Comments for Kira's emdublog http://elemons.umwblogs.org New Media Studies, etc. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:40:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Hey! I won! by Bayrak http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/29/hey-i-won/#comment-191 Bayrak Thu, 01 May 2008 03:39:18 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/29/hey-i-won/#comment-191 do you know any information about this subject in other languages? do you know any information about this subject in other languages?

]]> Comment on Hey! I won! by Jacqui http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/29/hey-i-won/#comment-189 Jacqui Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:12 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/29/hey-i-won/#comment-189 Congratulations! I really liked your entry and I am not surprised that you won because really...how many other people have a huge rock they can paint and advertise on ;-) I am glad you have found a cool site that you can do those things on and good luck with everything else on there! Congratulations! I really liked your entry and I am not surprised that you won because really…how many other people have a huge rock they can paint and advertise on ;-) I am glad you have found a cool site that you can do those things on and good luck with everything else on there!

]]> Comment on Video games and the World Wide Web by etimberlake http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-64 etimberlake Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:04:20 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-64 yikes, that whole violence in video games topic freaks me out. the fact that gamers often get so numb to all the violence and killing that they don't even give it a second thought is absolutely awful. so many video games are centered around killing and shooting and other violent activities that it's becoming the norm...and that's a bad norm to have. why is it that people are so fascinated with violence? yikes, that whole violence in video games topic freaks me out. the fact that gamers often get so numb to all the violence and killing that they don’t even give it a second thought is absolutely awful. so many video games are centered around killing and shooting and other violent activities that it’s becoming the norm…and that’s a bad norm to have. why is it that people are so fascinated with violence?

]]> Comment on Video games and the World Wide Web by sonic911 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-56 sonic911 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:03:27 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-56 WOW. That sounds like an awesome book. I agree with you that virtual reality is the next big leap in gaming, if the Wii is any indication. People are starting to grow tired of just pressing buttons. I mean, what would you prefer? Pushing the A button to swing a bat, or swinging a remote, and then the virtual character emulating your motion? Now the Wii isn't virtual reality, but the motion part of it is one facet of virtual reality. I bet the next generation of wii would include a helmet so that you won't even need a tv. The display would be inside the helmet. You could look around by turning your neck and use the wiimote to control your hands. This VR display was attempted by Nintendo back in the late 80s called the Virtual Boy, but it was a complete failure and way ahead of its time. WOW. That sounds like an awesome book. I agree with you that virtual reality is the next big leap in gaming, if the Wii is any indication. People are starting to grow tired of just pressing buttons. I mean, what would you prefer? Pushing the A button to swing a bat, or swinging a remote, and then the virtual character emulating your motion? Now the Wii isn’t virtual reality, but the motion part of it is one facet of virtual reality. I bet the next generation of wii would include a helmet so that you won’t even need a tv. The display would be inside the helmet. You could look around by turning your neck and use the wiimote to control your hands. This VR display was attempted by Nintendo back in the late 80s called the Virtual Boy, but it was a complete failure and way ahead of its time.

]]> Comment on Video games and the World Wide Web by gardnercampbell http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-50 gardnercampbell Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:38:16 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/04/10/video-games-and-the-world-wide-web/#comment-50 Very interesting. Ever see the Star Trek TNG episode called "The Game"? Part of an alien takeover plot, and a little like "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Cautionary tales.... Very interesting. Ever see the Star Trek TNG episode called “The Game”? Part of an alien takeover plot, and a little like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”

Cautionary tales….

]]> Comment on Imported Puppies by Anika http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-43 Anika Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:50:50 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-43 I also found this the most enjoyable reading thus far which recalls the discussion we had on reading comics and the work/play discussions we have had. though i thought it reeking of science fiction, which i normally hate, i liked it. I also found this the most enjoyable reading thus far which recalls the discussion we had on reading comics and the work/play discussions we have had. though i thought it reeking of science fiction, which i normally hate, i liked it.

]]> Comment on Imported Puppies by Alyssa Johnson http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-42 Alyssa Johnson Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:03:46 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-42 The school analogy bothered me, too . . . I needed to know what ultimate goal Bishop thought "school" was leading him to. The school analogy bothered me, too . . . I needed to know what ultimate goal Bishop thought “school” was leading him to.

]]> Comment on Imported Puppies by Gwen http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-41 Gwen Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:49:58 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-41 I can't tell what you think of Kipling. You parrot his language about "barbaric, primitive, backwards natives," and I just hope you were being tongue-in cheek. There is nothing noble about this poem at all.. I can’t tell what you think of Kipling. You parrot his language about “barbaric, primitive, backwards natives,” and I just hope you were being tongue-in cheek. There is nothing noble about this poem at all..

]]> Comment on Imported Puppies by mere http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-40 mere Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:11:46 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-40 I really like your connection to "The White Man's Burden"! I feel like this class connects a lot to my Anthropology class...and we read Kipling's poem first thing this semester. I thought it was really interesting how you connected the job of the civilized to tame the barbarics, and how the Kimonians just find entertainment from the uncivilized. I totally agree! I really like your connection to “The White Man’s Burden”! I feel like this class connects a lot to my Anthropology class…and we read Kipling’s poem first thing this semester. I thought it was really interesting how you connected the job of the civilized to tame the barbarics, and how the Kimonians just find entertainment from the uncivilized. I totally agree!

]]> Comment on Imported Puppies by » Imported Puppies Intro to New Media Studies, Spring 2008 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-39 » Imported Puppies Intro to New Media Studies, Spring 2008 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:50:56 +0000 http://elemons.umwblogs.org/2008/03/31/imported-puppies/#comment-39 [...] Original post by elemons [...] [...] Original post by elemons [...]

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