Only a few teens now feel the excitement and fun in playing word games such as Word Factory, Scrabble, and Super Text Twist.
Perhaps they feel that these games are old school and not of this generation's, that such games are part of the adults and parents' growing years and are hardly part of the "now". However, we cannot blame the technological advancements that has been (and still is) happening in our world.
These word games have been replaced by cognitive-driven
games like Tetris and Bejeweled which, too, are classic games;
nonetheless, word games are of more use when it comes to practicality since words are used in our everyday lives and are means of communicating and expressing one’s ideas and feelings. These types of games may be considered boring since they just involve words unlike games that have captivating characters and plot and/or story lines.
Teens of today must not forget that the word games came first and have been helpful in our development. Yes, games like Plants Versus Zombies, too, help in reading, learning new words and as well as in developing cognitive skills… but it doesn’t have the fun and excitement that some players get from word games. Discovering new words is something helpful since it widens our vocabulary. Learning that the words you sometimes make up are actually real words, gives you the feeling of serendipity. The time limit that is often given adds to pressure and makes the players think faster and be more imaginative in processing and thinking of possible, existing and rare words.
Post by: Ernest Benjamin D. Arbado
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I agree with you, advancement in technology has made word games less appealing to children of this generation. I also appreciate your images because they clearly support your post. I would just like to point out that I was left hanging by your ending; I think you could have clarified some of your points to come up with a better ending.
ReplyDeleteThese types of games may be considered boring since they just involve words unlike games that have captivating characters and plot and/or story lines.
This statement would be better if you remove "and/or story lines" because it denotes the same meaning to "plot".
All in all, I congratulate you for coming up with this interesting topic. Great job!
I agree. I consider myself one of a few. However, I still believe on word games' capability of equipping one's vocabulary . Congrats. God bless.
ReplyDelete"Perhaps they feel that these games are old school and not of this generation's," I think the word "feel" is not appropriate in this sentence. Perhaps you could use "think" instead of "feel."
ReplyDeleteGood job Ernest! :D
I like this blog post. I got confused, though, on parts wherein you used ",too,".
ReplyDeleteI liked the awesome pictures you used to portray the emergence of video games and its "superiority" over word games nowadays.I agree with you that video games has really made a huge impact on how today's generation view word games.
ReplyDeleteSetting aside the minors errors in your post I commend you for writing about word games. Great job! :)
I like your topic, Ernest. You were able to state your point of view well. However, some of your chosen words and punctuation marks confused me.
ReplyDeleteI like your topic, but the missing punctuation marks and misuse of "too" made me confused. Anyway, thank you for this post! :)
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ReplyDeleteThat was a great topic, Ernest! I also like that feeling of serendipity when playing word games. Tetris and other games like Final Fantasy aren't that bad though. They are as challenging as word games, and they can actually improve our cognitive skills since they teach something about strategy. They are still games, and the main purpose of games is entertainment. I played Tetris Battle on Facebook with my ten-year-old cousin as an opponent once, and I lost. Haha!
ReplyDeleteIf you're looking for a game that is as exciting as a video game and as educational as Text Twist try Bookworm Adventures. It's a really fun game wherein you fight these "library threats" through spelling out words. The longer the word, the more powerful the attack.
I enjoyed reading your post. Good job, Ernest! :)
Some sentences are confusing. However, your blog entry is very interesting and congratulations for that, Ernest! :)
ReplyDeleteI like your topic but some sentences are confusing because of the wrong use of punctuation marks. It also left me hanging on your ending. Anyway, good job!
ReplyDeleteGood choice of topic! Playing word games indeed can help us improve our vocabulary. Congratulations!
ReplyDelete"These word games have been replaced by cognitive-driven games like Tetris and Bejeweled which, too, are classic games;" I got confused with this one. Maybe you could revise it.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Ernest! The topic was good. Before, I was fond of playing Tetris Battle ,and it was fun.
Hello, Ernest. :)
ReplyDelete"Learning that the words you sometimes make up are actually real words, gives you the feeling of serendipity." I know exactly what you mean, haha! Besides the faulty punctuation marks, you did a fine job with your post. Congratulations!
As I have expected from you, you posted a blog that is connected to "gaming". Haha
ReplyDeleteNice topic, dude!
Hello Mr. Arbado!
ReplyDeleteWords games really help in widening one's vocabulary.
Just be careful in the proper usage of punctuation marks.
Congratulations! :)
I agree with you, Ernest. Educational games, specifically word games, are a reinforcing device on improving student's vocabulary knowledge.
ReplyDeleteGood Job! :)
Hi, Ernest! I like your topic. Great job!
ReplyDelete"Only a few teens now feel the excitement..."
The way you used now seems awkward. I would have written it this way, "Today, only a few teens feel the excitement..."
"...generation's, that such games..."
The comma is unnecessary.
"...skills… but it doesn’t have the fun..."
You could have used a comma instead of ellipsis.
Hope children of today's generation will know the importance of these word games...
ReplyDeleteThis is a simple yet a very good topic, Ernest. Good job! :)
Ernie I like your topic :D
ReplyDeleteI used to love Text Twist back in the day. My dad and I would fight for the higher score. Great job!
:D
Anna's comment:
ReplyDelete"Nice blog post. I totally agree with it!"
Nice topic. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading this entry. Job well done, Ernest. :)
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