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What I have learned of videogames? I bet professor Tracy is waiting to read this part and tell me see I told you so… anyhow… here I come!!!

I have learned so much about videogames. The first thing is that videogames is another way of entertainment and it should be respected. I had some pre-conceived ideas on video gamers, however, I realized that there is no more difference between the fan that plays video games all nite long that the guy that listen to his fave band all night long…(uggghh that will be me with Pearl Jam) or that watches stupid Late Night show to see her fave band (again me … PEARL JAM on Conna Obrien really amazing! New song epic) I understand that as other multimedia, videogames can be consume actively and passive. That gamers use videogames to create new narration as Henry Jenkins indicate about fans as poachers of texts. In addition, I learn that people are really serious about the games. I still feel annoy with games, I hate not knowing what happening, and im always lost on them. But I learned that I can be naked in Second life and I can get free dresses there, I still believe that whatever you do in second life you can do in real life, so I don’t share the love for that game. I learned that a game it’s a culture and it needs to be studied as that. I think what I would like to learn more about if there are video game and music and how it help or affects the music industry. Try to make a connection with my passion.  I think what video games have given to the players is a new channel where to define themselves; they can create avatars that reflect their ideal self of themselves which I find it really amazing.

PART II

Concluding this paper it’s really hard. I think this video game educated bring attention to poverty theme in small countries. Depending on what side of the globalization you are is how you will consider this game as effective or to extreme. Certainly this game indicates that there’s two sides in the game, the rich and the poor, the gamer needs to be really active throughout the game to actually understand what is been taught.