Gaming

I dropped into the Gaming Demo held by Kelly in the Wong e-Classroom on Tuesday, April 17th. I was interested to find out what everyone was talking about. It was neat to see Instant IMVU Messenger, MUSHES, X-Men Retribution and World of Warcraft. The graphics were amazing!

I have Nintendo Gamecube at home and have played games like Luigi’s Mansion, Mario Superstar Baseball, Mario Power Tennis and danced to Karaoke Revolution Party. I have also tried some of the Pop Cap Games like Tiger Shark. These games are fun and I have 4 controllers hooked up to our Gamecube so a group can play together.

I find these games are challenging and unreadable. You never know what’s going to happen whereas when I am playing a board game it’s predictable. I find it’s interesting to look at the animation and the characters are fun to play as. The games are hard but not so hard that you have to play them over and over again.

There are different types of game genres to play depending on your personal preference. You not only follow the journey of the main character but you also get to experience what the main character does and to see what happens after you defeat the game. In Super Mario Sunshine, at the end, after you beat Bowser you finally get to go on vacation which is the whole point of the game. It shows a clip of Mario and Peach partying at the beach. Its fun to see what happens after you finally beat the game!

I think fighting games would be popular with the ability to level up, getting new powers and defeating bosses. You learn new combinations and strategies to weaken your opponent. The more experienced you get the more knowledgeable you become and find it easier to defeat opponents. I think I will have to give World of Warcraft a try!

I think that students are interested in gaming and libraries need to find ways to support this interest!!!!! It might be fun to have a Gaming Day(s) in the library, maybe a DDR tournament where you could participate one on one or as a team. What do you think?