Facebook has been supporting apps on its website so that users will have more ways of meeting people. Most apps found in Facebook are for gaming purposes such as Farmville, Restaurant City, Mafia Wars, and Ninja Saga.
Like those apps, this new game developed by Ubisoft, makers of Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell, is similar to the game CSI on consoles. It's called CSI: Crime City which has the same investigative tactics on the TV shows.
The Crime Scene
All you have to do is click on cells and see if it contains evidence. Clicking on a regular cell will cost 6 energy points depleting your energy bar. There are different kinds of cells which might have blood traces, print details, or fibers. Clicking on these special cells will consume higher energy points. It will require a specific tool, which you can buy, before clicking one of these special cells. The better upgrade of the tool, the less energy it consumes. Once your energy bar is empty, you will have to wait until it refills over time. However, you can buy items for energy points. (Buying in real money, not an option for me T_T). You can also consume coffee for energy from either your friends laboratories or the tiles you clicked. Clicking on cells will also earn you experience points to "up" your level. It can also give you in-game money so you can customize your laboratory, etc. Clicking on cells will also give out pieces of memorabilia and add it to your collection. Completing the collection will unlock certain items, pretty neat!
The Laboratory
Your laboratory will contain different stations for analyzing evidence you find on the crime scene. Each evidence will go to a specific station to uncover details and continue with the plot. Analyzing will take some time and will need you to wait. However, you can upgrade the stations so you wouldn't have to wait that much and add more slots to analyze evidence. You can customize your laboratory by buying items at the store and change your wallpaper, floor, desk, etc. You can add your friends so you can visit their laboratories and get a free coffee for energy points! You can also use their stations to analyze your evidence in case your stations are full. Although this is still a beta game, the developers are on it to making this better. It still lacks customizing yourself on how you appear in-game. It is enjoyable and would suffice if you're bored and have nothing else to do. This app is worth the try and you might find yourself sitting for 2 hours just playing this game. The more friends you have playing this game, the longer is your playtime. Solving mysterious cases and following interesting storylines can be very exciting in this game.
The importance of this nativity scene is to remember what happened 2000 years ago (more or less). When Someone was born to spread the word of God, to bring peace and save us all. I hope you have your own nativity scenes at home or at the workplace.
Christmas is the time when family members reunite and broken bonds mend. It's the season to strengthen your relationship with people by spending time with them. Hope you shared your midnight Christmas meal (Noche Buena) with your loved ones.
Christmas wishes are sent to different people whether they're known or not. It's the way you share with them your feeling of happiness this holiday season. Merry Christmas to you! May your world be filled with warmth and good cheer this holy season, and throughout the year! Wish your Christmas be filled with peace and love.
1. What would you like to be 5 years from now? (hopes, aspirations, wishes...)
Interplay's Battle Chess
I have been dreaming of becoming a video game developer ever since I was introduced to computers. Video game developers are those software developers who focus in developing video games. They may specialize in a specific console like PSP, XBOX 360, Nintendo Wii, etc. The first video game that I played was 3D Battle Chess where the chess pieces look like people rather than regular chess pieces. Another game that I played during my childhood years was Spooky Castle. A 3D action-adventure game filled with puzzles set in a magical realm. When I reached my teenage years, I was introduced to the virtual life simulation game called The Sims. I watched video clips of interviews of the game developers and that made me aspire for their profession. I listened as they told their viewers how they programmed the game.
Taking the course of Computer Science made me experience programming and prepare me for tougher programming exercises. Although I still have a long way to go, taking this course is definitely a stepping stone to reach that goal.
2. If you will be a full-pledged computer programmer 5 years from now, what program would you do? and why?
As a full-pledged computer programmer, I will develop my very own video game. Video games serve as a form of entertainment for the people. It could also be for educational purposes. Whatever the case, the video game that I will develop will be for the good of the community.
Pacman, one of the ancestors in gaming industry
Video games have been evolving as the decades go by. From the plain digital table tennis game, Pong, to the real-life table tennis in Wii Sports where a person must move as if playing the actual table tennis. Video game developers have also produced popular characters like Mario, Donkey Kong, Pacman, and Pikachu. I would like to contribute to the video game industry by making my own video game and introduce new gaming styles and characters that might reach the fame of its ancestors.
3. If you are a machine, what would you be and why?
Personal computers have changed people's lives
If I were a machine, I would be a personal computer. Personal computers have been helping the human civilization in more ways than you can imagine. These amazing inventions have improved our way of life. We can now do things we never thought we could do using PCs. We can create images through computers using software. We can communicate through computers using the power of Internet. We can even play interactive games through computers thanks to the creative minds of video game developers. The thing that I would really love about being a personal computer is that I will be able to entertain users in different ways depending on how they want to be entertained.
This blog was created, initially, for the purpose of answering questions posted in Topic Assessment Questions. It has questions about Computer Ethics to be posted by our instructor. The topics are found in Computer Ethics. Me and my group are assigned to Module 8 (Privacy Issues) and Module 9 (Social Justice Issues).
However, seeing the fact that if this was to be used solely for this purpose, it would be a waste. I can see the inactivity of this blog in the future. So I decided to make this blog be about everything that happens in my life. I will try to update this blog as much as possible if I have the time.
My classmates have started their own blogs as well. Here are some of them:
