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Marone, Vittorio (2013) Constructing Meanings by Designing Worlds:
Digital Games as Participatory Platforms for Interest-Driven Learning and Creativity. [Ph.D. thesis]
This study emerges from the observation of an increasing divide between generations: a lack of a shared ground that carries profound social, cultural, and educational implications. In particular, the broadening differences between academic and "grassroots" approaches to learning and creativity are transforming formal and informal enterprises into seemingly incommunicable realms. This clash between different (and distant) practices, inside and outside of school, is inhibiting the construction of a common language between teachers and students, and, more broadly, between generations, thus hindering the development of any educational discourse.
In this study I inquired into an online participatory space in order to advance our understanding on how its participants, driven by their interest for gaming and game design, discursively constructed learning and creativity. In particular, I looked into a community dedicated to designing, sharing, and critiquing digital game levels (i.e. "mini-games") created with LittleBigPlanet (a digital game and creative tool for the PlayStation 3 game console) and discussed in the "Forum" section of the LittleBigPlanet Central website (www.lbpcentral.com).
In this qualitative study I applied a hybrid intertextual methodology based on discourse analysis, studio critique, and design process analysis to analyze discursive texts (threads/posts in the discussion forum), interactive artifacts (user-generated game levels), and constructive practices (deigning, sharing, and critiquing game levels).
The findings of this study show that participants socially construct and negotiate learning and creativity by enacting specific discursive functions that entail the use of humor and specialist language and the negotiation of effort and self-appreciation. By engaging in multimodal and intertextual practices in an attentive and competent community, users create a safe social space that fosters reciprocal trust, togetherness, participation, planning, and reflectivity.
By furthering our understanding of a situated interest world, this research advances our knowledge on informal participatory spaces in which learning and creativity emerge as intertwined phenomena that develop through social-constructive endeavors that spur from people's interests and passions.
Questa ricerca nasce dalla constatazione di un crescente divario tra generazioni: una mancanza di terreno comune che comporta profonde implicazioni sociali, culturali ed educative. In particolare, le differenze tra approcci formali e informali all'apprendimento e alla creatività sembrano inibire la costruzione di un linguaggio condiviso tra docenti e studenti, e, più in generale, tra generazioni, ostacolando così lo sviluppo di qualsiasi discorso educativo.
In questa ricerca qualitativa ho analizzato le interazioni in uno spazio on-line informale i cui partecipanti, guidati dal loro interesse per i videogiochi e il game design, progettano, condividono, e commentano livelli di gioco digitali (cioè "mini-giochi") creati con LittleBigPlanet (un videogioco e uno strumento creativo per la PlayStation 3) e discussi nella sezione "Forum" del sito LittleBigPlanet Central (www.lbpcentral.com).
In questo studio ho utilizzato una metodologia intertestuale ibrida basata sull'analisi del discorso, sulla "studio critique", e sull'analisi di processo nel campo del design, per analizzare i testi discorsivi (i thread/post nel forum), gli artefatti interattivi (i livelli di gioco creati dagli utenti) e le pratiche costruttive (progettare, condividere e commentare i livelli di gioco).
I risultati di questa ricerca dimostrano che i partecipanti del forum costruiscono socialmente l'apprendimento e la creatività attraverso specifiche funzioni discorsive che comportano l'impiego di humor e linguaggio specialistico e la negoziazione sociale di impegno e auto-apprezzamento. Gli utenti del forum, immersi in una comunità attenta e competente, cimentandosi in pratiche multimodali e intertestuali, creano uno spazio sociale che favorisce lo sviluppo di fiducia reciproca, unità, partecipazione, pianificazione, e riflettività.
Questa ricerca amplia la nostra comprensione degli spazi partecipativi informali in cui l'apprendimento e la creatività emergono come fenomeni interconnessi che si sviluppano attraverso pratiche socio-costruttive che scaturiscono dagli interessi e dalle passioni delle persone.
