Psychology of video game addiction

manager Mon, 01/08/2018 - 22:10

Jack Flanagan, The Week, Feb, 2014

 

"I would not inflict this game upon anyone" was the testimony of a gamer codenamed Leo as he looked into the camera, his left cheek illuminated, offscreen, by a computer monitor. He was speaking about World of Warcraft, the notorious poster boy of the gaming industry, and, later in the documentary, he'd reveal why: 12 hours a day at a computer screen, sometimes more.

No money, no education, no life. Leo gave everything to World of Warcraft and, unsurprisingly, it gave nothing back. But Leo's story is not unusual. Scan internet forums like Reddit or Olganon (On-line Gamers Anonymous) are replete with horror stories of lives lost — in some cases, literally. In 2005, a South Korean man died after a reported 50-hour video gaming session, and in 2012 a Taiwanese man was discovered dead in his gaming chair, arms outstretched for his computer even in the middle of a fatal cardiac arrest. No, you wouldn't wish that on anyone.

Multiple Intelligences Personality Strengths

manager Fri, 01/20/2017 - 10:42

It has been claimed by some researchers that our intelligence or ability to understand the world around us is complex. Some people are better at understanding some things than others.

What special intelligences do you have?

You can find out by answering a few simple questions.

This form can help you determine which intelligences are strongest for you. If you're a teacher or tutor, you can also use it to find out which intelligences your learner uses most often. Many thanks to Dr. Terry Armstrong for graciously allowing us to use his questionnaire.

James C. Sly History

manager Thu, 01/19/2017 - 23:35

James Calvin Sly Conversion in Nauvoo, and his travels as Private in the Mormon Battalion James C. Sly is born in Sodus, Wayne, New York, USA to Joshua F. Sly and Eliza Hill. Aug 8, 1807 - Wikipedia

James Calvin Sly
James Calvin Sly - photo

When he was twenty-two years old, he married Mary Bassett at Manchester, New York. A year later they had a son Neamiah, eight months later his mother died and one month later little Neamiah died. James married to Margriet Jane Fuller at Granthim, Canada, September 1, 1831. James was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mar 9, 1844 in Nauvoo three months before the Prophet Joseph Smith was murdered. 1844, April 27, On this day a branch of the church consisting of nine members was organized in Lewiston, Niagrar Co., New York by Elder Walter N. Nurd; Elder John Small chosen President of the Branch and James C. Sly, Clerk. (Times & Seasons 5568)
In the beginning of 1846, James C. Sly emigrated to Nauvoo, Illinois and moved west with the Church, that year in the General Exodus of the Saints from Illinois.