What I find most captivating about Club Penguin is knowing that for a brief moment you are connected to someone that can be anywhere in the world.
Last night I became friends with Penguin Crombieluv. As I analyzed who this person might be, I assumed it was a girl, aged 11 or 12 considering her user name may be based off of an Abercrombie shopper. Make sense?
We sent each other postcards about friendship, hanging out, going to the coffee shop and pizza parlor.
I bought a purple puffle (pet on the island of Club Penguin) and I named her Debber. Along with this comes the responsibility of feeding, bathing, walking, and making sure it get enough rest.
Anytime I am amongst a group of penguins I go the Club Penguin message box and send out a lot of hellos, smiley faces, etc. My daughter Devin is always reminding me not to stalk other penguins. A rude penguin will be blocked from the game.
I once again visited the nightclub where I entered the Dance Contest! My favorite! Your penguin is positioned on the dance floor - at that time you choose your ability level and begin. At the top of the screen are four arrows in opposing directions. When the music begins an arrow would rise from the bottom of the screen. When it hits one of the arrows at the top of the screen, you quickly match it with the correct arrow on your keyboard and click. Depending on how well the arrows match up, will determine if your score is perfect, great, good, almost, boo or missed. This game takes a lot of hand-eye coordination to match up the moving arrow to the stationary arrow.
Thus far I think Club Penguin is a positive experience. It really stresses respect, analytical skills, math skills, etc. More to come. . .
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In light of the current readings, what do you think of what happens on Club Pengiun? How do these kinds of activities allow kids to play with identity and a sense of themselves?
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ReplyDeletedeborahr said...
I think the activities on Club Penguin are very positive, especially for some kids that want to be involved in a social situation but still need a sense of anonymity. It's a way for them to practice different social situations in cognito and all kids love to pretend. When I am on Club Penguin, I can get a feel for kids that are aggressive, shy, friendly, etc. It's pretty cool! Club Penguin has enough security measures to keep if safe and worry free for parents. Also, because of this, as a parent, I don't feel I have to worry about negative influences, etc.