Finally I Beat My Opponent by One Game
Finally last night I moved up one level, I beat my opponent by one game. The trick is I hit the ball while you are moving or just one second before you move. Right after I hit the ball, I have to choose the side to move and hit again. When I serve, I need to jump at the right time and stretch up and the same time I hit the ball, rather than stretch up and THEN hit the ball. However, it is not easy to catch the right timing. At least, I kind of figure out how to hit back my opponent’s ball and defeat him.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
The reading on the week of March 14
Article review on “Violence exposure in real-life, video games, television, movies, and the internet: is there desensitization?”
This article is examining the relationship between the much of exposure to violence from electronic devices and the degree of desensitization to their real life value. In other words, today’s children expose too much violence from many sources such as video games, television, movies, and the internet.
The test sample for this research is composed of 150 students from elementary and day care centers, the author recognized the sample size may have been too small to detect a small effect though.
The excessive exposure could have been desensitizing them to the true consequences of violence and aggression. The goal of this study was to determine if there are relationships between real-life and media violence exposure. Some researcher believed that this kind of exposure will indeed desensitize the students toward violence in their real life.
Especially, the younger who are still developing their moral cognition expose too much in the media violence will desensitize their real life consequences of violence.
Thoughts about “An update on the effects of playing violent video games”
While examining the connection between the violent video games and the real life violence, the experimental studies reveal this linkage to be casual. Some studies show more recent violence criminals have been linked to violent video games such as two school shootings, five homicides, and beating deaths happened in our country. Even in other countries like German and Japan have some similar reports too.
Some Thoughts on “Linking obesity and activity level with children’s television and video game use
This is a very interesting article. It examines the relationship between the children’s weight and the time amount they spend in television and video game use. This article shows many researches have been done to find the linking between the children’s obesity and the time they sit in the front of TV and computers.
Because the more they spend in media, the less they spend in physical activities, as well as the children intend to eat fast food while they are watching TV or playing computer games. They intake more high caloric food than those children who spend less time in watching TV or playing video games because the food commercial in TV or computers emphasize on high calorie and high fat foods without nutritional concerns.
I think it is true for these hypotheses; after all, the children seem to have more overweight problems nowadays. Although the research is still weak to show the connection between the obesity and the TV watching and video game playing, we can’t still ignore the truth: New generation tends to be obesity while they are living in the new technology age.
This article is examining the relationship between the much of exposure to violence from electronic devices and the degree of desensitization to their real life value. In other words, today’s children expose too much violence from many sources such as video games, television, movies, and the internet.
The test sample for this research is composed of 150 students from elementary and day care centers, the author recognized the sample size may have been too small to detect a small effect though.
The excessive exposure could have been desensitizing them to the true consequences of violence and aggression. The goal of this study was to determine if there are relationships between real-life and media violence exposure. Some researcher believed that this kind of exposure will indeed desensitize the students toward violence in their real life.
Especially, the younger who are still developing their moral cognition expose too much in the media violence will desensitize their real life consequences of violence.
Thoughts about “An update on the effects of playing violent video games”
While examining the connection between the violent video games and the real life violence, the experimental studies reveal this linkage to be casual. Some studies show more recent violence criminals have been linked to violent video games such as two school shootings, five homicides, and beating deaths happened in our country. Even in other countries like German and Japan have some similar reports too.
Some Thoughts on “Linking obesity and activity level with children’s television and video game use
This is a very interesting article. It examines the relationship between the children’s weight and the time amount they spend in television and video game use. This article shows many researches have been done to find the linking between the children’s obesity and the time they sit in the front of TV and computers.
Because the more they spend in media, the less they spend in physical activities, as well as the children intend to eat fast food while they are watching TV or playing computer games. They intake more high caloric food than those children who spend less time in watching TV or playing video games because the food commercial in TV or computers emphasize on high calorie and high fat foods without nutritional concerns.
I think it is true for these hypotheses; after all, the children seem to have more overweight problems nowadays. Although the research is still weak to show the connection between the obesity and the TV watching and video game playing, we can’t still ignore the truth: New generation tends to be obesity while they are living in the new technology age.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
My Grand Slam Tennis Computer Game
My Grand Slam Tennis Game
Yes, I improve a lot on playing my game. I think I learn from my failure. Since the computer always delay my request, I adjust my timing accordingly. Ha, I can more easily hit the ball right and almost beat my opponent. I won some game but still lost the set. My opponent is always too good. I am kind of tired of this tennis game. If I can choose something else to play, I will choose black jack. Can I? I liked to play black jack when I went to Las Vegas. I found one cool sites to play Black Jack online using fake money. I like to count too. 21 points is cool. I am really getting tired of my tennis game. It is not a good vedio game after all. It does not provide enough levels of game for different levels of players. Even the easiest one is not encouragable and not rewardable. The rewarding system is not set up fairly. My opponent seems unbeatable. It is unfair and it should provide more free space for beginner to play.