Varisco, Bianca Maria and Greenberg, Katherine
Ciclo 25 > Scuole 25 > SCIENZE PEDAGOGICHE, DELL'EDUCAZIONE E DELLA FORMAZIONE
Apprendimento informale, creatività, videogiochi Informal learning, creativity, digital games
Area 11 - Scienze storiche, filosofiche, pedagogiche e psicologiche > M-PED/04 Pedagogia sperimentale
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My brother told me about this yesterday and I had to look it up and found the story on CNN. A local gas station got a visit from a ghost. At first, I thought it was a plastic bag but then it is impossible for a plastic bag to fly around in front of the camera for 30 minutes. Maybe humans aren't the only ones complaining about gas prices.
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Hmm, I say it's a plastic bag.. You know they do make plastic bags in that exact same color. It's just a weird coincidence that's all.
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Definitely a plastic bag or something. Can't believe one woman said it was an angel. Did anyone actually see the thing, or was it only seen on the surveillance tape?
keithyul
god.. an angel?.. hahaha i think it's a plastic bag..but if it's a ghost than yah.. okay..
Come to think of it, it could of been one of those window wipes that is used for the squeegee.
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Well, considering how easy movie programs are to use in this day and age.... (and that was just an blob of blue) i'm going to have to say its a hoax
MenInTights
not a plastic bag
I can't pull the CNN feed, but from everyone's comments, CNN did not do a good job of reporting this. This is where I originally read the story from the local television station:
Unexplained Blue Cloud Floats, Darts Around Customers At Gas Station - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando
There are 15 images of the angel-ghost on that website and after seeing that and reading the piece, you will have a different opinion. Yeah, it could be a hoax, but it is definitely not a bag. I would love to see an interview of the gas station owner to get clues if this is a hoax.
I'll just take a stroll to the gas station with my video camera and get an interview with the owner of tomorrow. I just might stake out at the gas station too. Maybe the blob might be green this time.
That site does nothing to change my mind. The guy whose car it supposedly landed on didn't even notice it as he was walking into the gas station. Has to be a small piece of plastic stuck to the camera or something. These hoaxes have been done thousands of times.
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That's a good point. Somebody could have easily done that with a video special effects program. Nowadays those things are like $50 for a halfway decent one, and you wouldn't need much to make a blurry blue blob move around on the screen...
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Penn Quarter is in the midst of a major restaurant renaissance. New dining options open every month. And with all these new spots to visit, it's easy to forget the older restaurants, the ones that first gave the area credibility.
One such restaurant is Oyamel Cocina Mexicana, located on the corner of 7th and D Street NW. Its presence is announced by a bright sign, with big, looping orange cursive letters spelling out the spot's name.
The restaurant didn't always reside in one of D.C.'s most rapidly growing neighborhoods. It was originally a suburban dweller, located in Crystal City for three years before, in 2007, venturing into the district.
Oyamel covers the breadth of the entire country of Mexico, with the edgy design of the space intended to reflect the bustle and liveliness of Mexico City, while its cuisine and cocktails take cues from all Mexican cooking. And although there are plenty of Mexican restaurants , three elements of a meal at Oyamel truly set it apart from the competition.
The first comes at the very beginning, as part of the appetizer round. Regulars know the secret is to order the guacamole, which is crafted table-side. Servers scoop plump avocados into large, black stone bowls and then mash them in front of your eyes, blending the mushy fruit into tasty treat containing lime juice, Serrano chilies, tomatillos and queso fresco.
The bowls are large, but never last long.
For your entree, be sure not skip the nine different tacos on the menu. Each comes as a single taco, and they are all priced between $3.50-$4.50. The fillings can be simple, like shredded chicken, but it's the unique ones, which cater to far out tastes, that are the best on the menu. These fillings are as diverse as they are obscure: confit of baby pig; blends of goat, veal and lamb; and braised beef tongue.
Then there's the taco that's only for the bravest of souls. The Chupalines is a taco stuffed with grasshopper. Yes, the little green insect that jumps from plant to plant is a specialty in the Oaxacan region of Mexico, one of the southernmost areas of the country.
All the tacos can be consumed in one or two bites, allowing dinners to sample as many as they feel fit.
Of course, all these tasty bites need something to be washed down with something, and Oyamel shines in the beverage department.
