Thursday, October 9, 2014

Creative Commons / Project Gutenberg

IMAGES From Creative Commons
MSI Motherboard

Formatted in HTML ; It can be read on browsers (Computers and Phones)


Formatted in HTML ; It can be read on browsers (Computers and Phones)


Formatted in HTML ; It can be read on browsers (Computers and Phones)

Overall most of the books found on Project Gutenberg are HTML formatted. Think the reason for this is that I am using a computer to look for these link and the site wanted to give me versions optimal with what they know i am currently using.


Thursday, October 2, 2014

Chinese Gold Farmers

     Most people who plays MMO's or Massive Multiplayer Online games play it for fun. Being lost into a virtual world where you can do anything you want can be lots of fun for some people. Besides from that, there are players who aren't actually player but instead they turn the game into a day to day job

     In China, there are a few companies in the game World of Warcraft hiring over 100,000 workers to play the game and earn in game currency. They work 10 hours long boring hours a day with only 3 days off a week averaging 30 cents an hour. The job requires you to play the game killing as much monsters as possible and collecting the "drops" which usually is the in game currency or items which can later on be sold. The gold is then transferred the boss which sells them to an online retailer (eBay or amazon)  and from there on players around the world can purchase the fake currency for around 20 dollars a batch. Overall the whole industry accumulates a net worth of 135 million dollars as the annual wealth.

    Even though gold farmers in general are frowned upon by the gaming community  a job is a job.  Trolls, or players who horse play, constantly interfere with the process which only makes the job that much harder. Not only that the hours and repetitive work is already miserable enough. I feel that people shouldn't have to do jobs they dont like but wheb that's the only option they have at that moment then let them be. They have it bad enough.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Social Media and The Workplace



Group Members:

  • Jesus Ortuno
  • Miguel Salvo
  • Saidev Rao
  • Thanh Tran        
Purpose:
     The purpose of our group is to research into how social media affects an individual in their workplace. Furthermore, we will explain and show examples of how people portray themselves in the workplace compared to their social media. We will also study different regulations that workplaces place on their employees when it comes to their social media. Also we will talk about the pros and cons of social media when it comes to the workplace.


        

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Ive taken better

After 70+ questions i found myself confused.  The results were way off of what i know i am. (extrovert 1% sensing 1%  thinking 25% perceiving 11%).

Extrovert- The test states that i am borderline extro and introverted which is just clearly isnt true. At home i constantly find myself making up excuses just to leave the house and see my friends.

Sensing-  Like extrovert they also labeled this category on the marginal.  In most situations i never go with my guts unless all the facts states that either choices has a  equal amount of pros and cons.

Thinking- Ok at least one out of four they got one right.

Perceiving- Although this is slightly true in some cases but most of the time i would be on the judging side. Very little do i give people the benefit of the doubt. These special cases only happens when someone i know for so long does something that is way out of my perspective.

Overall i would suggest not wasting your time on this test. Ive taken better ones and although those test are "paid" ones they gave me a clearer description of myself.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Library Database

  • Sage Journals - Games and Culture
http://gac.sagepub.com/

This journal is about "the socio-cultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives."

Article - The Construction of Play

The article talks about how rules and players share a relationship of power through the function of construction

  • UI Press
http://www.press.uillinois.edu/

This Database has a mix of different interests from Illinois. Defining history, life, and joy. 

Article - Music and the Moving Images  

This article is committed to the relationship of music with media (computer games, music videos, performance art)

  • Art & Research
http://www.artandresearch.org.uk/v4n1/v4n1editorial.php

This Journal has a variety of authors talking about new ideas to revamping old ones.

Article - Am i a Leopard?

Roz Cran talks about the relationship between animals and human which lead to the conclusion that the animal is within us.

  • Movie: A journal of Film Criticism
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/film/movie

This Journal has writers picking out the good and evil of a few Hollywood titles.

Article - Talking Space in Vertigo 

Murray Pomerance took a different rout on dissecting a movie by talking about the settings according to time. Connecting each moment to specific details to the exact moment the setting was placed


  • Lexis Nexis Academic
http://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.uhd.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=326143

This Journal covers recent news or current events such as 9/11 or the war in Iraq

Article -Why the New York Times is wrong about Apple pay 

Rob Blackwell took a side with Apple trying to disprove what New York times says about Apples new device allowing people to pay through smartphones.