Blogging the experience of gameplayhttps://www.gamelog.cl/gamers/GamerPage.php?idgamer=1274https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310Today was my final time playing Super Columbine RPG. I finished shooting the people in the parking lot and it took me a while to realize that I could now enter the classrooms and shoot the rest of the students. The students were all categorized as jock, church girl/boy, pretty, preppy, etc. When you had to shoot them, you could choose manual or automatic. Choosing automatic de-emphasizes what actions your character is really taking. And after every kill, the computer would congratulate you on your success. This is not the way the game should portray a devastating real-life event. The game should make you feel sad and confused as to why all this is taking place. Most people in our class don't like this game because we had previous knowledge about the massacre, however there are most likely younger players that do not. After I killed all the students in the classrooms, I was not sure where to go. They do not really direct you to the next step in the game. I'm considering finishing it to see how they continue to portray Eric and Dylan. I think the best thing to do would be to somewhat dehumanize them at the end and show that their actions caused more pain and suffering then could be portrayed in this game.Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:23:03 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310&iddiary=8028https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310Today was my second time playing Columbine Massacre. I have to say that it got a little boring. I decided to restart the game because I felt that I missed some things, and it turns out that I did. I watched a video that Dylan and Eric made before the shootings began. They had actual pictures of Eric and Dylan taking up most of my computer screen while I read their words in the video. I found that really creepy, staring at their faces knowing what they did. They wanted to take full responsibility of their future actions and did not want certain people to be blamed. Apparently they care about other people now? I wouldn't expect that from the people responsible for the massacre. Anyways, once I planted the bombs and waited for them not to go off, I ran around the parking lot, hallway, and cafeteria shooting everyone. I noticed that one time a girl fought back, a majority of the time it was the jocks that fought back. However, I was able to kill them regardless of who fought back. I did not finish killing everyone yet in the parking lot, but I hope once I do something will happen. I did notice that when I was shooting at people I encountered, an actual picture from the school would pop up in the background. Is it really necessary to make this game as realistic as possible? I can only imagine what I will find that will make me more mad about this game once I kill everyone in the parking lot tomorrow.Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:13:03 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310&iddiary=8015https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310Today was my first time playing Columbine, and so far I'm disgusted. First off, the fact that someone would want to create a game regarding such a horrific incident is disturbing to me. And second, you are playing as Eric, one of the students involved in the shooting. Why would I want to play a character involved in a real life massacre? It's different when you play a fictional character that's involved with a massacre because there are no previous emotional attachments. When I played as Eric, I kept having visions of when I first heard of the Columbine Massacre and all the sadness that day brought. This was the first came that I counted down the 30 minutes. It also bothered me that when Eric and Dylan conversed, we could see their pictures. Seeing their faces only made this game worse, it emphasized the fact that I was going to cause the pain and suffering to innocent people the same way they did. Honestly, I'm not looking forward to the next 2 days.Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:28:27 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4310&iddiary=8010https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277Today was my third time playing GTA. I decided to watch the intro to the game where they talk about CJ and why he is returning to San Andreas. I am not shocked to hear the swearing anymore, but at one point in the intro the police said both "stupid Mexican" and the 'n' word. Why would the designers of this game choose to use such derogatory and racial language? That is not acceptable. If that language is frowned upon in the real world, then it should not be used in a video game. I felt that I was repeating the same thing over and over this time. CJ would appear on the screen, I would have him run around and either shoot someone to get money/weapons or steal a car. Then immediately the police were chasing me, I would have CJ stop and fight, lose, die, and restart. I was hoping that I would get better and last longer and possibly survive some shootouts with the police, but I never did. I hate losing at the same thing repeatedly, so I was frustrated after replaying the same scene over and over. This game is very unethical because in order for the game to essentially begin - unless you want to run around aimlessly - is by shooting or stealing. I understand there are gray areas when dealing with video games, but I do not believe that falls into that category.Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:09:35 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277&iddiary=7978https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277Today was my second time playing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. I was much better with the controller this time. I didn't realize the way to collect weapons and money was to shoot people. I wonder why that is the only way you can collect those things...at least that is the only way I have figured out to so far. At first, I was only trying to shoot people that were alone because I was not confident enough to take on multiple people, but eventually I built up to that. When I was successful with killing them all and taking their belongings, I felt surprisingly good. I wonder if people experience these feelings in games and translate them to real life. I understand that this is a game and not something acceptable in real life, but does everyone that plays? I realized that anytime I was in a confrontation with the police, they were all white. That is a stereotype, that the main character is African American while all the police are Caucasian. However, I once again felt surprisingly good when I was successful at killing many police officers and escaping. At one point I even earned respect which could have eventually brought be to the "good" side of some gangs. At another time, I somehow ended up in the forest and I thought I would never get out. Even with the map in the corner, it still took me several minutes to get back to the road. At one point I considered quitting that game. With everything I have learned in my first two plays, I'm hoping/anticipating a much better third time. We will see tomorrow.Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:32:14 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277&iddiary=7972https://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277Today was my first time playing this version of Grand Theft Auto. I noticed right away that the characters were stereotyped according to their race. Each character spoke in an accent/language that is accepted in their culture. I wasn't sure how to take that, especially when they began swearing. I was shocked when I heard that, not that I am against it, I just was not expecting it. The game was hard for me at first because I had to figure out the controls, but once I did, the game became addicting very quickly. I would get an adrenaline rush when I crashed the car, the cops were all around me, and I was shooting them and they were shooting me. I would be excited when I killed someone and escaped death myself. Is that a good thing? I guess it is if I want to be successful at this game. I'm excited to play again, hopefully I do better next time.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:02:03 CSThttps://www.gamelog.cl/logs/LogPage.php?Log_Id=4277&iddiary=7960