Text Chat in English Learning

Text Chat in English Learning

       Hi, again. This is a video about some ideas of text chat. Play it and enjoy! :D

The Importance of Stories in English Learning

The Importance of Stories in English Learning 

       Hello, I'm Tina. I made this video to introduce some ideas of stories. Play it and enjoy! :)

E-yep KIDS BAR: A Helpful Website for English Learners

E-yep KIDS BAR: A Helpful Website for English Learners

       E-yep KIDS BAR is a website for kids, but I think it may be useful for English learners as well. Here I focus on its English Songs and English Stories which I mark on the Figure 1.

Figure 1: The Home Page of E-yep KIDS BAR

       Click English Songs or English Stories on the home page as Figure 1, and the website will show a list of English songs or stories as Figure 2. You can choose whichever you like to listen or read. But, the most special is that E-yep KIDS BAR displays an Adobe Flash embedded in a web page, as Figure 3.

Figure 2: The list of English Stories

Figure 3:  Adobe Flash embedded in a web page

On the web page of English Songs, flash videos display with lyrics and sounds, so learners can sing together with cute and interesting animation. On the other hand, learners can also learn more about what kinds of songs western children grow up with, some of which are translated or rewritten to Chinese as well. For example, the song did you ever see a Lassie is rewritten in Chinese as 當我們同在一起. While you are singing or viewing, you can also learn some new words, which you may not look up in the dictionary, because its image shows in the flash video.

How about the web page of English Stories? Well, it seems to have more fun, because learners can interact with the animation. Some of the flashes will ask you to do something. If you don’t know what it means, you will fail. For example, take a look at Figure 4. The flash asks you to click ALFY’s boots. The story will not develop if you don’t know what boots mean, which is a good way to learn English, isn’t it?

Figure 4: Asking

Alright, stop here. If you wanna learn more about E-yep KIDS BAR, EXPLORE IT NOW! Enjoy!

The URL of E-yep KIDS BAR: http://www.e-yep.com/index.php

Background Settings of Our Story in Second Life

Background Settings of Our Story in Second Life

       Hi, there! Today we started to build our background settings of the story in Second Life. Oh, didn’t I tell you that? Alright, what we have to do in the end of semester is to make a story video in Second Life. We already wrote the script and arranged the characters to everyone. The next step was to create the settings in Second Life. Some needed to find houses, and some did decorations. It sounded interesting, didn’t it?

       In Figure 1, we gathered at Beautiful Beach again. Haha! But, it is our video photograph, where the cast of the story are. Oh, by the way, I got a free Chinese dressing of the Qing dynasty from the online shop. Cool, uh? Evelyn did the same thing. You guys can see us in Figure 2. We were so fantasy!

Figure 1: The Cast

Figure 2: Evelyn and I Wearing Chinese Dressings

       Later, my classmates Daven and Vicky found a free wonderful Chinese house! Take a look at Figure 3 and 4. They are the inside of the house. Well, I forgot to take a snapshot of the outside. Some of us decorated the inside with little furniture, or some kind of interesting stuffs. I remembered our director, Maxie, put a LCD TV above the doors. I did not know why he did do, but it seemed that we combined the modern stuffs with the traditional one, which was what Emma preferred. Do you see the green soul in Figure 4? Don’t worry about it which isn’t something horrible. It is the avatar of our main character, Karen. Wow, she liked it so much, seeming cute.

Figure 3: The Inside of  the House 

Figure 4: The Inside of the House  

       Well, we haven’t finish our decorations. If we had, I’d show you. Haha! The following passage is the chat history which Emma asked us to save and post. Welcome to take a look of it. Enjoy!

Play! Chat

[2014/05/21 22:23] Remilia1202 Resident: I'm here

[2014/05/21 22:23] Mi Shinn: what is your role eve?

[2014/05/21 22:23] Remilia1202: Betty, Your Torii Was a bit off the entrance

[2014/05/21 22:23] evelynliu0925: i haven't decided yet

[2014/05/21 22:25] Mi Shinn: those who have roles please intro yourself

[2014/05/21 22:26] Mi Shinn: hi killer

[2014/05/21 22:26] evelynliu0925: ....

[2014/05/21 22:27] evelynliu0925: KAREN

[2014/05/21 22:27] Mi Shinn: eve?

[2014/05/21 22:27] Mi Shinn: Karen  who?

[2014/05/21 22:29] Mia (powerfultina): 包龍星- Karen, Always Powerful- Ken, Madam Chichin- Vicky, Killer-Alan

[2014/05/21 22:30] cghuih0411: I am Mrs. Seven Love 戚秦氏

[2014/05/21 22:30] Mi Shinn: who else?

