to this problem My solution is that everyone lower their meat consumption to 1 meal a day. Eventually, people will probably want to become full vegetarians but there is no requirement to do so.
Defend the solution among the critical viewpoints. You can still eat a meat dish once a day, it is not depriving anyone of anything but would greatly help the environment and the wellbeing of animals.
Why should people take this course of action? Why is this problem worthy of further investigation? I propose they should take this action with the utilitarian argument: sacrificing one to two meals of meat a day is far less difficult than slaughtering innocent animals and destroying our natural resources.
Friday, November 21, 2008
END OF TIME OF BEING ECO FRIENDLY
My day of being eco friendly simply included me unplugging everything after I left my house, which was a pain, and taking one bath that day instead of two!
I don't think the carbon footprint website helped me. It was too vague. Perhaps if it asked much more specific questions it would have made more sense in giving helpful tips.
I feel like in the world we live in I do the best I can to be eco friendly (and save money which results in being eco friendly, ie: carpooling) but in this world we live in there is only so much we CAN do. Most of the destruction of our world had to do with constant construction which I personally have no control over and dont even like. The website told me I use 3.1 worlds if everyone lived like me but even the perfect scenario used 2 worlds so it is a lose lose situation as portrayed by the website.
I don't think the carbon footprint website helped me. It was too vague. Perhaps if it asked much more specific questions it would have made more sense in giving helpful tips.
I feel like in the world we live in I do the best I can to be eco friendly (and save money which results in being eco friendly, ie: carpooling) but in this world we live in there is only so much we CAN do. Most of the destruction of our world had to do with constant construction which I personally have no control over and dont even like. The website told me I use 3.1 worlds if everyone lived like me but even the perfect scenario used 2 worlds so it is a lose lose situation as portrayed by the website.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Carbon Footprint
The website says it takes 3.1 planet earths to provide enough resources if everyone lived like me. (wow i must be evil.) It takes 13.9 acres of the world's productive acres. And i take up the most in the category of services.
It is funny that one of the suggestions it made to me was to become vegitarian when I already am one!
I also already use the least amount of gas possible and carpool because I am cheap and don't like spending all my money on gas. So I guess tomorrow I will attempt to reduce my trash and recycle!!!
It is funny that one of the suggestions it made to me was to become vegitarian when I already am one!
I also already use the least amount of gas possible and carpool because I am cheap and don't like spending all my money on gas. So I guess tomorrow I will attempt to reduce my trash and recycle!!!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
END OF NO TECHNOLOGY (LAST NIGHT AT 7:30)
Wow. Going without technology for only one day proves how dependent each of us are on it. After that ONE day, I honestly feel like I have an addiction.
When I first started it was a pain to have to text the people who matter to me and my work and let them know I would be without a phone for 24 hours. Lets just say nobody was happy. And the first question they asked after that was if they could reach me on myspace! Every person in America has to be reachable 24/7 it seems. Do we not have any privacy in our lives?
I also had to do all my online homework before hand. Since I did 2 days worth of homework in 1 day, it took me a couple hours. USF is one reason I am very dependent on the internet as well. All of my classes require me to have a computer and internet access much of the time.
I realized when I was without texting for 24 hours that I have a compulsive habit of texting when I am bored or in an awkward situation. Without my phone I was FORCED to interact more with the world around me, and people I did not want to, because i couldn't just take out my phone and start talking to someone else. I'm so used to having conversations while texting but I was forced to listen to that ONE person's voice and give them my undivided attention. I think this is a good thing. I always get so annoyed when I am talking to someone and they start texting, but I do the same thing.
When I didn't have my phone for a day I realized how much everyone else uses their phones! I was getting so annoyed. It was a drunk trying to sober up and seeing everyone drinking around them. I know that is dramatic but I was getting so aggrivated at how much everyone relies on technology. Like, go outside, or read a book, or something.
I realize the only reason I rely on technology so much is because the entire world does. All my work information, school information, keeping in touch with friends, even my parents is on the internet. It is almost impossible to be a productive citizen without knowing how to utilize these tools.
My mom always says she is jealous of my generation because I am technologically savvy and I can survive better in the work world, but I'm jealous of her generation! I hate technology, I think it is so obnoxious and people use it as a crutch. I wish I could grow up in a generation where people had ACTUAL conversations. I feel like all my relationships and friendships, a BIG portion of them were texted haha.
