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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
February 17 2010 01:34 GMT
#1
I need to take a writing class to graduate and I was looking over the list of classes offered and I found this:

"Richard Colby
Sections 34, 48, and 58
This section of WRIT 1133 is devoted to the MMORPG World of Warcraft. While immersing yourself in the game, you will conduct qualitative, quantitative, and text-based research on the World of Warcraft community and gameplay in order to craft documents that will effectively meet the rhetorical needs for that community. This will be an academically rigorous writing course that will involve learning through play, analysis, and research of the game. You will be expected to play/subscribe to the game during this course, so you need to have access to a laptop that can run the game for in-class work."

One of the sections fits in with my schedule... I'm seriously considering this because it will be really easy right? I've only ever played WoW on the 10 day trial where you are limited to level 20 but I really enjoyed leveling up and doing quests n' stuff. I will have to spend like $40 on the subscription though but I can count that as a book fee basically.

SanguineToss
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada815 Posts
February 17 2010 01:40 GMT
#2
Why not? sounds interesting id take it
rA.BreeZe
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada56 Posts
February 17 2010 01:40 GMT
#3
http://writ1133.richardcolby.net/node/2

doesn't seem too easy to me.
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
February 17 2010 01:42 GMT
#4
pretty sure there would be easier writing classes you can take
blabberrrrr
Achromic
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
773 Posts
February 17 2010 01:42 GMT
#5
Damn, sounds a bit difficult but fun at the same time! Take it!
Blah
meaculpa
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States119 Posts
February 17 2010 01:45 GMT
#6
It's like a class that requires you to use cocaine so you can write about it.
Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.
Myrmidon
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
February 17 2010 01:46 GMT
#7
I've never taken one personally, but I'd imagine these specialty topics courses (other examples are Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc.) usually are filled with hardcore fans that know a lot more than you to begin with. So you're at a disadvantage going in. Plus they probably assign a lot of work so that they can be taken seriously by the department.

Sounds like a bad idea to me, but if you're up for it, by any means go ahead.
Oracle
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada411 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-17 01:49:17
February 17 2010 01:49 GMT
#8
The writing level used in some of the examples seems very... subpar for university level
at least for me

for example http://www.richardcolby.net/files/AthletesandVideogames.pdf
(and keep in mind these are highlights)

Id say go for it
Ack1027
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States7873 Posts
February 17 2010 01:59 GMT
#9
Sounds good in theory but if you aren't prepared for a huge faggot of a teacher, you should probably not gamble.

I mean really? How old must he be and he's decided to teach a course on WoW? Your chances don't look too good.

I mean of course I could be wrong, but just like any other class you should try to find previous students or teacher ratings.
Xxio
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada5565 Posts
February 17 2010 02:02 GMT
#10
fucking do it
you will have so much fun, there's a lot of cool stuff that goes down in WoW worth writing about, I guarantee you won't be lacking material
KTY
Kwidowmaker
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Canada978 Posts
February 17 2010 02:17 GMT
#11
On February 17 2010 10:49 Koltz wrote:
The writing level used in some of the examples seems very... subpar for university level
at least for me

for example http://www.richardcolby.net/files/AthletesandVideogames.pdf
(and keep in mind these are highlights)

Id say go for it


To say the least. I read a bit of "Leveling Zones" and the introduction was these retards talking about why they took the class. It only went downhill from there as the authors decided to tell the tale of how they started in WoW
Kk.
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 17 2010 02:21 GMT
#12
recommend SC to them, and they'll change their course.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11562 Posts
February 17 2010 02:21 GMT
#13
On February 17 2010 10:59 Ack1027 wrote:
Sounds good in theory but if you aren't prepared for a huge faggot of a teacher, you should probably not gamble.

I mean really? How old must he be and he's decided to teach a course on WoW? Your chances don't look too good.

I mean of course I could be wrong, but just like any other class you should try to find previous students or teacher ratings.


heed Ack's words
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
GreEny K
Profile Joined February 2008
Germany7312 Posts
February 17 2010 03:01 GMT
#14
lol, sure take it, why not? just be aware that your classmates will not know how to communicate outside of the cyber realm.
Why would you ever choose failure, when success is an option.
numLoCK
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada1416 Posts
February 17 2010 03:20 GMT
#15
Dooo it.
You could just drop it if the class turns out to be horrible, and it could turn out to be really interesting.
Sauron
Profile Joined November 2008
Romania169 Posts
February 17 2010 03:24 GMT
#16
On February 17 2010 11:21 YPang wrote:
recommend SC to them, and they'll change their course.


Soothsayer
QuakerOats
Profile Joined April 2009
United States1024 Posts
February 17 2010 03:31 GMT
#17
On February 17 2010 11:17 Kwidowmaker wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 17 2010 10:49 Koltz wrote:
The writing level used in some of the examples seems very... subpar for university level
at least for me

for example http://www.richardcolby.net/files/AthletesandVideogames.pdf
(and keep in mind these are highlights)

Id say go for it


To say the least. I read a bit of "Leveling Zones" and the introduction was these retards talking about why they took the class. It only went downhill from there as the authors decided to tell the tale of how they started in WoW


Hahahaha yeah. Next time I have trouble starting an essay I'll look at these brilliant examples for some ideas.

"I have often heard people refer to those who play video games as nerds and losers. Many have said that they should get a life and that video games rot your brain and make you fat."

"We are freshman at the University of Denver. As freshman, we have writing requirements. For our last quarter of freshman year we are required to take a writing and research class."

"I am a freshman at the University of Denver and am enrolled in a writing and research class based off of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft (WoW). In this class we research themes, topics, questions, etc, relating to WoW. Personally, I have only been playing WoW since the start of the class nine weeks ago, and most of my play time has been devoted to making new characters and researching classes, so I am still a big noob."
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
February 17 2010 03:37 GMT
#18
On February 17 2010 11:21 YPang wrote:
recommend SC to them, and they'll change their course.


lol I wish there was a class based on sc. I'd teach that ez.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9107 Posts
February 17 2010 03:38 GMT
#19
On February 17 2010 10:40 rA.BreeZe wrote:
http://writ1133.richardcolby.net/node/2

doesn't seem too easy to me.


Nice job finding that Peter. Looking at that has me a bit wary, I probably won't know nearly as much about WoW as most people entering the class and my other classes won't allow me a ton of time to level to 70 and learn all the intricacies of the games.

ahh it's a tough choice.
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17055 Posts
February 17 2010 03:45 GMT
#20
On February 17 2010 10:40 rA.BreeZe wrote:
http://writ1133.richardcolby.net/node/2

doesn't seem too easy to me.


The paper here:

http://www.richardcolby.net/files/EffectsofWoWonGPA.pdf

Misuses statistics soooo much.

SO MUCH.

It was painful to read.
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