blog #2

reading the culture jam chapters and watching has been enlightening but i have had ideas of the subjects they talk about. In culture jam the chapter post human the writer talks about how people have been so immersed in technology that they lose actual social interaction. During the chapter the writer talks about MUD an online type game that people can create an avatar or an online self. MUD players see their online self as a 'realer' them then in actual outside life. "MUD addicts end up inhabiting a world somewhere between real life and virtual life. It's too real to be a game, yet too artificial to be real. They hover in "the gap". The quote explains something that is happening more and more in our generation with games such as 'World of Warcraft', Mabinogi, and other Role playing games. People are being more involved in these games and feel that their real selves are better represented in these games. The people i've watched in the Youtube videos that were posted on D2L also strengthen this 'theory' that 'addicts' feel more comfortable online where they hide behind a screen and pixel/text instead of going out and living life fully. There was a movie i saw called Ben X this movie was about a student who had social problems and acted very awkwardly while in the real world, granted the student had a mental disorder yet awkward none the less, Student spent most of his days online in a game called archlord in this game he was consider a hero, his true self, he considered this game his real world and the real world an alien landscape. I have a question to ask, have any of you created or witnessed an argument online (youtube, blog, forum, 4chan) for the sake of creating an argument? the reason this happens is because of none confrontational arguments. people seem to grow balls when they cant be seen. This also shows how people show there true selves over the net. This must stop, their should a line when one should know when and where online personas and real life personas meet and end.

myself- Darrelle kehr

My name is Darrelle Kehr, i am a junior and a Art major i'm primarily studying graphic design. My interests include reading, drawing, working out, practicing my Taekwondo, and cooking......love cooking. I'm a fairly relaxed individual yet i become quite annoyed with people who act obnoxious or feel that they are better then anyone one else. I have a strong believe that everyone has something to bring to the table. Contrary to how i look i am a huge geek. I enjoy reading graphic novels and watching anime from time to time. I used to be a huge gamer as well, but now i only play every now and then.