#assignment2

(Pictured above, me talking to an npc in Poptropica)

I grew up on Poptropica ever since the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book was published by Funbrain. Poptropica has been through lots of updates during my time playing it, but at its core, it's just a world with many islands you can travel to and play their respective quest.

(Original map of Poptropica)

This world was so dynamic, as not only did the islands provide an overarching quest, you would be able to chat with others with preprogrammed text, battle, and even swap clothes! You could also take the clothes of other npc as well- (clothes swapping was one of the later updates that were amazing!)

I appreciated the storytelling of each island, as it added to the ambition to save the day. I think I also really enjoyed how hard the challenges were, like Spy Island was one of the hardest ones and took me months to finish. I’d get frustrated and leave the island just so I can try my luck on another.

The game itself is just pretty too, the colors and drawings were fun and basically candy. I remember my best outfit was my leather jacket, teal Mohawk, a sword and black pants. I had made two accounts, since the original was lost as I forgot my password, but it was heartbreaking because there was no way to retrieve the password back then- you snooze you lose I guess. What also haunted me, was that the website said if your account was inactive for six months, it was automatically deleted. So its safe to say all my progress- GONE.

This was a unique game as I think that it gave you so much freedom for a child. It was clever and you can tell the details added like the emotion buttons and interactive environments gave you enough reason to care about the world you were exploring. Also, they intertwined lots of historical information, like there was an art island where you learned about famous artworks, all while learning about forensic art and restoration- on top of trying to solve an art heist!

Same Space, Different lights.

Yesterday, our group got together to carry out our work for assessment two. After borrowing two cameras and tripods from campus, we went to the painting studios to carry out the first part of our experiment. 

We found a space where we could set up, covered the general area with white paper to ensure minimal mess was made. After protecting the area, we mounted each of our three canvases, setting them up with water balloons overhead - filled with a solution of paint and water. For each canvas, our group and some honors students then threw darts at the canvas in an attempt to pop the paint balloons - which was harder than initially expected. 

Dimana kita berpijak layaknya butuh suatu bayangan. Dimana ada suara disitu timbul dengungan. Ada kalanya kita tidak bisa lepas dari bayangan lain. Begitupun yang lain, mereka saling membutuhkan dan saling ingin berhubungan.

Bukan tanpa alasan bahwa wanita itu juga butuh sambutan. Dia adalah tak lain dari contoh bayangan yang ada di sekitarku. Tak pernah memandang berbeda tak pernah merasakan diferensiasi. Diferensiasi justru yang membawa dirinya masuk jauh ke lingkaran ku dengan lingkaran manusia fana lain lainnya.

Setiap bayangan selalu meimiliki keistimewaan. Baik itu terpancar maupun dirasa. Tapi bukan itu yang ingin dicari dia. Dia hanya menunjukkan sejentik dari keistimewaan yang dimiliki dan banyak sekali noda ang ditanggalkan olehnya. Namun dia bangga

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