Kyle Penn
Professor Licastro
English 151
24 April 2017
In class Pitch on Virtual Reality:
Hello and welcome aboard the Catalina Express. Through this Virtual Reality episode, you will discover a beautiful island that is located between the California’s Channel. The island lies southwest of Los Angeles and is known for its beautiful wildlife, dive sites, and Mt. Orizaba, if you can get to its highest peak. On a clear day, you can see this beautiful island from the Dana Point Harbor, Newport Harbor, and beaches all throughout San Clemente. This island is home to two Harbors that lies to the north of the Island. To the south of the island, lies the city of Avalon, where there are palm trees and cabanas that line the Descanso Beach. Avalon’s circular harbor is home to the famous art deco Catalina Casino, (which is a cultural center, with a movie theater, ballroom, and museum). Through the VR, you will experience the Catalina island zip line eco tour, Island spa experience, island skyline drive, Descanso famous rocky beach, scuba diving/snorkeling, and dolphin/whale watching trips.
Island Zip-line eco tour:
It propels you down 5 separate zip lines, dropping 600 feet above sea level. One line runs 1,100 lineal feet along the coast all on its own.
Island Spa Catalina:
First ever destination resort spa. Reflecting Catalina’s rich history and relaxed seaside vibe it offers. They offer a variety of thoughtfully selected treatments and rejuvenating therapies.
Island Skyline Drive:
The exciting drive brings you along in a 1950’s Flxible Bus. WOW! That’s amazing. Takes you ten miles into Catalina’s island protected wilderness area. A beautiful sight.
Descanso Famous Rocky Beach:
A great place to see clear blue water and fish around you.
Scuba Diving/Snorkeling:
Home of great diving spot! Professionals from all around the world go here to scuba dive because of how clear the water is. Hang on tight because you will be traveling 50 feet underwater.
Dolphin/Whale watching:
You get onboard a beautiful 36 foot boat filled with our people and only travel 100 yards out to see some dolphins diving and gigantic whales!! These dolphins and whales are really well known and everyone comes to see them.
The avatar I created above is a perfect fit as a gunter. As he searches for the eggs, the crazy look of the glasses and his crazy mustache make him look mean and also very creepy. I don’t think anything will mess with him which is key to being a successful gunter. As he looks for the eggs the glasses give him superpowers that will help him see through walls and mesmerize anyone in his way. Overall, he is a beast that I would not want to mess with on the search for his eggs.
In scene 9 Morris is interrogating Doyle about breaking the rules inside of the Hideaway. He started off asking Doyle how he joined and if he first joined as a guest and Doyle said yes. He then started to ask about Papa and if he has become close with him. He also asked what they did together inside the hideaway. After interrogating him about Papa he started to ask about Iris and the little girl that looked like her. The other little girl went to a boarding school. Morris thinks a boarding school is where bad children go but thats not true most of the time. Do you guys think its fair that Morris is interrogating Doyle about Papa and Iris?
http://futurehumanevolution.com/introduction-to-todays-technology, Kenneth Cukie’s book, Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think
As being a full-time student at a university, I interact with technology every day, so I know exactly what it’s like when it comes to learning in the environment with technology. Reading and learning online has changed the way students can interact with the teacher or professor.
In the world of electronics and online reading, the devices used today are being used more and more. Some ask if this is right or if today’s technology is differing our way of reading. According to Ferris Jabr he states, “In the U.S., e-books currently make up between 15 and 20 percent of all trade book sales”, with this statement, he concludes that reading on a screen is almost as big as reading a paper version book (“The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens”). I agree with this statement by Jabr, because I consistently find myself reading an online article versus picking up a magazine or a book. Within the article,
(“The Deep Space of Digital Reading”), the quote, “The quality of digital media poses one kind of problem for the reading brain; the quantity of information available to the wired reader poses a different and more serious problem” (Paul La Farge), states that reading an article online messes with the brain versus reading an article through a paper copy. Although I read more articles online, I agree with La Farge on the facts that it messes with the brain. I find that if you read a paperback version it is often easier to follow along and properly annotate if needed. These two articles are similar because it proves that Americans are reading more online which ties in the quote about the problem with the brain.
Although I agreed with the articles about how reading online can affect your brain, I disagree with some of the articles talking about the digital age we live in today. I believe that more schools need to head towards the digital age but maintain a strong foundation with hard-copy books. A big problem with the digital age today is the fact of plagiarism. In the article,
(“PLAGIARISM IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE RETWEET: UNPACKING AN IDENTITY CRISIS IN DIGITAL CONTENT”), a quote, “The concept of plagiarism as currently managed belongs more easily in the old world, and that its fit into the new and emerging reality is an awkward and uncomfortable one”, states that plagiarism is growing and was harder to find back in the day (Susanne Murphy). I disagree with quote because with today’s technology we rely on sites like; turnitin.com to find plagiarism but who knows if it was copied and pasted. The following article by Nicholas Carr, states, “we may be reading more today than we did in the 1970’s or 1980’s”, he explains that with today’s digital technology we are reading more than ever before (“Is Google Making Us Stupid?”). With today’s technology, I disagree with Carr because back in the day people read all the time, which is why the older generation is more intellectually sound than today’s generation. Our grandparents did not have internet to rely on, which influenced them to pick up a book and read.
Following the above, I agree that and think that technology is leading us to new digital world. With being a college student and having to read articles online and in text, I think that it is much easier to read on paper. When I find, myself reading online I always come across a hyperlink which indirectly takes my mind off of reading the actual passage or documentation. I end up clicking the link which brings me to another page, and on that page there is another hyperlink, and by the time I want to go back and the read the initial article I am five hyperlinks in. It is good to have hyperlinks on pages but when you are trying to read an article and comprehend what they are trying to say the hyperlinks can seem annoying and bring out of focus. I also think that when you read online it is challenging to highlight and annotate what you are reading. I think technology overall is good to have in the classroom and at universities but I think we should lean more towards paper copy textbooks. I say this because in some of my classes I have an e-book as the text book but it is hard to access sometimes and if the internet were to ever go out, I cannot read the material.
I believe that the education system should keep up to date with the Digital age. From the articles and quotes listed above they provide detail on how technology affects people and students. I believe that in the future technology should play a huge role in the educational society. With school being more and more popular technology plays a major role in that and will affect how students learn.
