Maria's Blog - (ENGL 235)

 The Art Of Video Games!     To be honest, I've never been the biggest gamer in the world, but i always found video games absolutely fascinating! I grew up playing the original Wii, and actually had a Nintendo DS at one point in my life, and i remember playing that thing religiously. I genuinely enjoyed the world that video games took me to, and as i grew older i began to enjoy the stores in the games way more than the actual games themselves.       When i was 11, i discovered the world of Lets Players, which is basically just people filming themselves playing video games, and i found so much enjoyment in that! why waste so much money when i can watch someone play the game and hear their funny commentary? It opened up my eyes to the wider world of video games, and i got to see so many creative games and ideas that i had never heard of before! I started to watch video analysis of some of my favorite games, and before i knew it i...

 Social Media.. Does it have a place?  Yes and no.  Well, to be honest, i don't like social media very much. I actually find to be a very toxic and harmful environment, but i do see the value in it sometimes. I know that for the world around me social media will always be there, that's just how the world is today. So, because of that i have to find ways to include it in my classroom, even if i, myself, am not a fan of it.  To be honest, i think a blog like the one I'm using now is way more insightful and useful to a classroom than social media like tiktok and instagram is, because a blog is mostly writing, and is very personal, whole on bigger social medias you have to have some sort of character, or signature to get popular and grow. Social media is a job now, and it isn't really seen as a tool to be social anymore. Its seen as a way to promote business, spread messages political or non political, to share your art and open commissions through, and so much more. But...