#module 4

[hellobeccabetty]

Dr. P Check-in Post Module 4 part 2

I’ve been thinking again about the links between Play and academic Risk-Taking with the added elements of how a “sense of belonging” that explores the interplay of community and identity are so related to what we’ve been reading about play. Here is a snippet of what I’ve written about it

Play involves elements of risk and the ability to imagine possible outcomes (a key point in Dr. Mando’s talk and article). The biggest idea play can contribute to further the theory of academic risk-taking is that play tells us to try again. The scholarship of risk-taking recognizes that there isn’t always an opportunity in our education for students to try again so sometimes, they don’t try at all as the risk of a poor grade or worse is too heavy. So, building the link between failure in play that sees “success (and failure) is a collective interdependent achievement” and as an iterative learning process can help situate the bond between play and grad learning with the recognition that building a sense of belonging is not only a metric of individual success, but also of the community and culture of grad learning (Steinkuehler and Tsaasan 187).

[yanni-thinks]

Module 4: ME, MYSELF, AND I: BODY IMAGE, RITES OF PASSAGE, AND GENDER AND SEXUALITY ISSUES

[3/20/23] and [3/29/23]

Body Image

Wow, this module is packed. Won’t deny that the readings are not that lengthy either. We started this module with body image. The physical self. I sometimes subscribe to the idea that the current state of the body gives a hint on how they’re truly feeling inside as of that time frame. Look at me, a month into f2f classes and I’ve lost 10 pounds. Must be the healthy living in the surroundings of the mountain and sea or the empty wallet huhu . We talked about the ‘ideal’ body and beauty standards, especially in the context of the Philippines. As a 5’3, slightly chubby, brown Filipino man, I don’t particularly become the first image that comes to mind for the beauty standards but I’ve come to realize accept that about me and not liking this body is going to lead to a lot of problems in the future. 

We also shared our insecurities during class and it made me realize that I don’t really care about my height as much as I used to back in high school. That’s pretty cool character development, I suppose.

In the end, we must achieve the perfect human physique below

Rites of passage

Hehe, tuli. Just kidding lol now to get back on track. I’ve noticed that ights of passage, while being gendered for the most part with the circumsions and debuts, really makes you feel like you’ve overcome a milestone. It’s interesting to have a shared human milestone to signify you’ve made it at that point in your life, makes it cooler to be a part of a society, I suppose.  If I were to correlate a right of passage here in UP, it has to be getting your first failing LE. Will never forget my Math 18. It’s kind of a milestone to make you realize that you’re in the university now and it’s up to you on how to pick yourself up from said failure.

Gender and Sexuality

We spent the whole class talking about the SOGIE. Very interesting stuff, I am already aware of the more famous aspects of SOGIE but it was helpful to be more informed about how other people around me would identify themselves. I did not even know of Omni-romantic/sexual being a thing.

Noticed that this blog post will most likely be up by June. Happy Pride Month to those who celebrate it. I’m happy you exist as you, proud of you. <3

[delilahcoe]

Images 1, 2, 3, and 4 are examples of rhythm within a publication, which were from a magazine. As you can see below each page is layed out purposefully with the images orderly on the page according to the rhythm of the segment, which reminded me of the Bauhaus video. The images and texts flow together because they are in similar spots on their corresponding page.

Image 5 is an example of typography hierarchy. As you can read in the sentence “brush up on your sun protection smarts” each word is assigned s specific typeface, color, and line weight. This help guides the viewer on which words are more impronat in the sentence. Because the word “sun” is the largest and is colorful we know that that is the main focus and importance of the sentence.

Image 6 has an example of an ascender which is the letter “K”.

Image 7 is an example of a descender which is the letter “Y”.

Image 8 is an example of a counter which is the letter “a”.

Image 9 is an example of a crossbar which is the letter “e”.

In image 10 the font used in the word “contents” has a large x-height as the ascemders are short and match up with the top of the other letters.

In image 11 the font used for the words “help yourself” are an example of a small x-height because the ascenders on the letters are larger, making the letters more different in height.

Image 12 is a piece of design which I thought appeared to be “Modernist ''.  What I think makes the design “Modernist” is the numbers which are color blocked in different bright colors. Below the exaggerated numbers is a bold font which encourages the “Modernist” vibe.

Image 13 is an example of a font which is being used to connotate something more than just the text typed. The text reads “Hawaiian Tropic” but the word “Hawaiian” appears to be in a stereotypical hawaii font, and the word “tropic” uses a palm tree to signify the “T”. This typeface is encouraging the buyer and viewer to feel something good (like being on a beach or somewhere tropical” when reading the brand name.

