Gamer vs. Reality

What does it mean to be a gamer?

Honestly I am not a current video gamer. Every then and so I play video games and computer games, but it's just not my type of taste. Even though I'm not a consistent video/computer gamer I believe I am a gamer in my own nature.

For the past week in my english 1102 class, my whole class has addressed a topic dealing with being a "Gamer". What does it mean to be a gamer? Reading the passage "Good Video Games and Good Learning" by James Paul Gee, this guy picks out the key learning principles that gives a gamer when the gamer plays game. The main learning principles that I think gets me thinking the most are production, agency, and thinking.

If I'm not a video gamer, than what am I?
                                        PHYSICAL GAMER!

I'm going to switch it up a notch and talk about how the game, SHUTTLECOCK, influences me in the three main principles that I like.

*Shuttlecock = kick bag (if that's a good comparison)

Agency: Once I'm into the game, I have control, the momentum, and vision to react without being corruptive within myself to mess up the game.

Production: This is very important because it's not only about kicking the shuttle, it involves teamwork and communication to keep that shuttle in the air.

Thinking: I have to be patience with the shuttle and see where it goes as soon as it is kicked up into the air. When I think smartly before I react my motion in my vision becomes slower, and it gives me an advantage.


*Playing video games, computer games, sport games, and other types of games, are always going to involve some sort of learning experience; the best thing about the learning experience is the the act of trying.

Time for a Daybook makeover!

January 14, 2012. 
On the second day in my English 1102 class, a certain assignment was given to all the students in my class. Honestly, I didn't read the homework assignment before coming to  class so I had no clue what to expect of this certain assignment. Easy and chill, I enter room CHHS 134 with me, myself, and I. As I went to look for a seat, my English teacher, Lacy, had things like magazines, strings, tapes, markers, and scissors laying upon the font desk. This was bad news! Was I suppose to bring something too? My buddy, Kevin, then shows me his daybook. I see crazy food, bakery, pink background, all sorts of food pictures on Kevin's daybook. Man, this guy must love to cook! Then I realize at that moment, I had an assignment to come to class prepared with materials to decorate my daybook. I pulled out my daybook out of my bag and all I saw was a new composition notebook just like any other. This was important to me because giving my daybook a makeover should represent me and my creativity. 

In class, Lacy wanted everyone to decorate their daybook with whatever tools available. My only choice was to use the materials up front. I came across many different magazines. Here are some of the images that I ripped out of the magazine, because there weren't enough scissors around, that I posted on my daybook.

1. "A young boy with a content word hanging over his head." It seems like to me this young boy is curious about new knowledge, and I feel that curiosity leads to big dreams.

2. "Different paint colors splattered all over each other." I look at this picture and it just looks like messy paint, but what's hidden underneath this messy paint is a person who likes creatively be different with art. Being different with my art gives me identity.

3. "Scuba divers jumping into the ocean."These scuba divers jumping into the ocean. Seems to me they are going to explore the ocean. Exploration helps me keep walking and helps me experience new things.

4. I also put short yellow strings on my daybook because these yellow strings have so many ways to be used and the yellow color just gives me a sunny day!

After I finished my daybook in my english class, I felt like all these pieces on my daybook makes a part of me. When I got home later that day, there was more that I wanted to put on my daybook to add to my identity.