SO basically, I liked being without technology for a day, but it was very stressful because everyone else used it and no one would work around me.
When I first started it was a pain to have to text the people who matter to me and my work and let them know I would be without a phone for 24 hours. Lets just say nobody was happy. And the first question they asked after that was if they could reach me on myspace! Every person in America has to be reachable 24/7 it seems. Do we not have any privacy in our lives?
I also had to do all my online homework before hand. Since I did 2 days worth of homework in 1 day, it took me a couple hours. USF is one reason I am very dependent on the internet as well. All of my classes require me to have a computer and internet access much of the time.
I realized when I was without texting for 24 hours that I have a compulsive habit of texting when I am bored or in an awkward situation. Without my phone I was FORCED to interact more with the world around me, and people I did not want to, because i couldn't just take out my phone and start talking to someone else. I'm so used to having conversations while texting but I was forced to listen to that ONE person's voice and give them my undivided attention. I think this is a good thing. I always get so annoyed when I am talking to someone and they start texting, but I do the same thing.
When I didn't have my phone for a day I realized how much everyone else uses their phones! I was getting so annoyed. It was a drunk trying to sober up and seeing everyone drinking around them. I know that is dramatic but I was getting so aggrivated at how much everyone relies on technology. Like, go outside, or read a book, or something.
I realize the only reason I rely on technology so much is because the entire world does. All my work information, school information, keeping in touch with friends, even my parents is on the internet. It is almost impossible to be a productive citizen without knowing how to utilize these tools.
My mom always says she is jealous of my generation because I am technologically savvy and I can survive better in the work world, but I'm jealous of her generation! I hate technology, I think it is so obnoxious and people use it as a crutch. I wish I could grow up in a generation where people had ACTUAL conversations. I feel like all my relationships and friendships, a BIG portion of them were texted haha.
SO basically, I liked being without technology for a day, but it was very stressful because everyone else used it and no one would work around me.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
"Social Change Project"
There are many issues facing our country in the next for years that affect my life tremendously. But for some reason I am always more concerned with those that effect me indirectly, or little at all.
What bothers me most about American society is that we have little tolerance for virtually anything. When I say tolerance I mean acceptance of other people's religions, races (no matter how you spin it racism still exists in America), social habits (ie: gay marriage), and intolerance toward animals and the environment and how we utilize and abuse animals and the environment.
I would like to adress all these issues in my paper but since I can only focus on one I choose animal rights because it is an issue I find profoundly important that very few people care about and I have dedicated most of my life fighting for this cause, and when I am old enough plan to work for animal rights groups, so it is only fitting I write my social change paper about this topic.
What bothers me most about American society is that we have little tolerance for virtually anything. When I say tolerance I mean acceptance of other people's religions, races (no matter how you spin it racism still exists in America), social habits (ie: gay marriage), and intolerance toward animals and the environment and how we utilize and abuse animals and the environment.
I would like to adress all these issues in my paper but since I can only focus on one I choose animal rights because it is an issue I find profoundly important that very few people care about and I have dedicated most of my life fighting for this cause, and when I am old enough plan to work for animal rights groups, so it is only fitting I write my social change paper about this topic.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Miss Bimbo Annotated Bibliography Draft
Game Subject: Miss Bimbo; ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY DRAFT
I obviously cannot double space, or do the hanging indent on this site. It also won't let me take out the underlines of the website.
Karen, Mcveigh. “Internet Miss Bimbo Game for Girls Attacked by Parents.” Society/Children Tuesday, March 25, 2008. The Guardian, U.K. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/mar/25/children.news> This article was extremely similar, if not the same as an article featured on cnn.com about an online game “Miss Bimbo.” The article was expressing the concern parents have for their children playing a game that promotes plastic surgery, dieting, and an all around unhealthy obsession with appearance. The parents were also concerned at the cost of the game when after a while it stops becoming free and their children are charged to play. I could use this article to support my thesis that parents are placing overemphasis on the value that video games play in the role of children. I could also use it for the opposite point that this game places terrible ethical values in the minds of vulnerable young girls.
