Monday, October 23, 2006

Questions

Interviewee :

interview date:

Questions
Why Violence?

1.What is the definition of "violence"?
2.Why people do like to watch media involved with violence?
3.How visuals affectable to people?
4.Why are the violent games more addictive?
5.Do you think games are rated properly in accordance with psychological aspect?
6.Is there any relations between profitivity of game company and intensity of their game?
7.Does violece affect differently by age?
8.Why do you think violence in game or media become more intense?
9.How does the violence in media or game have psychological impact? comparing to the past
10.What percentage of crime was related to violence in game or media at that time?
11.Do you think crimes which mimic the game will be increased?
12.What is more affectable between media violence and violent game?

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

EXPLORING THE GENRE Project 3

How are interview structured?
-detailed, specific and professional from generals
Sub-topic, name and bio of interviewee in 1st paragraph; form paragraphs around logical groups of questions; critical evaluation at the end.

Who is getting new information?
-Writer and readers
See comments below.

HOW DOES IT CONVINCE TARGET READERS THAT THE INTERVIEWEE IS A RELIABLE PROFESSIONAL SOURCE?
-introduce the interviewee's biography

What media can be used?
-e-mail, phone, camera, video camera

What is the genre called?
-interview report

HOW LONG ARE PARAGRAPHS IN THIS GENRE?
-adequate
What does "adequate" mean here? Adequate to whom, and for what?

WHAT KIND OF VOCABULARY IS EMPLOYED?
-Easy but precise
Easy for whom?

WHAT WILL THE READER DO (*not* think or learn) WITH IT AFTER READING?
-obtain new information
This means the same thing as "learn."
-contact the professionals that I contacted to solve their questions

IS THE TONE RESPECTFUL OF THE INTERVIEWEE? PRAISING? NEUTRAL? WHAT??
-subjective
NO. A subjective tone should be avoided whenever possible. Reporting on the interviewee's subjectivity is okay, though.

IS THERE EMOTIONAL CONTENT?
-Partially Yes( Bolivia case : interviewee is Bolivian)
See comments below.

ARE SOURCES OTHER THAN THE INTERVIEW USED IN THIS GENRE?
-Yes, they used previous writing.
There's no need to, but bringing in 1-2 additional sources is okay (and necessary once in a while).

How many paragraphs?
-7~8

With Joon Hahm Chang

Friday, October 06, 2006

10/6/2006

1-Come up with 2-3 possible professional audiences.

-psychologist

-game developer

2-what would they do with it?

-try to get more information related with topic

3-How do you need to change your writing for them?

-Change the vocabulary to technical words