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* The movie quality
* Relation to book

This review is on the movie Ender's Game. The movie begins with an invasion with an insect alien race who was stopped by the bravery of one commander. It was only a matter of time before the aliens returned to finish the job so they searched for child geniuses to combat the threat that would occur. One boy far stood out among his piers in tactical genius and caught the attention of military officers. He is later put in command of the fleet to save the human race.

The Movie Quality

The way the movie was designed for animations and modelling was well done. The acting between Harrison Ford and Butterfield was so superb that any acting done by other cast members was over-shadowed by their acting. The way they implemented the school through the amazing hogwarts approach was seen differently in this movie. The lighting of the movie was on target it was no flashing enough to give people.  Over-all the movie captivates those who love the movie based upon how close it is to the book.

Relation to the Book

"Ender's Game" is very faithful to the source material, and it's a treat to see it come to life." http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/11/01/Movie-review-Ender-s-Game said. The movie based upon hearing from my friends is really close to the books. However to really make the movie work, some aspects of the book were modified or left out when they were taken into the movie. Thus the directors captivated the audience who enjoyed the book that was written 30 years ago.

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Battlefield 4

* Terrible Single-Player
* Amazing Multi-player

Battlefield 4 is a high-definition game produced by DICE. The primary focus of this game when it was designed was on its multiplayer aspect not the single-player aspect. With the next generation of games and consoles coming out, producers are having to rethink the possibilities their games can do. Dice produced Battlefield 4 to focus on the best tactical multiplayer experience you could even imagine.

Single-Player

With the focus on multiplayer, the experience of single-player was cut-down. "It seems like every situation you encounter has a decided 'I saw that in a cheesy  80's movie' feel and its attempts to have you feel some sort of emotion the game makes you feeling nothing at all," Canadianboarder said. The campaign takes only 5 hours long but their real focus is on the multi-player not the single-player.

MultiPlayer

In the multi-player of Battlefield 4, the experience blows you away. The reason why the experience is amazing is because Battlefield 4 uses 'levolution maps. "Charging forward with their 'levolution gimmick we get massive scale maps that are destructible in ways we've yet to see on any Battlefield multiplayer to date." Canadianboarder said.

Walk 4 Honduras: News Report

Nathan Jorgensen

10/22/2013

Josh Watson

Walk 4 Honduras

·         In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras

·         Fund-raising for the reconstruction of Honduras is underway

·         People of Honduras are grateful

Oklahoma Christian University students, faculty, families, and others participate in a fund-raising event called Walk 4 Honduras. Walk 4 Honduras is designed to get funding to build new water wells in Honduras for the reconstruction of Honduras. Walk 4 Honduras is to commence on October 26, 2013 at 6 pm where everyone will be walking to show their support and love for the people of Honduras.

The Situation in Honduras

In 1998, Hurricane Mitch formed over the Atlantic and hit South America and devastated Honduras. Out of all the countries affected by Hurricane Mitch, Honduras was affected the most. Honduras was and still is a poor country that was afflicted by the damages caused by Hurricane Mitch. Hurricane Mitch buried many towns in mudslides and floods and caused $58 million in damages. However, the biggest issue of Hurricane Mitch was not in the damages caused by the floods and mudslides, but that it contaminated 75% of the countries drinking water. In areas that rural committees have not been rebuilt, waterborne illnesses such as cholera and malaria run rampant amongst the population. An effort of reconstruction by creating water wells in Honduras is underway to bring back drinkable water to the people of Honduras. Non-profit organizations have formed to combat the countries crisis for water. Walk 4 Honduras sponsored on OC’s campus is such an organization.

Walk 4 Honduras

Walk 4 Honduras is a fund-raising event that is meant to raise money for building new Water Wells in Honduras. OC students sponsor the event on campus at the cost of $15 for students, $25 for individuals, $75 for families. All money that is made is taken and given to engineers to construct wishing wells in Honduras so that the people have clean water to drink. The people will walk a distance in support for the people of Honduras. “We show our love and support as we Walk 4 Honduras,” Nathan Roberson said. By participating in the Walk 4 Honduras people show that they care about their situation and are doing their best to help them out. “By everyone contributing we are capable of helping those less fortunate then ourselves,” Seth Cartwright said. Through fund-raising events from non-profit organizations, Hondurans have been receiving fresh drinkable water that is safe to drink.

The Effects of Hondurans Receiving Water

More than 11,000 rural residents of Honduras now have adequate clean drinking water. With the help of non-profit organizations like Walk 4 Honduras, the people of Honduras are starting to be able to avoid contracting waterborne ill-nesses such as malaria and cholera through the construction of new water wells. Many people from Honduras are now enjoying non-contaminated water brought to them through non-profit organizations and are very happy for the support that they have received. Though a dreadful disaster the relief being received from non-profit organizations is becoming benefactor and is much appreciated by the people Hondurans. “We thank you for providing us with fresh clean drinking water,” a Honduran child said. Through the effects of these organizations they truly make a world a better place to live in.

Photo by Infosurhoy.com

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* Methodology improves effectiveness.

* The method in which the actors are filmed improved the experience.

* The experience communicated the message.

Beyond: Two Souls, is a game created by David Cage. David Cage was inspired to create to create Beyond: Two Souls when his good friend died. “It’s really a shocking experience. It was so sudden, unfair and cruel and incredible, and I’ve never been a religious guy, (don’t really believe in god) but I needed to find some meaning to this experience,” David Cage said. The way David Cage created this game was necessary to communicate the message.

Method

Beyond: Two Souls comprises of a motion process where two actors were filmed just acting out the script designed for the game. They usually capture their faces in order to see the body language of each and every emotion that is portrayed in order to improve the quality of the game. I believe this method would improve the effectiveness of the production of the game..

Effectiveness

Beyond: Two Souls the effectiveness of capturing the entire acting performance with the 70+ cameras. “You can shoot everything at the same time… where the actor is free to move around. We captured body, face and voice at the same time,” David Cage said. I believe that this method was necessary to give the user the experience they needed to convey the message of the game.

Experience

Beyond: Two Souls the experience of the game is amplified through the level of detail and acting within the game. The level of detail that was put into the production of the game definitely improved the experience of the users and was necessary to communicate the message David Page was trying to portray. To see the experience go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M48SZn83sPY.