DAY 6-- Summary of Lecture

Video game genres are used to categorize video games based on their gameplay interaction rather than visual or narrative differences. A video game genre is defined by a set of gameplay challenges. They are classified independent of their setting or game-world content, unlike other works of fiction such as films or books. For example, an action game is still an action game, regardless of whether it takes place in a fantasy world or outer space. Within game studies there is a lack of consensus in reaching accepted formal definitions for game genres, some being more observed than others. Like any typical taxonomy, a video game genre requires certain constants. Most video games feature obstacles to overcome, so video game genres can be defined where obstacles are completed in substantially similar ways.

Video games is more funny than tranditional one. And the screen, the picture is more beautiful. There are some role-play games, each role have their own storys. Therefore it is rich context. Can abstract people more and more.

DAY 5-- Summary of Lecture

eDemocracy represents the use of information and communication technologies by selected actors within political and governance processes of local communities. This covers everything from the political campaigning on the internet and the government’s use of the internet to raise awareness and debate on issues to the people’s use of new technologies to criticise governments and reveal their mistakes.

the increasing concentration, centralisation and commercialisation of the mass media appear to have foreclosed avenues for democratic participation in the current representative democracy. Free speech was also discussed in the lecture as it allows citizens to discuss the key attributes of democracy.

Computer hackers and cyberpunks were also discussed. Computer hackers are people who seek to free information whilst, Cyberpunks are referred to as part of a science fiction genre based around the possibilities of interent in computers, genetics, body modifications and corporate developments in the near future.

(The tutorial task is in the older post under DAY 1)

My video

DAY 4--Summary of Lecture

The Creative Commons by Corey Doctorow is essentially discusses two main ideas. The first half of the article traces copyright back through history, highlighting the advantages, disadvantages and advancements that have occurred. The latter half of the article discusses what Creative Commons seeks to do: their objectives, services and how and where they operate.
As mentioned, the article commences by prefacing the reader with background information regarding copyright. A summation of the first paragraph indicates that initially, for the vast majority of the time that copyright has been in place, it has not been something applicable to a broad range of works. Rather, copyright was only granted and applied to a very specific and unique group of works. More specifically, governmental associations only granted copyright to authors who had or were registered with national libraries. This method proved adventagoues in the sense that copies of the copyrighted work were held in the respective governments repositories, thus making it easier to locate and identify the individual creator of the work if they needed to be contacted.

Next part is about the Free Software. The comparison between free speech and free beer is set up early within the article to illustrate to the reader that free software is a matter of liberty, not of price. Essentially, a users access to Free Software comes in conjunction with four associated freedoms.
*The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (Freedom 0)

*The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish(Freedom 1)

*The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbour (Freedom 2)

*The freedom to improve the program and release your improvements to the general public, so that the whole community benefits.

DAY 3-- Tutorial Task

Part 1

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

Alan wore gas mask while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park

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2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

By the end of 1969, four host computers were connected together into the initial ARPANET.

In the place of UCLA, Stanford, University of California, and University of Utah.

http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/pc_history.html (searched by Yahoo)

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?

William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955)

He sold his first software in 1975, therefore he is just 20 years old

http://www.bing.com/. (searched by Yahoo)

4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?

In center, CERN

http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_printcontent/0,,1367151,00.html (searched by

Yahoo)

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a

personal computer from 30 years ago?

1970

Intel announces the 1103, a new memory chip containing more than 1,000 bits of

information. This chip is classified as random-access memory (RAM).

Intel introduces the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004 on November 15, 1971.

1974

Intel's improved microprocessor chip, the 8080 becomes a standard in the computer

industry.

Today the power of PC is Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7500 (2.93GHz, 1066FSB, 3MB) .

This is one DELL PC as a example.

http://www.computerhope.com/history/196080.htm

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6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?

It was grown by Norman Craven of Cannington,

weighing in at 8 lb 6 oz

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7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?

Queensland was separated in 1859s.

The Tweed River is a short river in the North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Its drainage basin consists mostly of the erosion caldera of the Tweed Volcano, a huge

extinct volcano of which Mount Warning is the volcanic plug. The branches of the river join

at Murwillumbah and flow about 20 kilometres northeast to Tweed Heads where they enter

the sea.

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8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?

I just found it was raining on November 1954.

http://www.wunderground.com/global/Region/AU/Temperature.html

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?

He bragged that he had sex with 250 women over the course of one year. The sheer

brazennes and multiplicty of his sexual swath astonished people.

http://www.altavista.com

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

The band is Black Assassins.

His real name is Stephen Stockwell

http://www.bing.com/

Part 2

• How do search engines rank the stuff they find on the internet?

Wordtracker helps you choose the right internet marketing keywords that will help your

search engine placement and ranking. Use Wordtracker for keyword research. Web

marketing is all about search engine ranking, and that starts with the proper internet

marketing keywords. Get a free keyword report and web site promotion information!

Some people achieve a top 10 placement in a major search engine and get plenty of traffic.

Others do the same but get nothing. Why?

Simple. The first group selected keywords that many people are searching on, and the

second did not!

Discover the right keywords, and you'll see your traffic skyrocket!

• who, or what, makes one page (that you might get in your search results) more useful than another one, so that it is put at the top of your search results?

The top of the search results are the high CTR of the web, It is that the highest click rate

web will be the first one display on the search results.

• what are some of your favourite search engines? why do you like one more than others?

My favourite search engine is Google. Google is quick and easy to search and get the

answer. I can use Google Earth to find out any position, search image from

Google. Sometimes I found the Desktop which from Google is more than others.

DAY 3--Summary of Lecture

The lecture is talking about the media. Media is about the technology used for social communication. On the Internet no body know who you are. Social network is about the group of people who have common interests of network. Web 2.0 is read-write web. Most of website is using the information from users or abstract people to browse that wedsite. As the high CTR, the website can gain more money from posting advertisment.

DAY 2-- Tutorial Task

Part 1



This video is talking about the Internet communication and its is funny as well.

Part 2

I used new MSN for nearly 6 years. It's really convenient for my life, it is easier, quicker and cheaper. The first time I use it cause my sister's recommendation. She wanted to chat with me on the Internet. I haven't faced much more about the privacy issue. However like Google and Face book is collecting the information from users. I think this has benefit in both sides. Users use the Facebook to communicate with their friends. Facebook can earn from advertisement. I have some friends just chatting on the Internet. Sometimes, I feel I can tell them my mood more than friends in real world. I think they didn't know my other friends, so would not worried if they tell my things to my friends.

DAY 2--summary of lecture

In today's lecture our major topic is the history of computer and Internet. Charles Babbage create the first computer machines and be published by IBM in 1950s. In 1970s, the first PC called "0" is released. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak establish the APPLE co.. IBM was a large ultra-conservative firm and slow to move. That's about the history of computer. Next part is about the Internet.

definition of Internet:
(i) is logically linked together by a globally unique address space based on the Internet Protocol(IP) or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons;
(ii)is able to support communications using the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite or its subsequent extensions/follow-ons, and/or other IP-compatible protocols; and
(iii) provides, uses or makes accessible, either publicly or privately, high level services layered on the communications and related infrastructure described herein.
(according to lec notes)

The World Wide Web(www) is emerged in the 1990s as people using computer to communicate with each other. The web is just one part of Internet. Early Internet Applications like electronic mail(email)，File Transfer Protocol (FTP)，Internet Relay Chat (IRC) ，MUDs, MOOs, MUSHes, etc. The more recent Internet application such as Facebook/Myspace, Twitter, Voice chat (Skype) and so on.