A Blogging Threefer
May 1st, 2008 jmorgan
My very first post on the blog was in regards to the game FlOw. In my first discussion I focused primarily on what we had talked about in class, looking at the topic of flow and where it comes from. My second blog post also focused primarily on what we had talked about in class, concentration and distraction. I try to incorporate the readings into my post as if I am trying to connect the dots. In my next post discussing Columbine Massacre RPG, I began to stem away from incorporating what we had talked about in class and began to give my own ideas regarding the game. I focused on politics and video games in my next post and realized that I really branched out as far as my topic range and began to write about videogames in regards to what I was seeing in real life.
Throughout the whole blogging process there was a definite change in how I wrote. As my video game vocabulary and knowledge grew, I began to form my own opinions and ideas. I became capable of discussing abstract topics and enjoyed being able to ask questions. In each of my blog posts, I always tried to ask questions. I would try to discuss what I was thinking and then give the questions that it made me answer. It was excellent to read feedback from other posters who would comment on my original post.
My post discussing addiction is one that I consider revisiting simply because it got so much feedback. It was an interesting topic that sparked a lot of debate and I think that says something about the topic. Throughout the whole blogging process I realized how important the discussion between bloggers was. Reading comments allowed different theories and arguments to be displayed to the original poster, advancing the concepts and level of discussion. The aspect of the game journal that I value most would definitely be the communication between bloggers. I would always read comments made on my posts and for the most part they offered good insight that shed a lot of light on the topic at hand. Blogging allowed the class to express different views that they may not have been able to do in class and I think the outside discussion of the class is invaluable.
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