Play to Learn 1

The things I learned from the game I played are various. I learned how to distinguish between a well made game and a game made in a day, how to find elements in the game such as interactable objects, and I learned about the subject presented in the game. This will help me know what to add to a game to improve it.

1st Presidential Debate

I saw the 1st Presidential Debate last Wednesday, and the impression that made is one I didn't expect. For the most part of the debate Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate, left himself wide open to counterattack from Barack Obama, the Democrat president-elect, by not specifying what his plans for Social Security, Medicare, education, and the economy. It's as if he was just egging Obama on to attack him. Unfortunately, Obama, who was feeling rather nervous that day, never capitalized on the opportunity Romney was giving him, and he just restated many of the things that we already knew was his plan for most of the subjects presented. Therefore, Romney started making reckless comments, trying to see if they would have any effect on Obama. They didn't. Thus Romney was presented as confident, whereas he was simply reckless. As for Obama, he was portrayed as timid, where he was actually overprotective of his comments. My opinion is that neither won the debate.

Dangers of a Single Story

To have a single story is to have only one description of a community or place, and you base all of your beliefs in this single description you know. For example, I've heard a lot of derogatory comments about Del Valle, which is where I live. What's missing from this is the truth, as Del Valle does have some problems, but it isn't all that bad. I've also heard derogatory comments about the Dallas community my uncle lives in. I don't live in the area, but I'd like to find out more for myself. A game about these issues could dispose of all these assumptions people have based on stereotypes.

A New Year

It's my first year participating in Globaloria, and what I hope to do is learn how to work and program in Adobe Flash. I'm hoping to make a game where you learn how math affects different areas of life. I'm most exited about learning about different subjects I can use in my games.