Gee, “Semiotic Domains: Is Playing Video Games a ‘Waste of Time’?”

A lot of people say video game is a waste of time and I totally disagree with that. Video game might not be taught in a public classroom, but certainly it help with reading, writing, interacting, and comprehension. According to Gee “People need to learn to be literate in new semiotic domains throughout their lives…” As technology are advancing so should we in a new era where we can not move forward without technology. Video games can teach human how to have fun and at the same time solving a problem that is complex in our world. Video games can be educational for examples Leap Frog. I believe that video games teach us a lot of things that we don’t know about for examples vocabulary in a game and definition of words that we don’t normally use in school. When playing with video games it is important that we use it minimal so it is not distracting away from learning and school.

Kress & Van Leeuwen, “Reading Images”

Literacy as we know it goes beyond the ability to read and write. Literacy is very complex and many people try to explore and understand the definition of literacy. The article “Reading Images” is one great example that through images it can shape the meaning of the texts. Like the saying goes picture is worth a thousand word and we could say the same to this article. The images can describe how the authors feel about a particular situation. It’s interesting to see picture without words because it make the stories more interesting. Through images it describes a scene and stories that can be told through pictures. When you create a photo album it is the same concept that the pictures tell a story about yourself and your experiences.