MMORPG

Southpark's version of WOW players, good episode.

...or Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Player Games.

So, this week is the start of the Fall semester and I am happy to find on the syllabus...(drum roll please)....that we get to play WOW.  I'm so excited for this, number 1. because I'm a big fan of video games and 2. after all the literature we've been going through on web 2.0 and improved learning environments through the use of avatars I'm even more intrigued.

I'm assuming that Bill's not only wanting us to use the platform for his own personal gain, seeing as how he is equally as enthused about incorporating this into the curriculum as the others.  Rather, actually getting us to think critically about how web 2.0 really enhances interactivity with the user and the internet.  I also am assuming that based on some the research he is expecting us to open up even more during synchronous sessions.  It seems that the use of an avatar within social media allows for a more open means of communication.  Which leads me to be even more intrigued of the cognitive processes that occur within social media and social networking.

I'm really anticipating the knowledge building that is going to occur in the class, because it is so incumbent of our society, yet much of our generation doesn't really seem to comprehend how much it really does run our lives.  Instead of virtual and real life being two separate ideas, we are now seeing much more integration between what is real and what is not...

Alright I'm off to the magical world of Azeroth..wooo