James Gee Interview: http://www.edutopia.org/james-gee-games-learning-video
A funny Anime Music Video I just watched requires understanding to grasp the humor, however many times just hearing the information isn't enough. Yet, at the same time there is the problem of not being able to immediately use "on-demand" information. So, let's have the example and dissect it.
Funny Anime Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Lhzb2kSxs
The reason for watching the video before the "lecture" is twofold. First, it gives you some reference to make sense of my explanations; a starting point. Second, it shows you the reason for paying attention, the lack of understanding. That's motivation. Motivation and background information is important to the learning process.
While I won't go into detail about where all the video clips came from, there are several things that should be known about the clips and their contents. So, here's the short blurps to get you started.
The video clips came from two different animated shows. This means that somebody took the clips from a source, picked out a set to work with, pieced them together and in some cases actually took elements from both shows to create a single image. There are little touches here and there such as on computer screens. That's time, effort and skill that went into the technical side of this video.
All the characters are accurately portrayed. This accuracy means more depth of knowledge can improve the viewing pleasure. The title of the video fits the content of the video. Where the title makes one wonder, the video answers. It's a quality piece of work from an artistic point of view and a fan point of view. The timing, content and tone of the music and video fit together very well.
The subtitles are a part of the job, not part of the original video clips. That's the scenario to set up the video. Why would two of the most destructive and skilled characters from these two anime fight? One set are bounty hunters, and the guy in red, Vash the Stampede, has a giant bounty on him.
The cat shows up in just about every episode, if not every episode, of Trigun, one of the two anime used to make this AMV. Where it shows up doesn't always make sense. For more such information, you can do some research on the shows or ask questions.
The chase and fight between Vash and Spike is very accurate. Chase scenes are common in both anime and usually have corresponding destruction such as the cars. When the fight starts, Vash is shown to become serious by putting on the orange glasses, as he usually does. Then of course comes the massive destruction during the fight and the ending, both being accurate to the characters and shows.
Now watch the video again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1Lhzb2kSxs
This time the video should be more interesting and amusing. If it didn't seem better, and you're not somebody who already understood the stuff I shared, try watching it while looking for just one thing like how well the music and video work together or the communication of the storyline. Why and how is this? Understanding the quality, content and other information is a big part of how well we "get" it. The interesting part of the example is how this works.
First is having watched the video. As stated this helps by giving some reference and providing a reason to pay attention. Without watching the video the explanations really don't make much sense.
Second, I left room for you to do something. That's participatory learning. By giving directions to start looking and good resources that give you the answers, I gave you what you needed for guided exploration of the topic. This is important to get people actively thinking, rather than passively consuming.
Third, you repeat the first step with an eye for the difference. Here's the positive reinforcement. In game design it is feedback. In education it is a grade. In both cases it could be thought of as a reward, but it's dealt with in different ways. In this case the results are important as communication and conformation, not as a end unto itself.
Fourth, if you didn't "get" it there is a way to go back and try again. Rather than just starting off with the easiest form and increasing, there is an initial attempt without help, a reflection and assistance time, another attempt that shows the results and then more assistance if it is needed. With all the possibilities of how people understand concepts and do things, it's merely a question of what you need to get to the goal, not whether you are good or bad at it. That happens AFTER learning.
Oh, and just for fun, here's a couple more AMVs. The first has no connection with the anime except being a scene from it. Personally, I refuse to watch that Anime it's from do to content. The second is WAY better if you've watched the anime Azumangadaioh, which it comes from. It's a pun on the little girl's name, Chiyo.
No guts, no glory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIjlFtcIsgI
The good chihuahua: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9NbHXaTY4A
Have fun, spread the word and tell me what you think,
Igen Oukan
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