More than almost any Mexican restaurant in the area, the staff knows its tequila. For the past two weeks, the restaurant has been holding its annual tequila and mezcal festival. For it, the owners bring in agave growers and tequila makers to teach diners about the intricacies involved in a beverage that's too often associated with overindulgent college partying.
The last of these sessions is this Thursday, and there's still time to register by calling the restaurant.
But even if you can't make it to one of these sessions, you can still get a great imbibing experience during your visit to Oyamel. The restaurant has an extremely knowledgeable staff, all ready to show that tequila is nothing like the Jose Cuervo people are probably familiar with. No, behind it's bar, Oyamel stocks dozens of different tequilas.
There are blancos, which are not aged and considered the freshest on the market. Then there are reposados, rested tequilas, which are aged much longer, in oak, almost like a whiskey. Then there are anejos, which are aged at least a year and considered some of the finest out there.
So if you don't have plans this weekend, try a different dinner, one with fresh guacamole, grasshopper tacos and sips of the best tequila ever brewed.
But go easy on the tequila, you want it to be a night to remember, not one you can't.


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Transmission of the frequency components of the vibrational signal of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, within and between grapevines
Shira D. Gordon, Benjamin Tiller, James F.C. Windmill, Rodrigo Krugner, Peter M. Narins
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The agricultural pest, Homalodisca vitripennis, relies on vibrational communication through plants for species identification, location, and courtship. Their vibrational signal exhibits a dominant frequency between 80 and 120 Hz, with higher frequency, lower intensity harmonics occurring approximately every 100 Hz. However, previous research revealed that not all harmonics are recorded in every signal. Therefore, how the female H. vitripennis vibrational signal changes as it travels through the plant was investigated. Results confirmed that transmission was a bending wave, with decreased signal intensity for increasing distance from the source; moreover, at distances of 50 cm, higher frequencies traveled faster than lower frequencies, suggesting that dispersion of H. vitripennis signal components may enable signaling partners to encode distance. Finally, H. vitripennis generates no detectable airborne signal (pressure wave), yet their low vibrational frequency components are detectable in neighboring plants as a result of leaf-to-air-to-leaf propagation. For instance, with isolated key female signal frequencies, 100 Hz was detected at a 10 cm gap between leaves, whereas 600 Hz was detectable only with a 0.1 cm gap. Together, these results highlight the complexity of vibration propagation in plants and suggest the possibility of the animals using the harmonic content to determine distance to the signaling H. vitripennis source.
Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
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vibrational communication
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Gordon, S. D., Tiller, B., Windmill, J. F. C., Krugner, R., & Narins, P. M. (2019). Transmission of the frequency components of the vibrational signal of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, within and between grapevines. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 205(5), 783-791. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00359-019-01366-w
Gordon, Shira D. ; Tiller, Benjamin ; Windmill, James F.C. ; Krugner, Rodrigo ; Narins, Peter M. / Transmission of the frequency components of the vibrational signal of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca vitripennis, within and between grapevines. In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 2019 ; Vol. 205, No. 5. pp. 783-791.
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Election 2020: Voters passed a vote of no confidence in Akufo-Addo's govt – NDC
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said voters in Ghana have passed a vote of no confidence on the Akufo-Addo administration by voting out ministers of state who were also Members of Parliament when they contested in this year's parliamentary elections.
Mr Asiedu Nketia indicated at an emergency press conference organised at the NDC's headquarters in Accra Thursday December 10 that Ghanaians were not impressed by the work of these government appointees hence their defeat in the polls.
This, he said, smacks of a failed Akufo-Addo-led government.
"The electorate showed their lack of confidence in the a particular government by the way they vote out the ministers in that government.
"This is a show of vote of no confidence in Nana Akufo-Addo's government.
"Look at the list of key ministers who have fallen. Professor Yankah Minister for Tertiary Education is gone, Hajia Alima Mahama Minister of Local Government and was partly responsible for creating new regions and making her hometown the regional capital. Professor Gyan Baffuor, Oko Boye, Fisheries Minister, Anthony Karbo all gone."
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Mr Asiedu Nketia further claimed that operatives of the National Security are printing different pink sheets to make a strong case for the Electoral Commission (EC) after they accuse the EC of churning out wrong results.
