Gaming week 10

What better to do at work than play? I was amazed to see the quantity of games available online, the sophistication of Second life and world of warcraft, the simplicity of soduko. I can only imagine the sophistication of the programming behind the scenes.

I tried soduko online and really enjoyed. I did not have to have a sharpened pencil and eraser.  

I attended Kelly’s demonstration of various games and was impressed by her knowledge. The dance steps is something I will explore outside of work. 

I introduced my husband to second life , while I prepared dinner. He got addicted and met Danu at the doorsteps of macLibrary. He explored various cities and built his avatar, talking out loud. After several days of trial and error, he ended up in Capitol Hill … dancing, dressed in jeans and did not know how to  stop dancing neither how change clothes. So…he left his second life, did not offer to make dinner ever…and I learned by osmosis.

I debated the issue of learning and games. I am skeptical on the value of virtual learning alone. I would prefer to see it as an extracurricular activity or as a reinforcement of daily teaching, especially in Universities. For the Library we ended up in the catalogue anyways.