First I read about DOPA:
The US is in a process to create a law to forbid the use of networking sites and chat room in schools and libraries, which could mean digitalized thoughts, reflections and discussions will be prohibited at school time, which are places that theoretically have people and resources to guide you in further reflection, criticism, discussion and understanding.
Later about PeaceMaker:
My wish came true 😉 and there is a simulation game call
Peace Maker, which simulates the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It seems they are doing a great effort on it, and they are really enthusiastic about it. Actually, I hope we will get it for our department now when it is out, it will be great to see it, and over all to play it. I am really looking forward!. But a new wish comes, and it is to hear or read the Palestine opinion of the game, not only from Israel.
Then to finalize this post, with the information that I have at this point of those two events, leaves me with a small concern feeling
While digitalizing some videos, which sometimes contain really slow parts, then I have to do something in parallel, something that still lets my attention on the digitalization. Then I am fixing my browser’s bookmarks.
Jeees!
Let me tell you how it works. I have my normal classification folders, which are mostly ok. BUT it exists one folder call new, that means when I am in a hurry to shut down my machine, and I can’t decide if I should keep that link or not, or if I keep it where should go?. For these cases is the section of “NEW†is a TEMPORAL folder for further decision, as a buffer.
But in 5 years more less (according to the historical records on that buffer) I haven’t really classify anything. OH GOD! That is a work, a complete personal digital archeology (which of course is not finished). However, it has been interesting to observe my different search focuses on diverse periods of time. And some links I am happy to find 😉
This work is still in process, but how much trash a human being can collect in its life span, or at least me even that I try to do not collect that much, I fail on that quiet often. And now a days not only physically also digitally!
After a really good conversation on Friday with Justus , I am re-calibrating myself…
However, today I felt myself a dreamer stock in any kind of fantasyland on my own research, because between trying to catch up with all these topics on culture, intercultural, cross-cultural issues, social sciences, games studies, etc. And then, while having a fast view to the political games, of course they are already some about the actual war events, let me this feeling.
Maybe I am asking for much, or it might be so challenging to do, or not be able to sell,no idea, but for example, it wouldn’t be interesting to see a game that could explain us the roots of the problem (while playing of course), or even if in one of those magical “simulation” games (that sometimes people talks about), could find ways to figure it out how to resolve the problem. Perhaps it needs a lot of more strategic involved, IF someone really know what is going on?.
Even that it is 4 years old, if you haven’ seen it, you should 😉
From the MIT, a hardware design for video games: an Urine control
Give it a look!!!