[lonestarflight]

"Dramatic view of the launch of Apollo 4, the first full-up test of the awesome Saturn V, 7:00:01 a.m. (EST), Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center."

Date: November 9, 1967

NAR-Rocketdyne photo no. VEH690

[emaadsidiki]

Skylab4🛰️ Space Station🪐 Command Module🛸 NASM

[thegreatyin]

hey chat what does my taste in max level arknights characters say about me

[martian-astro10]

Me while studying neuropsychology:

I CAN'T 😭😭, WHAT ARE THESE NAMES

[sexhaver]

lmfao it turns out Firmament used AI tools to modulate human voiceovers and muss up some textures and now kickstarter backers are malding and asking for their money back. and news outlets are treating those requests like they aren't ridiculous

[simsmedievally]

At the recreation center, Elyas bumped into a childhood friend, Stacius Harris. They were inseparable as children, but as teenagers, having to transition into the harsh world of adulthood, they had lost contact. Elyas had met Sarah, and knowing he had to do what was expected of him he married her. But he felt he needed to tell her that he... didn't experience romantic feelings for her that way.

There was only one person he'd ever felt that way for. And seeing him again, all those childhood feelings came rushing back to him. Sarah said she would be for him no matter what, even when he told her that he preferred men, so he knew she wouldn't fault him for this.

But he couldn't help but feel the guilt weighing on him. Not only was he betraying Sarah, who he loved like a best friend, but he was taught these feelings were wrong. A moral failing. He could suffer serious consequences were he to act on them, even if Sarah accepted him despite it.

To put it simply, he was in a bind.

[0wldn0]

Updated some of my ocs' Artfight icons!! I'm WLDN on there too! 🫶

[jrueships]

guess whos not going in at all this week, actually

[hellobeccabetty]

Dr P Check-in Post Part 1 - CH7/20 Failure + Collaboration #writ671

CH7 and 20 both emphasize the importance of community (and collaboration) in shaping feedback systems and in turn, building expertise. I think this may be a component that has been missing in other discussions of failure/risk-taking (ie community empathy). CH 20 in particular has made me rethink some of my attitudes towards instruction/play that encourages vulnerability as something that isn’t handed down from the top but is built through mutual gameplay. This seems like a (necessary) complication to theories of failure that is harder to translate to a classroom setting – any thoughts/tips?

[mentatss]

partners in crime

[lonestarflight]

"Apollo 10 rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Complex 39B. This mission launched on May 18, 1969. The crew of Tom Stafford, Gene Cernan and John Young flew the 'dress rehearsal' for the first human landing on the Moon."

Date: March 10, 1969

NASA ID: 69PC-0109

[kara-knuckles]

More thoughts about Ines's costume

…or rather what it may tell us about Hoederer's.

I think it is a pretty safe assumption that their skins will be matched ala Steward/Adnachiel. Obviously, Hoederer behind Ines has his base outfit, but I wonder if we can get some hints about what the new one may look like elsewhere.

I think, both of their costumes are connected to the Feranmut from episode 13 (I'm not spoiling myself on episode 14, so it is based purely on what we learned in 13). You can see its skeleton in the sky, and the costume description mentions things "reappearing in the past".

I can picture three ways for a potential Hoederer skin.

First, it is based on someone's armor from the past (maybe from Ulsulah's legend). One bonus point for this theory is the fact that the next iteration of IS will show us Kazdel's past, so the weapons/armor (or its previous wielder) might be familiar to the player by the time we get the skin.

Second, Hoederer is interested in Kazdel's history and now he has access to what is basically a living library, so maybe his skin will be more scribe-like. This would also create a nice contrast with Ines's knight.

Third (and mostly self-indulged on my part), maybe he will be appointed as a representative to deal with Laterano, so his costume will be something more suitable for a diplomat. Even before chapter 13 I headcanoned that Hoederer and Mostima would be pretty chill with each other, so I was pleasantly surprised when I was actually given a canon excuse to make them interact. A video shown during the 5th anniversary stream hinted that we will get more Sarkaz/Sankta content in the future, so maybe Hoederer will be attached to this storyline after Victoria.

Finally, some speculations about his animations. I really want his "spirit animal" to be the Feranmut. Whether it will be a mini skeleton or just bone parts, it will be neat. I think it is best to keep it a skeleton, but hint at its true form during the idle animations (and it can materialize the leaves from Ines's skin while it is at it, I fully expect this one to get a call back).

[readingwriter92]

I'm doing that which I never thought I'd do again...I'm crawling back to Pycharm. The pandas are forcing my hand but I will be complaining about this