Helen A.S. Popkin. “Don’t Blame Miss Bimbo.” Technology and Science. 8:51 a.m., Monday March 31, 2008. msnbc News. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23851531/> This article is very useful to an essay about the ethics of “Miss Bimbo” because it presents both sides of the argument very effectively. It initially presents the concern that the game is unethical to young girls self perception, it then brings up the argument that this game is mostly played by old ladies anyway and if young children have access to it, then that represents bad parenting on behalf of the family. I could definitely use this article in my paper to support the point that games aren’t the sole problem with a young woman’s perception of herself. I could use the quote the article gives: “Computer games don’t affect kids, I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills, and listening to repetitive music.”
Steve Bird. “Miss Bimbo Website Promotes Extreme Diets and Surgery to 9 Year Olds.” Technology and Web. March 25, 2008. The Times This article focused solely on the negative perception of the Miss Bimbo game. Unlike the other article which only included personal opinions from parents, this article included an opinion from a professional at an anorexia clinic for young girls who believed the game was a bad influence. It also breaks down the game in more detail describing each level. I could use this article if I present the scientific as well as social evidence that young girls are negatively harmed by this, if I were to argue against its ethical standpoint.
Leslie Goldman. “Miss Bimbo: “The Scariest Girls Game Ever.” Living. March 25, 2008. The Huffington Post. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/25/miss-bimbo-the-scariest-_n_93346.html> This article is a biased satirical article which presents one side of the argument that Miss Bimbo is a ridiculous example to be setting to young children. It teaches them to be superficial and stupid. I could use this authors point in my essay in arguing that the game only presents one side of this “bimbo” lifestyle and not the other more harsh realistic side of drug use and rehab and anorexia.
Phil Black. “Outrage Over Bimbo Game” CNN. March, 2008. You Tube. Accessed October 16, 2008. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnctjTF4cuo> This video interviewed the creator of the “Miss Bimbo” website Nicolas Jacquart, a young male who claims the website is all in good fun and not meant to undermine young girls. The video then proceeds to interview a psychologist and an eating disorder expert who claim the game is not suited for young girls due to the ill effects it has psychologically. Though the interview presents both sides, I believe they were leaning against the ethics of Miss Bimbo because the creator admitted he would not want his little sister called a bimbo. If used in an essay, I would use the expert’s point of view and point out the fact that the creator was a young male and that the women are portrayed the way he sees them fit.
I obviously cannot double space, or do the hanging indent on this site. It also won't let me take out the underlines of the website.
Karen, Mcveigh. “Internet Miss Bimbo Game for Girls Attacked by Parents.” Society/Children Tuesday, March 25, 2008. The Guardian, U.K. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/mar/25/children.news> This article was extremely similar, if not the same as an article featured on cnn.com about an online game “Miss Bimbo.” The article was expressing the concern parents have for their children playing a game that promotes plastic surgery, dieting, and an all around unhealthy obsession with appearance. The parents were also concerned at the cost of the game when after a while it stops becoming free and their children are charged to play. I could use this article to support my thesis that parents are placing overemphasis on the value that video games play in the role of children. I could also use it for the opposite point that this game places terrible ethical values in the minds of vulnerable young girls.
Helen A.S. Popkin. “Don’t Blame Miss Bimbo.” Technology and Science. 8:51 a.m., Monday March 31, 2008. msnbc News. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23851531/> This article is very useful to an essay about the ethics of “Miss Bimbo” because it presents both sides of the argument very effectively. It initially presents the concern that the game is unethical to young girls self perception, it then brings up the argument that this game is mostly played by old ladies anyway and if young children have access to it, then that represents bad parenting on behalf of the family. I could definitely use this article in my paper to support the point that games aren’t the sole problem with a young woman’s perception of herself. I could use the quote the article gives: “Computer games don’t affect kids, I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills, and listening to repetitive music.”
Steve Bird. “Miss Bimbo Website Promotes Extreme Diets and Surgery to 9 Year Olds.” Technology and Web. March 25, 2008. The Times
Leslie Goldman. “Miss Bimbo: “The Scariest Girls Game Ever.” Living. March 25, 2008. The Huffington Post. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/25/miss-bimbo-the-scariest-_n_93346.html> This article is a biased satirical article which presents one side of the argument that Miss Bimbo is a ridiculous example to be setting to young children. It teaches them to be superficial and stupid. I could use this authors point in my essay in arguing that the game only presents one side of this “bimbo” lifestyle and not the other more harsh realistic side of drug use and rehab and anorexia.
