Monday, January 31, 2011

Content is King of Runeterra

I really like video games, and I have seen several different sources blog about video games. One of my favorite videogames, Super Street Fighter IV, has several different blogs from different sources. Eventhubs is a blog for all fighting videogames in general. It provides constant updates and news for the fighting game community. Other sites, such as iplaywinner, justin.tv, and teamspooky provide blogs that show current tournaments going on around the world. These are mostly run by professional players. There even vlogs on youtube, such as Cross Counter by Mike Ross and Gootecks. I could easily see myself blogging about videogames, such as Street Fighter, Marvel vs Capcom, or League of Legends.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Tennis Balls

     I was pretty excited when I learned we got to play with Tennis balls today. We were in two teams and the objective was to pass the ball around as fast as possible. We had a passing system going on, where each person had alternating hands so the ball could be passed as fast as possible. Then, we all put one hand in the center, face-up, and as close to each other as possible. We rolled the ball over each hand, which constituted as a pass. This plan worked very well, and we did great! However, in the last round, the other team finished slightly faster, which was quite sad. I think we needed to get closer together and pass faster, but I cannot think of a design that would work more effectively. We simply needed to be more efficient in our passing.

Surviving the Seas

     This activity starts off with the idea that I am travelling on a boat. As we left Iona, the ship was attacked by Gangplank and his crew. As the ship began to sink, I was forced to prioritize which items I shall take in order to survive.
     My top two picks were the rum and water. My bottom choice was the shaving mirror. I didn't think of the fact that it could be used to signal ships. But, honestly, if I had all that rum, I probably wouldn't be in a good enough condition to signal other ships very well.
     When we began working in teams, I made some compromises. I realized the importance of the shaving mirror, and agreed that it should be a top priority. Water was still our number one priority, and food was our second. This meant that I had to move rum farther down the list.
     The experts had very similar ideas to our team's. There were only a few main differences. The experts thought the mirror should be number one. We also thought the fishing kit was important, but the experts disagreed because it did not guarantee food. But I think we would've survived. Nasus always survives.