Thorbjørn Jagland wanted Obama to visit Norway and have his picture taken with him. That is the only reason. I am both embarassed and disgusted by that man (I am Norwegian)
The real question that Sony should ask themselves is if people are going to buy a 9 year-old console to play a cool game?
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I have a career as a game system designer thanks to playing (and analyzing) diablo 2 and pokemon, plus a lucky break.
So the skills I acquired from playing those games (metagaming and analyzing synergy) translated into an actual real-world career.
Also:
-English (I'm a non-native speaker)
-learn to type
-organizational methods, interviews, and economics (eg. EVE Online)
Games also stimulated interest in certain areas far more than school-education did, eg.:
-history stuff (from Civilization)
-periodic table (from looting the filing cabinet in Deja Vu)
-music (Loom)
-deep sea biology (XCOM 2)
My Sony Ericsson, just over a year old, is now experiencing intermittent powerdowns. The cause? The removable battery is too loose in the fitting bracket. Do I get a warranty repair? Hell no. Would I have preferred a fixed battery? If it means more reliable operation, yes.
Up until recently I was teaching mathematics to 13-16 year olds in Norway. I was given explicit instructions never to fail any of my students on their tests, and I was not to give them a %age mark.
This means there was no differentiation in grades below 45%. The effect of this is that the lazy blonde girl (16%) and the slow but hard-working boy (43%) got the same grade. The boy also improved from a 31%, yet saw no change in his grade.
Between half and a third of the class would end up with a mark in the range 0-45%. Some of these kids couldn't even calculate 13-8 in their head.
No matter how low you set the bar, some kid out there isn't going to clear it. We can't save them all.
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Thorbjørn Jagland wanted Obama to visit Norway and have his picture taken with him. That is the only reason. I am both embarassed and disgusted by that man (I am Norwegian)
The real question that Sony should ask themselves is if people are going to buy a 9 year-old console to play a cool game?
Pokemon?
I have a career as a game system designer thanks to playing (and analyzing) diablo 2 and pokemon, plus a lucky break. So the skills I acquired from playing those games (metagaming and analyzing synergy) translated into an actual real-world career. Also: -English (I'm a non-native speaker) -learn to type -organizational methods, interviews, and economics (eg. EVE Online) Games also stimulated interest in certain areas far more than school-education did, eg.: -history stuff (from Civilization) -periodic table (from looting the filing cabinet in Deja Vu) -music (Loom) -deep sea biology (XCOM 2)
My Sony Ericsson, just over a year old, is now experiencing intermittent powerdowns. The cause? The removable battery is too loose in the fitting bracket. Do I get a warranty repair? Hell no. Would I have preferred a fixed battery? If it means more reliable operation, yes.
Up until recently I was teaching mathematics to 13-16 year olds in Norway. I was given explicit instructions never to fail any of my students on their tests, and I was not to give them a %age mark. This means there was no differentiation in grades below 45%. The effect of this is that the lazy blonde girl (16%) and the slow but hard-working boy (43%) got the same grade. The boy also improved from a 31%, yet saw no change in his grade. Between half and a third of the class would end up with a mark in the range 0-45%. Some of these kids couldn't even calculate 13-8 in their head. No matter how low you set the bar, some kid out there isn't going to clear it. We can't save them all.