I think choosing the right video games for students to play is very important. Evaluating the video games before using it in the classroom is a essential practice. Choosing the video game like choosing the books for library collection. We need to read the reviews and do some research, as well as if we can gett some training would be better.
Yes, I improve a lot on playing my game. I think I learn from my failure. Since the computer always delay my request, I adjust my timing accordingly. Ha, I can more easily hit the ball right and almost beat my opponent. I won some game but still lost the set. My opponent is always too good. I am kind of tired of this tennis game. If I can choose something else to play, I will choose black jack. Can I? I liked to play black jack when I went to Las Vegas. I found one cool sites to play Black Jack online using fake money. I like to count too. 21 points is cool. I am really getting tired of my tennis game. It is not a good vedio game after all. It does not provide enough levels of game for different levels of players. Even the easiest one is not encouragable and not rewardable. The rewarding system is not set up fairly. My opponent seems unbeatable. It is unfair and it should provide more free space for beginner to play.
I think choosing the right video games for students to play is very important. Evaluating the video games before using it in the classroom is a essential practice. Choosing the video game like choosing the books for library collection. We need to read the reviews and do some research, as well as if we can gett some training would be better.
Some Thoughts after Reading the Two Articles: Changing the Game and Emerging Technologies
It is good idea to suggest my school to provide some new technology workshops as you said. My school did not provide the new technology workshops and I would always like to attend these workshops. I wish we would have more these kinds of information. Where can I get more information on this? My school is a small school and so we rely heavily on the workshops from outsides.
Regarding the articles we read for this week, it did open my eyes. The music teacher in my school allows students to use ipod to listen to any different kind of music. Students love it, however, some kind of contract need to be made to assure they are not using that improperly, such as using it in the class other than music class. Another problem is not every student in my district has ipod. My school is defined as an Abbott School District which means the schools within the poor community, therefore, ipod or MP3 is not commonly owned by students. Therefore, when we consider using the new technology into our curriculum, we need to take into this consideration. As a matter to fact, the students in my community tend to have lower motivation for learning, their learning space mostly in the classrooms, and hence they do have more need to be introduced to new technology since new technology brings them to new learning space which can enhance their learning motivation. Actually, their learning potentials are as great as the students from the wealthier community. Their performance would be as good as the students from other community if they have engaged into new technology more. Experiencing with different learning space provides them more learning opportunities.
Video games allow students to have more learning space besides the traditional classrooms. Students will learn better problem solving skills from playing video games. They need to develop their own strategy when they encounter new challenges; they need to manage their own frustration while they are advancing the problem solving skills. Yes, they learn from their failures just like we do in our real life.
If only the administration can read those articles and support new technology to be used in curriculum. Teachers need to be trained, especially the old fashion teachers and administration. Not only does the community need to support the school to incorporated new technology into school curriculum, also the administration need to attend new workshops and obtain new knowledge about new technology. My school blocks all suspicious websites including youtube on teacher’s computer. We can’t do better without administration’s acknowledged and support. After all, we are afraid to face contradict criticism from supervisors.
There is one thing we can be sure: years later, when we become the administration, we will easily cross over the obstacle and the new generation will have more learning space for their education.
It is good idea to suggest my school to provide some new technology workshops as you said. My school did not provide the new technology workshops and I would always like to attend these workshops. I wish we would have more these kinds of information. Where can I get more information on this? My school is a small school and so we rely heavily on the workshops from outsides.
Regarding the articles we read for this week, it did open my eyes. The music teacher in my school allows students to use ipod to listen to any different kind of music. Students love it, however, some kind of contract need to be made to assure they are not using that improperly, such as using it in the class other than music class. Another problem is not every student in my district has ipod. My school is defined as an Abbott School District which means the schools within the poor community, therefore, ipod or MP3 is not commonly owned by students. Therefore, when we consider using the new technology into our curriculum, we need to take into this consideration. As a matter to fact, the students in my community tend to have lower motivation for learning, their learning space mostly in the classrooms, and hence they do have more need to be introduced to new technology since new technology brings them to new learning space which can enhance their learning motivation. Actually, their learning potentials are as great as the students from the wealthier community. Their performance would be as good as the students from other community if they have engaged into new technology more. Experiencing with different learning space provides them more learning opportunities.
Video games allow students to have more learning space besides the traditional classrooms. Students will learn better problem solving skills from playing video games. They need to develop their own strategy when they encounter new challenges; they need to manage their own frustration while they are advancing the problem solving skills. Yes, they learn from their failures just like we do in our real life.
If only the administration can read those articles and support new technology to be used in curriculum. Teachers need to be trained, especially the old fashion teachers and administration. Not only does the community need to support the school to incorporated new technology into school curriculum, also the administration need to attend new workshops and obtain new knowledge about new technology. My school blocks all suspicious websites including youtube on teacher’s computer. We can’t do better without administration’s acknowledged and support. After all, we are afraid to face contradict criticism from supervisors.
There is one thing we can be sure: years later, when we become the administration, we will easily cross over the obstacle and the new generation will have more learning space for their education.
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