[2014/05/21 22:30] Mi Shinn: lag

[2014/05/21 22:31] Mia (powerfultina): need one to play the killed husband

[2014/05/21 22:32] Mi Shinn: who else?

[2014/05/21 22:32] Mia (powerfultina): and three to play witness

[2014/05/21 22:32] Mia (powerfultina): one to play 方糖竟

[2014/05/21 22:33] DavenChang: I wnat to be the witness !

[2014/05/21 22:34] Mia (powerfultina): okay which one? we have the slave, 打更的, 藥房掌櫃

[2014/05/21 23:58] Mia (powerfultina): https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/JOMO-Chinese-court-costumes-DEMO/4026445

[2014/05/22 00:18] Mia (powerfultina): 你打 chinese clothes

[2014/05/22 00:19] Mia (powerfultina): 然後只看0-100元的

[2014/05/22 00:22] paulineraye: 我現在有換一件衣服了

[2014/05/22 00:23] paulineraye: 對了那我想我的riddle做跟大家名字有關的好嗎

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[2014/05/21 22:31] evelynliu0925: 123

[2014/05/21 22:32] Mia (powerfultina): 包龍星- Karen, Always Powerful- Ken, Madam Chichin- Vicky, Killer-Alan

[2014/05/21 22:33] Mia (powerfultina): need one to play the killed husband

[2014/05/21 22:33] Mia (powerfultina): and three to play witness

[22:32] PowerfulTina: one to play 方糖竟

[2014/05/21 22:34] evelynliu0925: OK I Play cube sugar mirror

[2014/05/21 22:35] DavenChang: cute panda

[2014/05/21 22:35] evelynliu0925: My name is sugar mirror

[2014/05/21 22:35] ƒαтαł sαηgυıηє ıмρєяıυм (fatalzinha): yes

[2014/05/21 22:35] Mia (powerfultina): okay which one? we have the slave, 打更的, 藥房掌櫃

[2014/05/21 22:35] DavenChang: sexy panda

[2014/05/21 22:35] ƒαтαł sαηgυıηє ıмρєяıυм (fatalzinha): nice avs here

[2014/05/21 22:35] ƒαтαł sαηgυıηє ıмρєяıυм (fatalzinha): •´¨*•.¸. HahahaA •´¨*•.¸. 

[2014/05/21 22:35] Mia (powerfultina): Daven, choose one

[2014/05/21 22:35] Mia (powerfultina): she got the the owner

[2014/05/21 22:35] Mi Shinn: who else?

[2014/05/21 22:36] HandsomeGod whispers: give me a character!!

[2014/05/21 22:36] Mia (powerfultina): the owner of the store

[2014/05/21 22:36] DavenChang: I am the one who sell medicine

[2014/05/21 22:36] Mia (powerfultina): sill need two more--slave and the caller

[2014/05/21 22:36] Mi Shinn: drug dealer?

[2014/05/21 22:36] Mia (powerfultina): no

[2014/05/21 22:36] Mia (powerfultina): no drugs

[2014/05/21 22:36] DavenChang: yes ^__^

[2014/05/21 22:36] EarthControler: i need a role

[2014/05/21 22:36] HandsomeGod whispers: I CHOOSE CALLERqq

[2014/05/21 22:37] HandsomeGod whispers: So

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[2014/05/21 22:37] Mi Shinn: ~**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~***~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**~

[2014/05/21 22:37] Mia (powerfultina): ok still need one---slave

[2014/05/21 22:38] EarthControler: me= =

[2014/05/21 22:38] Mia (powerfultina): ok

[2014/05/21 22:38] HandsomeGod: lol

[2014/05/21 22:38] Mia (powerfultina): then we've done

[2014/05/21 22:39] Mia (powerfultina): others will be the police

[2014/05/21 22:39] Mi Shinn: done? everybody has a characters?

[2014/05/21 22:39] Mi Shinn: *character

[2014/05/21 22:39] paulineraye: no ~i don't have one

[2014/05/21 22:39] Mi Shinn: role

[2014/05/21 22:39] evelynliu0925: I have

[2014/05/21 22:40] evelynliu0925: sell tall don't have a roll

[2014/05/21 22:40] Mi Shinn: hey the fat lady

[2014/05/21 22:40] Mi Shinn: what's your role?

[2014/05/21 22:40] headplaner: take picture

[2014/05/21 22:40] Mi Shinn: English?

[2014/05/21 22:40] SellTall: i play 李公公?

[2014/05/21 22:40] headplaner: who wants to take pitcures

[2014/05/21 22:40] Mia (powerfultina): 包龍星: Karen;  七琴是: Vicky; Killer: Alan; witness*3: Daven, Betty, Lee

[2014/05/21 22:41] Mia (powerfultina): Always Powerful: Ken

[2014/05/21 22:41] Mi Shinn: how would you like to be called?

