What do you believe to be the most motivating factor in Trivia? The need to be right (competitive) against other teams, or the actual prizes for the evening?

I have participated in trivia via GWD at Blake Street in Belmar, and The Pioneer off of University many years ago. It was such fun every Tuesday night.

Is this an actual prerequisite? Must you live in the area?

I think this is the next biggest mechanics of timed trivia. Other than knowing the actual knowledge.

Did anyone take the lead in the game to be the "final answer" person? Switch off rounds to be the final say? Or was it a majority rules approach?

Would there be any instances where a team would have a particular advantage over another team? Does a team with 5 players versus a team with only 3 players have a greater chance of winning?

Did a lot of community networking take place by-way of trivia?

It is safe to say that this series of games could be condiered a franchise? Do you think other players of the game, have been enticed to play the other editions in the series, like yourself? Longetivity is a huge success, especially when there is an abundance of games.

This is a great takeaway regarding recent games, especially because most games do not have a very deep storyline. But I agree the greater the storytelling aspect, the better the game, because you are pulled in to not just learning the mechanics, but rather interacting in a more meangingful way.

Is there a benefit by only reacting via dialogue or action, or vice-a-versa? Or is it best to have a combination?

Do you select how to which they will respond within the game only in the beginning, or can you modify as the game progresses?

What is the milestone or metric, that you can say you have not even reached the 1/2 way point? Is it from the number of levels in the game?

Did it take you 5 years to play the game, or was this edition just recently released? How did you originally learn about the series?

Was this the first time you had played this game?

Great coorelation and inference to our course readings.

Great job identifying the nuances between the perceived constraints versus the open-ended upgrades customizables.

How can you confirm it was created with the difficulty level intentional? Or is it a by-product of the complexity of the game and the metagaming to whcih you refer to later?

I like this attribute. But I am a sucker for backstories of products, games.

I am not a Playstation user, but I was surprised that it is played on that console giving the graphics of the link I clicked in the beginning of the journal. Moral of the story....don't judge a game by a click.

So one can advance in the game, but not necessarily be considered "successful" without the tacit rules? In your opinion, what is the incentive is being successful versus just playing?

Word Porn!!! Level up.

This is a good take-away and coorelation to our course readings. What changes could be made to the game to reduce the "learning to learn" attributes?

Do you typcially download Google game apps on a regular basis? Or is this atypcial?

I wonder how much they spend on advertisements. Or the cost to acquire one player. I'm assuming from your journal, that the game was free. Is there bonuses or items/tasks that you can unlock through purchase? $$$

I think this statement is pivotal to your assessment of the game. It definitely sounds more like an edutainment game, rather than a strategic game. More of a time-killer, busy-work game than complex.

What mechanics are included in this game? Is it 1-player VS the game, or is there an opportunity to play versus other gamers? Are you part of a farming community?

I agree. A few apps that I have downloaded have used this tutorial strategy as well. I, too, am not a fan. I would rather have a 20K foot view of the game play and not how to click and drag a particular item. To me that's no more instructional than how to slide your finger across your screen.

So you can see the progress in terms of what has been completed, and what has not? Is this their way of incentivizing continued game play?

I can relate to this thought process. I like your style.

Any particular reason you decided to play this game? Or did you happen to just come across this game by happenstance?

Do you think there would be an advantage to this game if you had been a seasoned player? (played > then 2+ times)

What, if any, real-world take-aways did this game provide for skill translations? i.e., what similarites could you see this particular style of game play mirrored in an everyday activity or task.

I think I have heard this term before...now where could that have been? Let me think! :)

Is this the strategy I was asking about in my previous annotation? Pruning bad bets...as in your own bad bet or is this a strategy to improve your odds of winning?

Was there much strategy to game play, in addition to game rules? For example, can you block your opponents next move? Or cause them to make an error?

Other than it being your first time, what other difficuties arose during game play, and if not for you, did your 2 game mates mention any difficulties they experienced?

I don't agree with this statement. I do think with solid learning objectives during the development and design of the gamification module, one could have an outcome ore than just following the established paths or arranged narratives.

This is an interesting perspective. Following a story created by someone else.

I wonder if the same effects of raised dopamine would be present if the kids participated in physical activity and not video game play.

That is an astounding number. 5.93mil...I agree, what if we were more productive with our time spent, as not to escape our life/problems, but actually on real life.

I like this term, "living gamefully" seems to empower the person to own their own gaming & life. And it is true; a game a day, helps keeps the doctor away.

I definitely see the coorelation

Interesting game focus shift. Usually when it is PVP on a game board similar to this, capture is 50% of strategy.

What was the motivation for selecting this game for your 1st play journal?

This is an astute assessment. Excessive freedom does impose a challenge in game play, unless you are a decisiveness individual (I am not).

Isn't there an instance where you can have interactions with other people/characters from external sources, such as people entering your town? Or maybe that function doesn't exist on the FreePlay version (or at all, as I am not familiar with the game, thought I remember hearing something about that tho)

I believe that the SIMS game/franchise has been under scrutiny regarding some instances of the game prompting an outbreak of bullying. Cause and effect could probably be better gained elsewhere.

Do you think this was do to your version being a FreePlay version? Other than cost, did the paid version offer any additional features?

I, too, have experienced this in some game play situations. It is easy to lose interest. I have never played SIMS, however, I remember playing SIMCity a LONG time ago (probably 25 years ago). But I have never been enticed enough to play SIMs - popular or not.

First things, first. Ha.

Good assessment. With simulation games, there needs to be an emotional draw to maintain motivation. Add in cumbersome options...with minimal to no emotional appeal...that is a recipe for dullness.

So single player - the game constraints are hunger/thirst & survival from animal predators, -VS- PVP where you have to consider the play of other characters such as attacks and looting? I suppose you could practice & explore in single-first?

Could you explain a bit more...buggy moments, as in there was some lag in the game because of the servers? Or just some glitches overall? I watched the first 10 minutes of your video. (it may have explained later)

Definitely or I was thinking, Battle Royale, which is a Japanese film that was released in 2003, I believe. Or definitely The Hunger Games.

Insightful assessment. This game would indeed encourage cooperation to survive, but of course there is an element of competition. Survival of the fittest. Kill together, until you're on the chomping block.

Do you feel as though it allows for true creativity or just challenges you with your level of resourcefulness?

Sounds like there is a hierarchy of play. Prioritizing your efforts. Gather, collect, build, protect, which to do first?!?!

Knowledge is different than education.

This statement is so true. That is why intentional play whether it is a video game or board game, is great for problem-solving and critical thinking.

Digital divide (or gap) runs rampant.

This is the premise that Facebook, YouTube, and various other social networks were built upon. The production and distribution of media & content.

I am new to the term affinity space, and have only heard of it through this class. From this excerpt, it seems like an affinity space could be a synonym for an open source forum. Or at least a fancier word? Am I wrong?

The key is taking advantage of the flaws or bugs in the rules. In my opinion, this is what separates the gamers from the winners. I have never thought of it in this context however.

This last statement seems to contradict Ian's previous commentary on how gamifiication is "bulls**t." #ILT5320