Media Project 5

Audio

Anda's Comic Response

The comic version of Anda's game is similar to the original version, with the exception that the comic version includes pictures. The pictures make it a lot easier for the reader to follow along and keep track of what is happening in the game. The comic version like the original version follows Anda's life on a day to day basis of how she got started playing the game and explaining a little about the game. The comic version doesn't have as many words that try to explain the game, but the pictures are much easier to understand than all the words in the original version. Also, with the comic version when Anda and Lucy are talking to each other or to other players, even if they talk in the "gamer" language, it is clearer to the reader what they are saying because of the pictures and words in bubbles. This is especially true in the end when Raymond is talking to Anda about the girls in Tijuana. When he is telling her about the specific details about the young girls and the condition in which they are forced to work under it seems like it hits the reader a little harder than the original version. It seems more real when he explains that the girls in Tijuana are either prostitutes or the lucky ones are paid one dollar a day to play this game. It is really sad that the girls who play the game are considered the lucky ones considering the condition and circumstances.

Anda's Game Response

Anda's Game was very different from the stories that I usually read. It was a little off subject for me because I don't really play video games and this one sounds weird. Also, certain parts and the language of the story are confusing to readers who aren't involved with the game. It's sad to read about how it literally takes over some peoples lives to where that's all they do everyday. In particular, the main subject of this story, Anda is described as extremely obese. Also, it's dissapointing that she feels like the activity she gets in PE classes at school is a enough exercise for her. She obviously feels insecure about her body but doesn't try to do anything about it until she is forced to.
I thinks it interesting how much time and effort the players of this game put into it. For example, The Lizanator says that she spends four to six hours nearly every day playing. Also, it's interesting that the girls that play don't let people know that they are girls, they even have their character set as a boy. They do this because it was an "instant perv-magnet." However, some of the boys would have girl characters with features of their idea of a perfect girl.
This articles does a good job of describing the amount and type of violence that occurs in this game. This is a perfect example for the American citizen that argue about the violence displayed to children through video games. Also, it give some details, even though as the reader we aren't sure if they are true at first, about the young kids in sweatshops who are losing their dollar a day for their food when they are killed in the game. I do not support this game at all. It is very violent and it can hurt the poor child that forced to play it for food.

Group Media Reviews

The Break-Up, The Fight, The Stereotypical College Student
+ funny, definitely right on track of college students from every aspects
- sound and lighting a little low but probably a computer or camera glitch

Why we're here
+ they all explain what they like about Purdue and why they choose their major, so we learn a lot about them as individuals
- needs a little humor

What got me here by Robert Jackson

I enjoyed reading Rob's essay because he is very sincere when he explains how being in the Navy has changed his life so far and what he hopes it will do for him in the future. I like how he stresses that demanding work provides self-worth and gratification. I can't think of a time when I have read something that actually mentioned the good things you get out of a demanding job, usually you hear about why it's so demanding and the negative affects your life. I also like how he goes on in the second paragraph to say a little about what he thinks would be the greatest responsibility he could ever for take. This essay makes me believe that he would be an excellent boss and/or employee at the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Plant. I like how he talks about what he wants to achieve by becoming United States Naval Submarine and how he wants to take the steps to achieve it.
I think this essay would be valuable to anyone thinking about joining any kind of U.S. forces because they can see some of the positive effects it has on someone that has experienced it. I was very impressed by this blog because it sends a very positive message to people who read it. The only thing I would adjust would be to elaborate a little bit more about what he does in his current position of a prototype instructor, a watch stander and a mentor. Also, he might want to tell the reader exactly why he joined the Navy in the first place.

Gawker Review (essay 2)

The Gawker blog puts a creative spin on the everyday media that we as Americans are exposed to and it uses catchy headlines to draw the readers’ attention. For those Americans who read the newspaper, latest magazines and watch the news on a daily basis this website adds a nice twist to the normal articles. All the people that post on the blog site are amateur authors; therefore, they aren’t necessarily the most creditable writers. However, this doesn’t have an effect on the number of people who view the site. The wide variety of authors who post their writings on the Gawker blog, take some ordinary news articles that aren’t necessarily top news stories and spice them up with their own touch of humor.
The main subject of this blog is media gossip. All the posted items are designed to make fun of either a previous article that has been written by a professional author or ridiculous acquisitions that people have publicly made. They all start with intriguing and sometimes profane titles that definitely grab the readers’ attention. I think one of the purposes of this blog site is to humor the public. With some of the articles there are humorous pictures or videos that are eye catching as well. The main audience for these articles is teenagers to middle-aged adults who enjoy reading newspapers and media magazines. It attracts teens because there are quite a few stories about some of the latest and greatest celebrities.
This site is set up in its own original format. At the top there are a few subjects you can choose from if you are looking for something in particular, such as Tom Cruise, media, gossip, pop culture, and publicity stunts. Also, above every article title there is a category name so you know what it falls under. Below each individual article is a display of the time and day it was posted and who posted it. Under that it says how many other people have viewed the post and it gives a link you can click to read some comments the viewers have written. It is humorous to read the entertaining comments, ideas or even questions that viewers have written. There are a couple Louis Vuitton ads on the top and side. Also, on the left side there is a complete list of the ‘Gawker Team,’ consisting of the managing editor, media reporters and four of the top bloggers. All of their email addresses are listed as well so you can send them suggestions or comments on their work. There is also a link called tip your editor.
Gawker is updated constantly by a lot of different people, most of who have previously posted on it. On the title bar of the Gawker site there is an update of when the last item was posted and how many items have been posted within the last 24 hours, which I have seen hit as high as 70 and as low as 4. I’ve noticed that throughout the week is when there seems to be the most new posts.
In conclusion, this blog site, although created by amateur authors, is already very popular among media gurus but is still on the rise. It shows other ordinary citizens’ views and opinions on professional media articles and/or celebrities by looking at things from a different perspective while adding humor. Also, it contains articles that don’t ever make it to the public media but most people hear about from other sites on the internet. For example, Chris Crocker the man who publicly defended Britney Spears on YouTube has recently made a new video which has been posted on Gawker with a story to follow. For all of you who like to read news and celebrity bashing articles this is a good blog site to check out.

Me vs. the World

Many people like to write their own opinions and beliefs about certain issues, however, only few can consider themselves "professional" writers. There are many barriers that can help distinguish an ordinary persons work from a professionals work. One reason I think having some barriers and boundaries on who can publicly publish writings is because some people can be very harsh, rude, prejudice, etc. in their writings and not think anything about who it will affect. Unfortunately, there are a number of ways that anyone can publicly publish pretty much anything they want. One of the main places that I have recently been introduced to where this occurs a lot is blogger.com. If you have a blogger account you can post anything you want, that doesn't necessarily mean that other people will see it, unless they know your blog account name. The blogger website is also used in school. This class is the perfect example of that, we use our own blog sites to post all of our work for grading. Some of the works we post are serious papers that are due, but also we have had to post videos that we enjoyed. This is only one of the many places people can publicly display their thoughts and opinions. The website Blogger and many more are the reasons that these boundaries are losing power.

Revisions

In every writing class that I had in high school we had to peer edit and revise every paper at least twice. I personally like to do peer editing and revisions because I think having someone else check over your work and make suggestions and then you can choose wether you like their revision ideas or want to keep your own. It might also just give you some better ideas of your own.