week in WoW...

yep, played the obligatory hour for class, but again got more interested in something else...

sure it had violent themes, white male characters, eurocentrism... yet again, my practices defy gender stereotypes.

funny from reading, "They're multinational corporation. And they are not trying to appease the gods. They are trying to appease the shareholders. " (Herz maybe)

also talked about reclamation of the story medium this week. i feel like the best way to make that possible and to offer a more meta prosocial view of games and the gaming world is to have students involved in game design themselves a la the greenbush game, where game design is called the 'ultimate curriculum.'

lisa has suggested that i start a new character on another server that has more activity so that i can experience the more social aspects of the game. maybe tonight.

best news in my little gaming world... my parents bought rockband! next time i am in houston, i plan to devote hours to my percussion education! :P