He said the results that were released by the Chair of the Commission Jean Mensah do not reflect the realities of what transpired in the just-ended polls.
To that end, he said, new pink sheets are being created to support the results that are in doubt.
"They will have to declare the real results of the 2020 elections," he said.
The EC in a statement released on Thursday December 10 stated that, its chair Jean Mensa "inadvertently used 13,433,573 as the total valid votes cast."
"The total valid votes cast is 13,119,460. This does not change the percentages stated for each candidate and the declaration made by the Chairperson," a statement from the EC issued Thursday morning, December 10, 2020, said.
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She had already announced on Wednesday that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo polled 6,730,413, representing 51.595% while John Mahama garnered 6, 214, 889 representing 47.366% in the 8th election in the 4th Republic that had a dozen candidates.
Reacting to this, Mr Asiedu Nketia said "The commission had to go back to recalculate the results and has since brought figures to contradict their earlier declaration
Of what value of either the initial declaration or the follow. Which of the results should we place value? None of the two represent the reality.
We are aware of efforts of the National security to try and manufacture pink sheets to suit the answers that have been given."
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To DNF or did-not-finish a book is a much talked about subject in the book community on Twitter. Everyone should decide if stop reading a book is the right move. Sometimes a book just doesn't pull you in. Or you hate the characters. Maybe the author uses a perspective you can't get behind. In my opinion, every reason to DNF is valid. But I won't DNF a book.
As a reader, I fully understand the wish to quit reading a horrible book. 'Don't waste your time on something you don't like'. It's part of self-care to not do things you don't like, especially when you don't have to. You don't have to finish a book. Reading should be fun. It's your hobby, not your job.
The author broke at least three basic rules of writing in those three pages I read. These are not ones you break or bend. It's not grammar rules, but how you introduce a character or rules of dialogue. Some things just don't work. The rule of not starting a story with your MC waking up is one you can break, if you do it well. This was not the case. They broke a rule and did it badly. No, they broke three rules and did it badly.
I think there have been two books that I honestly couldn't finish. One made me want to gouge out my eyeballs and the other one gave me a massive headache. One was The Name of The Rose by Umberto Eco and the other one was Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James. You guess which was which. Maybe I could finish them if I started them now.
I do think rating a book you didn't finish is wrong. If I see that a reviewer hasn't finished the book, but gave it a rating below three stars, I'll skip it. I don't think an opinion based on half (or less) of the book is enough to give a rating. It's not something I would do.
I'm a reader, but also a writer. If a voice in the back of my head is telling me I should stop reading, I want to find out why, as a writer. I want to make use of the opportunity to explore what isn't working and how I would fix that. Instead of seeing it as wasted time, I'll turn it into a learning experience.
Sometimes I'm pleasantly surprised as the book gets better. The author is repairing the mistakes they made early on. Some books are just bad from beginning to end. It taught me that certain mistakes can be fixed, while others will be consistent throughout the whole book. One of the hardest things to fix is bad world building. If your world isn't believable from the start, it's hard to convince a reader halfway through the book that the theories you've mentioned before do work.
Writing style and quality can improve throughout the book. That makes me believe it hasn't been edited well. For a self-published author, I'm more forgiving on this point. I have seen books that had terrible writing at the start, but stepped up in the latter half of the book. I enjoy seeing growth. It gives me hope for future books.
To go back to that terrible book, I finished it. I tried to ignore those first pages and focused on what came next, the real story. It felt like cliches taped together the whole book, but the world building was interesting. I wished that the writing was better, because the reveal actually made me pause. And then the ending came and destroyed everything.
This has taught me how important beginnings and endings are. Hell, I rated Dracula low because I felt it was anti-climatic. I loved the story, but the ending felt unsatisfying. The beginning has to pull the reader in, and the ending has to leave the reader either satisfied or breathless. By reading 'bad' books, I learn more about what I want and don't want to do in my own stories. And that's a valuable way to spend my time.
What are your thoughts on DNF? Drop a link to your blog in the comments if you've written about it so we can keep the conversation going.