Phil Black. “Outrage Over Bimbo Game” CNN. March, 2008. You Tube. Accessed October 16, 2008. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnctjTF4cuo> This video interviewed the creator of the “Miss Bimbo” website Nicolas Jacquart, a young male who claims the website is all in good fun and not meant to undermine young girls. The video then proceeds to interview a psychologist and an eating disorder expert who claim the game is not suited for young girls due to the ill effects it has psychologically. Though the interview presents both sides, I believe they were leaning against the ethics of Miss Bimbo because the creator admitted he would not want his little sister called a bimbo. If used in an essay, I would use the expert’s point of view and point out the fact that the creator was a young male and that the women are portrayed the way he sees them fit.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Video Game Articles
Article 1: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/03/06/games_ethics_issue/1
This small article summarized the progression of violent video games starting from 1976 to contradict the argument that violence in video games began with Grand Theft Auto recently. The author compares how these games began and notes that a slow transformation from lightly violent games to more complex realistic form where you play the enemy instead of the hero. I agree with the author that video games did not all of a sudden become violent with the creation of Grand Theft Auto. Everything must start somewhere. It is only when something becomes in excess that it becomes detrimental to society and video games of shooting people and picking up prostitutes is considered excess to some.
Article 2: http://www.businessethics.ca/blog/2006/01/more-about-video-games.html
This article was written by a scholar in business ethics who believes that violence in video games cannot be condemned until a more concrete causal link is brought upon as evidence. I agree with this author that people will argue autonomy in choosing what games they may and may not play and that society cannot restrict that simply because a small minority of people will become ill affected by these games. It is up to the person whether they utilize the game as entertainment or if it warps their minds.
This small article summarized the progression of violent video games starting from 1976 to contradict the argument that violence in video games began with Grand Theft Auto recently. The author compares how these games began and notes that a slow transformation from lightly violent games to more complex realistic form where you play the enemy instead of the hero. I agree with the author that video games did not all of a sudden become violent with the creation of Grand Theft Auto. Everything must start somewhere. It is only when something becomes in excess that it becomes detrimental to society and video games of shooting people and picking up prostitutes is considered excess to some.
Article 2: http://www.businessethics.ca/blog/2006/01/more-about-video-games.html
This article was written by a scholar in business ethics who believes that violence in video games cannot be condemned until a more concrete causal link is brought upon as evidence. I agree with this author that people will argue autonomy in choosing what games they may and may not play and that society cannot restrict that simply because a small minority of people will become ill affected by these games. It is up to the person whether they utilize the game as entertainment or if it warps their minds.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Video Game Assignment.
Mallory said...
Hello, this is Mallory Quinn from the Orange class. Since it was stated in class we did not have to use the provided list, I found two games in my search I found effective. The first was at the website: http://www.newsbreakergame.com. This was an advergame for msnbc news. The game reminded me of one I used to play when I was little called crab catch. You use a bar at the bottom to bounce a ball and knock bricks over. For every few bricks you knock over a news headline appears. I believe this game could be considered an advergame as well as educational. It advertises for the msnbc news channel, as well as educating the public of political, scientific and entertainment news; all important topics of our life in an eclectic grouping. Another educational game I played was a physics game on how to make alloys: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/steel/index.html. I thought this website was interesting because it was called nobelprize.org and all the games were based on nobel prize winners in physics, literature, chemistry, etc. I thought this website had great intentions but the games were relatively mundane and more instrunctional media clips than interactive so I don't think they could grasp people's attention easily.
September 4, 2008 12:44 AM
Hello, this is Mallory Quinn from the Orange class. Since it was stated in class we did not have to use the provided list, I found two games in my search I found effective. The first was at the website: http://www.newsbreakergame.com. This was an advergame for msnbc news. The game reminded me of one I used to play when I was little called crab catch. You use a bar at the bottom to bounce a ball and knock bricks over. For every few bricks you knock over a news headline appears. I believe this game could be considered an advergame as well as educational. It advertises for the msnbc news channel, as well as educating the public of political, scientific and entertainment news; all important topics of our life in an eclectic grouping. Another educational game I played was a physics game on how to make alloys: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/physics/steel/index.html. I thought this website was interesting because it was called nobelprize.org and all the games were based on nobel prize winners in physics, literature, chemistry, etc. I thought this website had great intentions but the games were relatively mundane and more instrunctional media clips than interactive so I don't think they could grasp people's attention easily.
September 4, 2008 12:44 AM
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)