October 28, 2010

Week 4 EOC: Death Race Jeopardy

I really enjoyed the game, mostly because it was something new. We weren't sitting, copying definitions all class period and that, I'd say, all of us liked. We got a chance to choose our own teams, so picking of the best players was offered fairly. I noticed though, many of the answers of opposing teams were obtained by copying others'. This was not only unfair, but I also don't think those people are going to learn very much. I did work really hard on my game, and apologize for use of questions about fair use (not discussed until the next chapter). I made the mistake of using these, as I recently took the Copyright Law class where I learned all of these, and found a new love for Intellectual Property Law. However, a sour attitude from a few specific people was just not necessary. It was a distraction from the game, and made it harder for me, and if not everyone else, to enjoy and learn from the game. I thought the opportunity to earn bonus points was nice. It was a creative concept, letting us add our team’s points together, or keep our individual points separate. I earned a total of 18 bonus points in the end, which I was thrilled about. To make it even better, I even learned a few new things; a new term I happened to come across was 'misuse.' Somehow, I confused such a little big word, and was accidentally referring to it as ‘infringement’. I also learned the meaning of the term prior art, and a few various acronyms, USPTO, United States Patent and Trademark Office, FTC, Federal Trade Commission.