Online gaming addiction: Big Bang Theory

During break I was watching Big Bang Theory and saw a fascinating episode where it dealt with online gaming addiction. As I was watching this episode, it brought up interesting ideas on what online gaming does for you. The main idea that was portrayed in this episode is that online gaming is an escape from reality. In other words Penny escapes from her frustrations and immerses herself into a virtual world. It was fascinating to see how TV was able to point that out, and especially at the end of the episode when it shows how Penny was able to get out the addiction.

It was fascinating to see how TV portrays online gaming addiction, especially how Penny sits at home and misses work. Is that the stereotype of online gamers? or does tv capture the picture of gamers correctly?

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Audio books, awesome

A friend recommended that I use books on tape in order to do reading for class, and I found it amazing. I typically thought that it was used for driving purposes.... I never thought much about it till this friend. I am able to get more things done than ever before. Currently I am "reading" for class and working on assignments for this class. It's amazing to see how technology can make us more productive than before. 

How do you feel about audio books? 

At the same time I feel like it takes away from the traditional aspects of reading books. In the modern age, everyone is considered to be busy, but everyone has a little bit of time to read. Is this the only way for people to read? I always wondered about how much technology is able to help us. 

Productivity vs. Technology. 

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The more productive we are, the more we are required to work hard. It is interesting to see this correlation between the two. 

I enjoy reading, and I am neither for or against audio books. Some people are either visual learners or audio learners. For me, it is helping me to be more productive by doing two things at once. Instead of listening to music, I think I will try to "read" more books from now on. 

My love of Goodreads

Before this class I saw Goodreads on facebook and signed up for it a while ago, but never used it to keep track of the books I read. Ever since this class, I am completely invested in using the site. It is a great site that helps you to achieve goals. For this year, I committed to read 20 books before the end of the year. It's not a lot, but considering that I do not get much time to read, it's a lot. I am able to find new books that are interesting and fun. One book I found was called. Miss. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar children. When I first saw the book on Goodreads, I admit, I judged the cover. I read through the reviews, and saw that it was interesting and scary (all because of the pictures). Finally I was able to acquire the book through the library and found the book fascinating. This book reminds me of the books I used to read when I was in middle school. It has actual creepy photographs inside. Instead of the author writing the book and having someone illustrate the pictures, it is the complete opposite. He used the pictures and wrote a story based off of it. I feel like this relates to the digital culture. Creating a new way to tell a story, as well as exploring new options by exposing ourselves to a new world of books. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9460487-miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children

Along these lines I began to think of new ways to tell stories. Books are great, but some times it feels like people have been telling the same story in different ways, and there needs to be new options in the way of telling story. I feel like there needs to be new creativity that needs to be exposed in this world. I do not know if someone has created this yet, but I have been listening to the news about teachers selling ideas on the internet for other teachers to use in their classroom. http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/ so why not create a website for authors to sell to other authors on ideas. The more that we share these ideas, the more options there will be and possibly an increase in readership.

Completely addicted to modern technology

Last night I left my cell phone at work. I didn't realize that my cellphone was gone till I needed to set my alarm clock. I was not able to get back to work till later this afternoon. I didn't realize how much I needed my cellphone and my computer. I felt lost just not having my cell phone, and if my computer were to die, I don't know how I would be able to get through everyday. I depend on it so much, and use to write notes, check my emails and keep in contact with people I know from other states.

Once I was able to get my cell phone, I checked my cell phone like 20 times in 10 minutes to see if I missed any messages. On top of the issue of cell phone, I always listen to music to drown out noise and to help me focus. So I would blast on classical or opera to help me stay focused on my school work.

Conclusion to this is that I need to stop relying on technology. I feel like I am imprisoned by these technology and need to step back to see what is important in my life. The gospel teaches us to have balance in our life, but because of this addiction my balance has been thrown off. I feel like I lost a part of myself because of the need to stay connected with everyone. One day when I do not have any papers to work on, I will take a week off from touching technology and just read a book for entertainment.

The coming week

Next week I'm going to have a couple of students from class helping me with the project. I'm excited to have someone helping me out with the dialogue. I'm not sure how it's going to work out, but more help the better. It's been pretty difficult and frustrating working on this. Honestly I have been having major migraines because of the stress I have been having from school, and it will be helpful that my fellow classmates are willing to help out with this. Thanks everyone from Digi class!!!