Neverwinter Nights used to teach Journalism

pritchke · 03-13-2006, 04:46 PM

Cool! If I had my time back I would take Journalism.

http://wham.canoe.ca/news/2006/03/08/1478967-ap.html

[ 03-13-2006, 04:47 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Stratos · 03-13-2006, 05:08 PM

Have they made a journalist mod?

pritchke · 03-13-2006, 05:20 PM

Yes, to teach Journalism.

[ 03-13-2006, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

robertthebard · 03-13-2006, 08:00 PM

They evidently didn't research the toolset very well. If they couldn't put a few town people around the scene of the accident.

Bithron · 03-14-2006, 12:45 AM

So, where could I download this mod IF it's downloadable?

Legolas · 03-14-2006, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by robertthebard:
They evidently didn't research the toolset very well. If they couldn't put a few town people around the scene of the accident.

That was my first thought too, and clearly, their 'bug' was a simple issue of hostile factions which is not at all difficult to resolve.

However, getting an actual crowd to do what you want them to without bumping into eachother, getting stuck, forgetting their instructions, slowing the server and looking like they are more than a dozen lost individuals can be very tricky.

robertthebard · 03-14-2006, 10:57 AM

I think that depends on how you implement the crowd. You can have them all standing around staring, with a minor script to return to staring after a dialog. The thing is, with the lack of knowledge about the toolset being displayed, it's no wonder they couldn't figure it out. I wonder if I should offer to fix it for them. I'm not an expert in it, but I think I could build a module for that pretty easy.

pritchke · 03-14-2006, 12:54 PM

I noticed that too there problem seems simple, but yet they manage to construct more complex dialogues/reactions based on the students responses, and implementing and creating modern day textures clothing, even a train wreck how they could not figure out the later is beyond me. I guess it is one of those simple things they just could not figure out, one of those things that we kick ourselves for after someone tells us because the answer is so easy, I have been there before. However the main point of the article is that the toolset has practical applications other than what we normally use it for, gaming. They use it to teach journalist to gather information without pissing people off so the big thing here is that.

[ 03-14-2006, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

robertthebard · 03-14-2006, 04:35 PM

It's been used for other educational purposes as well. I can't find the info now, might have been at Bioware, but some schools in Canada were using it for government type classes I believe.

SpiritWarrior · 03-15-2006, 06:28 PM

lol, I love how they called a simple thing like the NPC's being hostile to players "a bug", setting aside any blame on them and pushing it on the game just because they couldn't figure out how to modify behaviour or factions.

03-13-2006, 05:08 PM	#2
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Have they made a journalist mod? __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

03-13-2006, 08:00 PM	#4
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	They evidently didn't research the toolset very well. If they couldn't put a few town people around the scene of the accident. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

03-14-2006, 12:45 AM	#5
Bithron Baaz Draconian Join Date: May 2, 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 789	So, where could I download this mod IF it's downloadable? __________________ Let it not be said that it was done out of pride

03-14-2006, 10:57 AM	#7
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	I think that depends on how you implement the crowd. You can have them all standing around staring, with a minor script to return to staring after a dialog. The thing is, with the lack of knowledge about the toolset being displayed, it's no wonder they couldn't figure it out. I wonder if I should offer to fix it for them. I'm not an expert in it, but I think I could build a module for that pretty easy. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

03-14-2006, 04:35 PM	#9
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	It's been used for other educational purposes as well. I can't find the info now, might have been at Bioware, but some schools in Canada were using it for government type classes I believe. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

03-13-2006, 04:46 PM	#1
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	Cool! If I had my time back I would take Journalism. http://wham.canoe.ca/news/2006/03/08/1478967-ap.html [ 03-13-2006, 04:47 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-13-2006, 05:20 PM	#3
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	Yes, to teach Journalism. [ 03-13-2006, 05:21 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-14-2006, 12:54 PM	#8
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	I noticed that too there problem seems simple, but yet they manage to construct more complex dialogues/reactions based on the students responses, and implementing and creating modern day textures clothing, even a train wreck how they could not figure out the later is beyond me. I guess it is one of those simple things they just could not figure out, one of those things that we kick ourselves for after someone tells us because the answer is so easy, I have been there before. However the main point of the article is that the toolset has practical applications other than what we normally use it for, gaming. They use it to teach journalist to gather information without pissing people off so the big thing here is that. [ 03-14-2006, 12:55 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-15-2006, 06:28 PM	#10
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	lol, I love how they called a simple thing like the NPC's being hostile to players "a bug", setting aside any blame on them and pushing it on the game just because they couldn't figure out how to modify behaviour or factions. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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