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Dec. 4th, 2007 07:05 amYesterday was the first time I ever cited a situation from a video game in class. In past classes, I did refer to situations from Peanuts (a comic strip), The Simpsons, Family Guy (cartoons), All My Children (a TV show), etc. but never anything from a video game. (Or, at least not during class, that is.) What's even more interesting, is that my only classmates in that class are six girls and no other boys, so they're most likely not familiar with video games, let alone the one I brought up.
Anyway, during Literature yesterday, we were talking about this short story called Doctor, which is about someone who is trying in vain to save Laurel (her anorexic friend) from dying. Dr. Baker explained that in situations like this, it's up to the dying person to save him- or her-self. No one else can save her, although other individuals could try to reason with her in hopes that she'll change her decision regarding life and death.
The game I referred to was Grandia III, although I didn't state any of the character's names or the name of the village [Terrarium]. ( Read more... )
Now, even though this was the first time I referred to a video game during class, there was actually one other time when I did talk about something from a game from a teacher. Namely, during 10th grade, while we were discussing the French Revolution in history, I noticed something interesting in my textbook which looks similar to something else in the instructions booklet for Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. One day, I brought the instruction booklet in my pocket, and after the end-of-period bell for that class rang, I went right up to Mr. Gilday and showed him the two pictures. The picture in the booklet was of the golden Triforce glowing in a purple sky, and the picture in the textbook was of a triangle with an eye, which was placed above some document. He thought it was a pretty interesting coincidence.
Anyway, during Literature yesterday, we were talking about this short story called Doctor, which is about someone who is trying in vain to save Laurel (her anorexic friend) from dying. Dr. Baker explained that in situations like this, it's up to the dying person to save him- or her-self. No one else can save her, although other individuals could try to reason with her in hopes that she'll change her decision regarding life and death.
The game I referred to was Grandia III, although I didn't state any of the character's names or the name of the village [Terrarium]. ( Read more... )
Now, even though this was the first time I referred to a video game during class, there was actually one other time when I did talk about something from a game from a teacher. Namely, during 10th grade, while we were discussing the French Revolution in history, I noticed something interesting in my textbook which looks similar to something else in the instructions booklet for Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. One day, I brought the instruction booklet in my pocket, and after the end-of-period bell for that class rang, I went right up to Mr. Gilday and showed him the two pictures. The picture in the booklet was of the golden Triforce glowing in a purple sky, and the picture in the textbook was of a triangle with an eye, which was placed above some document. He thought it was a pretty interesting coincidence.