End of the Blogging Line

So, it's now the end of this course. I feel i have come away with quite alot of new knowledge.

In particular the 'gaming world' and the concepts and ideas that have arisen as a result of it's emergence. I never realised just how massive an impact online games have had in creating communities of people. Communities who are both participants and also communities of people against it's affect on society. The arguments for and against were very provocative and I would have to say of most interest to me is the role of gaming in culture. It's progression into an everyday practice and its affect on the society of our time. I myself, prior to the course, was probably against the cult like following of gaming. Now however, i understand that similar to other online portals, gaming can just be seen as another tool for people to connect with one another and communicate by an alternate medium.

I also enjoyed the types of films we watched, including the shorter documentaries. I found that they really helped in the exploration of the courses themes and concepts. I found that they quite specifically related to discussions and helped me to understand them from another point of view and in a different way.

Another thing that stood out to me in the course was the filesharring discussions. I enjoyed hearing the speech about CC as i never before knew of it's existence. Plus i liked learning about the positive role of filesharring in society, the way it can help to develop culture and society. Oddly enough i agree with that, yet disagree with the idea of open source. I feel that it is perfectly fair for organisations to charge for their software, but can understand the negative side and how it can restrict the technical development of society.

All in All, good course!! My only criticism is that the task requirements were too vague. Things such as due dates, criteria and what the task was directly asking of me seem very loose and difficult to find.

Spanks!!