Wow! Yeah I'm in the blog universe not for free will but more for a mark. Blogging is new to me and i am not so excited about it. Nothing productive comes from blogging and even more dehumanizes society. Anyhow, is time to move forward and suck it up and do this assignment.

Where to begin... Introduce myself.

My name is Cynthia Del Carmen Aguilera Garcia. I'm 25 years old Mexican girl. Born and raised in the most surrealist city in the world, Mexico City and end up moving to Canada in 2005. English is my second language making Spanish my first one. I love watching television and adore music. I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan (7 concerts and counting). Back home I studied Mass Media and I want to become a Music Video Director and someday...I will be one. Currently I am in my third year of Popular Culture at Brock University. People that knows me are aware of how passionate I am about some ideas; for instance the fact that I am vegetarian because i do not believe that eating meat gives you something good to your body. Other idea that I am strong about is how much i dislike video games and anything related to it.

Yeah! I have never being a fan of video games. Since I was a child I never wanted a Nintendo game or a Tamagochi (really popular game in Mexico). In addition to the fact that I never understood the games and always feeling sick watching them, my family could not afford them and my mother never considered video games as a crucial instrument for my education or socialization. I'm not familiar with different styles of games, however, it is certain that video games have impacted society in different areas. Certainly several things have been said on video games and their impact in youth's behaviour, consequently, scholars have approach the subject and present different studies and views about them.

Lately, I've notice that game creators had created games to educate youth. For instance Leapfrog company have been extremely active using video games as learning tool. Somehow I believe that game companies are taking social responsibility and are trying to contribute in the shaping of youth culture. Although it is need it to understand what type of games the kids are going to play and what are the subjects that they are presenting. For instance, i went on the Serious games section and i realized that some of the games are sectioned in age groups. Certainly the game designers are aware of the impact and importance of the information provided in the games need to be adequate to the audience. Certainly, I'm not a kid and I can play any game i want, however not all the issues where interested for me. Specially because i am more interested in issues related to my country, music or being a vegetarian. Finally i found some interesting games in the website Gamesforchange.com some like Against All Odds (http://www.playagainstallodds.com/), A Seat at the Table (http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatyoucando/act_now/fast/a-seat-at-the-table), and Global Conflicts: Latin America(http://www.globalconflicts.eu/). I went through this games and i found it really interested because approaches the issues that are really close to me.

Being a Mexican and have a close relation with refugees claimants coming to Canada, I though this games had an interesting idea and have really good information to help to understand all the issues that people in third world countries are dealing with.

Cheer,

Cynthia Aguilera