College-age "tag"
prism7513
I saw this in our local paper and thought it was very interesting:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/12_07-11/REG
It's an article about several college campuses where students are
forming large groups for playing a "Zombies vs. Humans" game, using
foam dart guns.
Most of the students are for the game and those who play feel part of
a team or family, of course. But as usual, there's also criticism from
those who deem it as dangerous or inappropriate. I thought this part
near the end was pretty telling:
"Ultimately, there's something poignant about Humans vs. Zombies. When
asked to explain the appeal of the game, players talk about the
friends they've made. The game bridges divides between men and women,
seniors and freshmen, computer scientists and poets.
And on a campus where students refer to each other as "kids," Humans
vs. Zombies is a chance to bring back a childhood that some never even
got to experience. Growing up with structured activities, safe
playgrounds and schools that ban dodgeball, they didn't get the primal
appeal of the chase out of their system.
"My mom didn't let (toy) guns in the house, and I didn't get TV till I
was 18," Modine said. "This is just me catching up." "
Deb
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/12_07-11/REG
It's an article about several college campuses where students are
forming large groups for playing a "Zombies vs. Humans" game, using
foam dart guns.
Most of the students are for the game and those who play feel part of
a team or family, of course. But as usual, there's also criticism from
those who deem it as dangerous or inappropriate. I thought this part
near the end was pretty telling:
"Ultimately, there's something poignant about Humans vs. Zombies. When
asked to explain the appeal of the game, players talk about the
friends they've made. The game bridges divides between men and women,
seniors and freshmen, computer scientists and poets.
And on a campus where students refer to each other as "kids," Humans
vs. Zombies is a chance to bring back a childhood that some never even
got to experience. Growing up with structured activities, safe
playgrounds and schools that ban dodgeball, they didn't get the primal
appeal of the chase out of their system.
"My mom didn't let (toy) guns in the house, and I didn't get TV till I
was 18," Modine said. "This is just me catching up." "
Deb
Sandra Dodd
That's wonderful. I put it here:
http://unschooling.blogspot.com
If my kids went to college, they would already have gotten to play
games like that. Kirby ran two "killer" games that involved the
whole town (with some rules about people being on the clock at work
or in classes), and I "car-bombed" the assistant DA (with box tape
and a note on the edge of his car door), and I was felled by a star
trek phaser (one of those that shoots little discs) in a store. Our
house was "burned down" by crepe paper streamers (photos are here)
http://sandradodd.blogspot.com/2006/10/largescale-games.html
Sandra
http://unschooling.blogspot.com
If my kids went to college, they would already have gotten to play
games like that. Kirby ran two "killer" games that involved the
whole town (with some rules about people being on the clock at work
or in classes), and I "car-bombed" the assistant DA (with box tape
and a note on the edge of his car door), and I was felled by a star
trek phaser (one of those that shoots little discs) in a store. Our
house was "burned down" by crepe paper streamers (photos are here)
http://sandradodd.blogspot.com/2006/10/largescale-games.html
Sandra
Laura Beaudin
Speaking of large-scale games,
If you want to have lots of (wet) fun at a national level, go to
Ecuador during the "carnival" in late January/early February where
they have a national-scale water fight. Anyone, anywhere (except for
in the city of Ambato) is fair-game. It's not just water balloons
that go flying, there is flower, toothpaste and a lot more...so
beware! I as there as an exchange student and never had so much fun in my life!
Beware if travelling to Cuenca though...foreigners score "high
points"...hit an Ecuadorian male..1 point Ecuadorian female...2
points gringo...10 points.
<http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/allisonandjeff/trip_2005/1107903720/mvi_1016.avi/tpod.html>http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/allisonandjeff/trip_2005/1107903720/mvi_1016.avi/tpod.html
http://www.exploringecuador.com/en_ar_carnival.htm
Laura
At 10:25 AM 15/12/2008, you wrote:
Practical Homeschooling: http://www.practical-homeschooling.org
Works in Progress: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Laura.Beaudin
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
If you want to have lots of (wet) fun at a national level, go to
Ecuador during the "carnival" in late January/early February where
they have a national-scale water fight. Anyone, anywhere (except for
in the city of Ambato) is fair-game. It's not just water balloons
that go flying, there is flower, toothpaste and a lot more...so
beware! I as there as an exchange student and never had so much fun in my life!
Beware if travelling to Cuenca though...foreigners score "high
points"...hit an Ecuadorian male..1 point Ecuadorian female...2
points gringo...10 points.
<http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/allisonandjeff/trip_2005/1107903720/mvi_1016.avi/tpod.html>http://www.travelpod.com/travel-photo/allisonandjeff/trip_2005/1107903720/mvi_1016.avi/tpod.html
http://www.exploringecuador.com/en_ar_carnival.htm
Laura
At 10:25 AM 15/12/2008, you wrote:
>That's wonderful. I put it here:Don't let school interfere with your education!" --Mark Twain
><http://unschooling.blogspot.com>http://unschooling.blogspot.com
>
>If my kids went to college, they would already have gotten to play
>games like that. Kirby ran two "killer" games that involved the
>whole town (with some rules about people being on the clock at work
>or in classes)
Practical Homeschooling: http://www.practical-homeschooling.org
Works in Progress: http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Laura.Beaudin
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
prism7513
Kirby ran two "killer" games that involved the
neighbor kids, who are a few years older than all mine, have had
friends over in the summer and they'll run between their yard and the
neighbor's yard between our houses, and then through out yard on to
the playground, with those large squirt guns in their arms. We'll
catch one of them sneaking through the woods waiting for the others,
or they'll ask us if we've seen their comrades, and I often wish I
could join in. Thanks for the story and link!
Deb
> whole town (with some rules about people being on the clock at workThat is super cool! I want to do that when my kids get older! The
> or in classes), and I "car-bombed" the assistant DA (with box tape
> and a note on the edge of his car door), and I was felled by a star
> trek phaser (one of those that shoots little discs) in a store. Our
> house was "burned down" by crepe paper streamers (photos are here)
> http://sandradodd.blogspot.com/2006/10/largescale-games.html
neighbor kids, who are a few years older than all mine, have had
friends over in the summer and they'll run between their yard and the
neighbor's yard between our houses, and then through out yard on to
the playground, with those large squirt guns in their arms. We'll
catch one of them sneaking through the woods waiting for the others,
or they'll ask us if we've seen their comrades, and I often wish I
could join in. Thanks for the story and link!
Deb