1/28/2013

During our previous class,  we explored different games that provide us with a pleasant challenge.  Several games were introduced, but one stuck out to me.  Llama or Duck is a game that provides a very quick challenge-relief type of scenario.  Your time to make a decision is limited to a matter of seconds.  It presents you with a picture of either a llama or a duck and you have to indicate which animal it is.  The speed of the game keeps the player constantly on edge, preparing themselves to make a quick decision.  This is probably most similar to types of writing like texting or group blogging.  In texting or group blogging, the pace of the conversation is much faster than communication through e-mail or writing an essay.  Both texting and Llama or Duck provide a quick input and output, as far as interaction goes.

1/20/2013

 

 

The string games we played the first day of class were reflecting the minor struggles that one has gone through during the writing process.  In my case, the more I worked with the string, the better understanding I got for how the games work.  I go through this same process while writing too.  I rely on my foundation of writing, much like I rely on the foundation of the string to game to develop an intricate structure with the string.  In writing, if I do not develop an appropriate structure, my writing as a whole will suffer.  In my writing, the lack of structure often creates a sporadic piece of literature and usually does not properly address the topic.

As my writing progresses, things begin to fall in to place.  This is like the point in which you begin to realize your end result for a string game.  I begin to see where I need to expand on a topic or transition into a new paragraph.  Once all of the minor details have been taken care of in a piece of literature, I now view the piece as a whole.  This is similar to the final move made in a string game. As you release or grab the last string, you can visualize the final product.