I watched them all on YouTube as my new laptop won't play the class videos. I just searched for the name of the video.
Despite my earlier idea about creating a page for a local (Virginia Beach) band that I know is doing well and recently signed with a record label, I decided to go the easier route and edit a few pages on matters I know well. I updated a few Harry Potter pages and a page on my employer, Norfolk Southern. These were minor edits but they have stood the test of time and still remain. My user name is "notneenah".
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18:32, 29 October 2010 (diff | hist) m Norfolk Southern Railway (→Conrail: adjusted phrasing to make sentence more clear.)
14:45, 26 October 2010 (diff | hist) Magical creatures in Harry Potter (→House-elves: updated purpose of S.P.E.W. with citation, changed wording to make the sentence more clear)
14:31, 26 October 2010 (diff | hist) m Magical creatures in Harry Potter (→House-elves: changed "race" to ")
14:23, 25 October 2010 (diff | hist) m List of Harry Potter related topics (Italicized last item to make list more uniform)
00:49, 25 October 2010 (diff | hist) Wikipedia:Tutorial/Editing/sandbox (major deletion.)
I’ve played about three hours of Second Life (not continuously) and I’ve decided it’s not the game for me. I learned how to walk around, find places, teleport, and converse… but I didn’t find much pleasure in the experience, nor did I find interesting people to talk with. The next game, There, doesn’t exist anymore. The website states that it suffered due to the recession. I’ve decided to purchase Left 4 Dead once I finish my midterm paper… it looks like fun!
Sometimes the best way to learn how to do things is just to play with the program. It’s good to know that you can create and manipulate objects, but I have to agree with Alison’s comment – this video moved a bit slow.
I wonder what the percentage of time spent creating is now in Second Life. Perhaps I’m joining too late, but Second Life seems like a money sink hole. Every object is for sale, every room has advertisements, and every social area has a tip jar…
I’m guessing that Mr. Koster is mixing his MMORPGS here. Although I realize this he is trying to be humorous more than factual, I’m still going to disagree with some of his points. He states “There are no children,” and while the characters might all be grownups, a large portion of the people controlling them fall under 18. Also, he says that charity isn’t possible, but one of the first places I found in Second Life was a Toys for Tots drive.
I think it’s important to provide structure to the game. I’ve been experimenting with Second Life this week and it’s been almost impossible to “find my own fun.” I’ve entered a few chat areas where people were talking, but the conversation was juvenile. I found a few cool areas to explore, but I don’t personally get much pleasure from walking a virtual doll around. Although I’m not much for fighting/action games, I might like WoW better than Second Life because there are actual quests to accomplish. Back to the success factors, it probably did help that they kept the system requirements basic in order to reach a broader market. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to play a game (or do work, for that matter) and finding your system bogged down and uncooperative.
I just exited Second Life to return to class reading, and I was definitely lost in the WTF before this article. I managed to visit the newbie area, a sandbox, a strip club, and Santa’s workshop but I didn’t find any of the areas to be engaging. I spoke to a few newbies but I was freaked out by my actual voice being out there… maybe I’ll stick to communicating via the keyboard.
Not basic enough! I'm still trying to figure out how to change outfits or walk around, I'm not ready for camera angles yet!
I so desperately wish to live in a world where people aren’t discriminated against based on their sexual preferences. The complaint that sparked the entire controversy was unfounded. If you don’t want to be part of a GLBT friendly guild, then don’t join one! What’s so offensive about stating that one exists?
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