quizzes

1. What was the name of the gaming system that we used in class last week on gaming night?
It was a xbox 360

2. What makes this game different from the Wii? A. It uses a controller. B. It doesn't use a controller. C. It uses both a controller and it doesn't use a controller.
The xbox 360 uses controllers, but specifically the kinetic uses a motion sensor that picks up body movement

3. What company makes the game? Apple, Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft
Microsoft

4.How did this game utilize convergence to teach me and some of you how to play it?
In the beginning of the game it show you what you need to do, in this case how to dance and when to move.

5. Can games be used as teaching tools? Yes or No 
yes, they most certainly can.

6. How can games be uses as teaching tools?
They can either be informative, or teach you movements..Honestly looking at games like call of duty and other war games, they are very strategy based. I'm also certain they are subliminally trying to get people to join the army because isn't it so much fun to shot the opposition. 

7. Do you think games are excellent teaching tools? Why or Why not?
They can be. As long as people can actually retain knowledge from it and it holds people attention.

8. Do you think the book should have a chapter on gaming? Explain why !
Yes! due to the fact gaming is a fastly growing industry whether it's designing games and gaming systems or advertising them.

9. Did you enjoy having a gaming night?
It was fun to watch.

10. Would you recommend that I keep doing game night for future students? Why?
Yes, it's an important subject to learn about and a very profitable market.

Based on convergence, what invention enabled news organizations to send or transmit stories in the 19th Century?
Telegraph

Name at least 6 international news organizations.
CNN FOX AP RUETERS BBC CBS NEW YORK TIMES

Which war began the process of accreditation for journalists which now has led to the practice of embedded reporters today in Iraq and Afghanistan?
civil war

Which war began the art and business journalism and who was the most famous photographer of this war?
civil war, Matthew Brady

In your opinion does embedding reporters sanitize the news and give a bias in reporting? Explain why.
it does give some bias because they are going to want to report favorably on the soldiers protecting them for their own saftey..and if they see something bad going on, theirs a chance they'll get caught in the middle of "friendly fire"


Explain the concept of shield laws for journalists. Should journalist be allowed to protect their sources especially in the age of convergence with outlets like WikiLeaks!
reporters right to refuse to testify as to information and/or sources of information obtained. I believe they should be allowed to protect their sources 

When was the Golden Age of television news according the text (Biagi, 2009)?
1940-1960

What do you think of the Bush Administration trying to influence the news by paying news outlets to publish stories from American troops? Is this ethical and is this a form of propaganda being utilized at the highest level explain?
This is wrong, and unethical, the people have a right to the facts without having to fear that some reporters had extra money in their pocket to change the stories. 

Are journalists biased, and does this impact the news that we get despite claims of objectivity? Is objectivity impossible in the age of the web?
yes many are biased which affects the news we get because unbiased reporting is almost impossible. Same answer. unless its been written out by several people from opposite sides of the spectrum to find a hapy medium.

Give three ways that the Internet has changed the way that news has been delivered.
1. faster delivery
2 new medium to receive news
3 easier anonymous reporting

How has WikiLeaks changed the game on reporting the truth on government agencies?
Reporting the truth is a lot easier when you dont have to attach someones name to it.


both quizes were a group collaboration from L.S.D.


~Z.Z.