I recently DNF a book called First Life because the writing was so terrible. It helped that it was a library book and I didn't pay for it—if I buy a book I feel more inclined to "get my money's worth" from it. Anyway, I was intrigued by the concept but everything else was terrible. So I quit. Another recent book I didn't finish was despite the good writing I just wasn't into the plot or characters.
i actually always finish the books i start, even if i hate them, because i feel like then i can say "i read the whole book, and i didn't like it at all." i feel like it allows me a more well-rounded opinion of the book (even if my opinion doesn't change). and it also makes it easier for me to get rid of/discard the book when i'm done.
I think you're one of the few who think this way. I agree with you thank you for sharing your opinion!
If I really am not enjoying a book, I won't finish it. There are too many brilliant books to use my time reading something I don't enjoy. Completely agree with you about not leaving a review if you didn't finish a book. It's really not fair as you don't know the full story.
I also will not leave a book unfinished, for two reasons – 1, because if I review a book, I want to have read the whole book so I can give an accurate review, and 2, I have read books that at I disliked at the beginning, and then grew to really enjoy them, so I will give all books that chance!
Such an interesting perscpective on DNFing books!
I honestly feel guilty if I DNF a book & very rarely do it (I think I've done it 5 times max in my 20 years of life). Yet I also do see that we shouldn't waste our time on books we don't like.
If I really hate a book though but do finish it, I most likely won't review it as I prefer to share books I liked and why I liked them. I don't like being negative about any book!
I definitely agree with you about not leaving a review if you've not finished a book though!
im always up for DNFing books, i do wonder what if it gets better but mostly ive found that to not be the case for the ones i've decided to stick with.
If I DNF a book it is usually due to poor writing that hasn't been through enough edits or proofreads. But this is mostly with books that I've been asked to review from the indie sector.
I did find that I couldn't finish Practical Magic, I just couldn't bond with it.
I love that you're considering both side of the argument, and not slamming down a judgement on anyone who is firmly of one opinion – we need this balance in debates!
I wish Goodreads had a DNF option – rather than simple read/to-read – and would also be an alternative to a one-star rating as a way of expressing how little you enjoyed the book. I think the stats it could generate would be very interesting.
I love your suggestion! I think many writers and readers could benefit from that. If a book has a high DNF, it could alert readers and writers will know that there's something fundamentally wrong with the book.
HOW DO I CREATE A SHELF FOR A BOOK I COULDN'T FINISH?
You can create your own exclusive shelf for books you didn't complete and name it, for example, "never finished", "did not finish", "dnf" or "abandoned".
I've done this. It still gives the option for stars, though, so it won't help there.
This is going to be a VERY unpopular opinion, but I had to stop reading "Eleanor Oliphant". I kept cringing so much I had to take breaks, grinding my teeth, reminding myself "people say it will get better, be patient, it will get better", but around page 150 I decided life is too short to wait until "it will get better" when my TBR pile is approaching 100 e-books.
I really enjoyed reading your perspective on DNF. It is extremely rare that I decide to DNF, I believe in reading a book to the end even if it's bad. Having said that, I have DNF'd a couple or maybe more than a couple of books. They were just books I couldn't handle.
However, if I DNF'd a book, I would never rate it even if I read 3/4 and couldn't carry on. That's just not right.
I sometimes DNF. There was one novel that I read 400 (out of 500) pages and could not go on. I was miserable reading it! I did write a review, explaining my issues, but I did not give stars. To me, that seems unfair (both to readers of the review and the author) to give stars when I didn't finish reading the book.
As a (unpublished but hopeful) writer, I hope that my readers will stick with me. But I also understand that life is short, people have commitments, and they might not finish it.
I DNF because I'm bored with the book, but I always skim the final chapters before making a decision. On Hebban you have to rate books when you add them to your to read shelf, even with a DNF. Otherwise it will automatically be rated 3 stars.
I really struggle to leave a book unfinished for several reasons. 1 – it's a personility trait I think. 2. I have read some books that have just been meh and then by the end they were aswesome. 3. I just have really good instincts about books that I will enjoy so rarely have a need to DNF.
Great post! I'm always DNF'ing books life is definitely too short to read something you're not enjoying. I used to rate DNFs on Goodreads but I now I just remove the book from my shelves, unless of course I keep it to remind myself not to try it again later.