i love video games. I always have. I remember pacman and asteroids. There was a whole boom I never experienced growing up in the 80s but the cabinets were everywhere. They were all the same Atari style cabinets, centipede with roller ball tables, they were ubiquitous. I didn’t have games growing up. I had a few tiger handhelds but didn’t get a Nintendo until they had already been around a while. When I did it was Mario and duck hunt. Skyshark was the other game because my dad liked planes. Mario was too hard, duck hunt was meh and skyshark…
Harper Lee: my Christmas in New York
One midwinter in 1950s New York, Harper Lee went to stay with friends. Little did she know she was about to be given the gift of a lifetime… Source: Harper Lee: my Christmas in New York
Teaching Through Video Games Becomes Blurred
There are no video games for a 3 year old. They have their shapes in the holes and the identifying patters and exploring storybook games, but there are no real 3 year old games. Fun games that send you somewhere else, driving a big truck, piloting a giant mech, or simply driving around a basic city in a car. They make them to entertain adults and they go above and beyond what a 3 year old needs to see, and should see. Outside of the fact that 3 year olds should have plenty of time to play and minimal screen…
>Back to School
>I start school on Monday – already hopped online to get a peek at the workload. I stuck with 1 major class and 1 short class this semester to start out. I would like to have an idea of the workload so I can plan for the following semesters. I’m taking Science and Technology in Western Culture as well as Planning and Finalizing the Degree. I can also get college credit for real world experience which ought to start me off with about 16 credits + the 12 from the bit of college I started. I really can’t say how…
>Inbreeding and Free
>An interesting article – blue eyes are related to Melanoma. EA announced “Battlefield Heros”, due out this summer. It’s from the Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield 2 team and it’s FREE. However before you go screaming in delight like a little girl… it’s cartoon (cell shaded?) and there will most likely be a ton of kids playing. They’ll probably use it as a springboard for all their other games and/or something 12 year olds like.
>Bush Cancels the 5th Amendment
>So here’s a good one:5th AmendmentExecutive Order From the Whitehouse – 7/17/2007
>Before there were motion pictures…
>Before there were motion pictures – there were Magic Lantern slides (PDF)