[2014/05/21 22:41] paulineraye: so any other character i can choose?

[2014/05/21 22:41] Mia (powerfultina) whispers: :Eve

[2014/05/21 22:41] Mia (powerfultina): Suger: Eve

[2014/05/21 22:41] paulineraye: ?

[2014/05/21 22:41] Dooooggy: QQ I'm Allen, not Alan

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mia (powerfultina): oh still one

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mi Shinn: SeeTall

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mia (powerfultina): the husband!

[2014/05/21 22:42] headplaner: vicky

[2014/05/21 22:42] headplaner: vicky come

[2014/05/21 22:42] headplaner: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvicky

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mi Shinn: SellTall

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mia (powerfultina): No one play the hunsband

[2014/05/21 22:42] paulineraye: so i'll be the husband?

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mi Shinn: what is your role?

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mia (powerfultina): if you want

[2014/05/21 22:42] paulineraye: okay

[2014/05/21 22:42] SellTall: mr.lee

[2014/05/21 22:42] Mi Shinn: whose husband?

[2014/05/21 22:43] paulineraye: me!

[2014/05/21 22:43] paulineraye: pauline

[2014/05/21 22:43] Mia (powerfultina): I know what

[2014/05/21 22:43] Mia (powerfultina): SellTall is the director!!!!

[2014/05/21 22:43] SellTall: really??

[2014/05/21 22:43] evelynliu0925: we don't have the narrator

[2014/05/21 22:43] Mia (powerfultina): and I'm the writer

[2014/05/21 22:43] Mi Shinn: really?

[2014/05/21 22:43] DavenChang: who is narrator ?

[2014/05/21 22:43] SellTall: i can be anything ha

[2014/05/21 22:43] headplaner: let's do some gestures

[2014/05/21 22:44] headplaner: vicky

[2014/05/21 22:44] DavenChang: we need one

[2014/05/21 22:44] Mia (powerfultina): narrator could be me

[2014/05/21 22:44] paulineraye: but i died in the beginning right T ___ T

[2014/05/21 22:44] DavenChang: OK !

[2014/05/21 22:44] Mia (powerfultina): yes you did

[2014/05/21 22:44] headplaner: vicky

[2014/05/21 22:44] paulineraye: okay

[2014/05/21 22:44] headplaner: face  the camre

[2014/05/21 22:44] headplaner: a

[2014/05/21 22:44] Mi Shinn: Dooooooggggggy

[2014/05/21 22:44] Mi Shinn: what is your role?

[2014/05/21 22:45] Dooooggy: I'm the killer

[2014/05/21 22:45] evelynliu0925: he's the killer??

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mi Shinn: killer who?

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mia (powerfultina): yes

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mia (powerfultina): kill bad men

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mi Shinn: men?

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mi Shinn: you and ?

[2014/05/21 22:45] Mia (powerfultina): kill the slave, etc

[2014/05/21 22:45] evelynliu0925: he's the one who kill the lier in the court

[2014/05/21 22:46] evelynliu0925: liar

[2014/05/21 22:46] Mia (powerfultina): he's the killer machine in the court

[2014/05/21 22:46] Mi Shinn: what's on your shoulder?

[2014/05/21 22:46] Mia (powerfultina): me haha

[2014/05/21 22:46] Mia (powerfultina): I dont know haha

[2014/05/21 22:47] Mi Shinn: earth?

[2014/05/21 22:50] evelynliu0925: so what we are going to do now?

[2014/05/21 22:50] Mia (powerfultina): build the setting

[2014/05/21 22:51] Mia (powerfultina): one room and one court

[2014/05/21 22:51] DavenChang: OK

[2014/05/21 22:51] evelynliu0925: build here?

[2014/05/21 22:51] DavenChang: hard to buILD 衙門

[2014/05/21 22:51] Mia (powerfultina): we have to search the photos

[2014/05/21 22:51] paulineraye: okay!

[2014/05/21 22:51] evelynliu0925: we need to buy things to build

[2014/05/21 22:51] Mia (powerfultina): Chinese ancient court

[2014/05/21 22:51] Mia (powerfultina): and one chines old room

[2014/05/21 22:52] Mia (powerfultina): for a couple

[2014/05/21 22:52] paulineraye: so are we going to buy it or build ourselves?

[2014/05/21 22:52] Mia (powerfultina): now looking for the sample on the net

[2014/05/21 22:53] evelynliu0925: I have searched one

[2014/05/21 22:53] evelynliu0925: but I cannot post it there

[2014/05/21 22:53] evelynliu0925: *here

[2014/05/21 22:53] cghuih0411: maybe you can post URL

[2014/05/21 22:53] Mia (powerfultina): you can post on FB group

[2014/05/21 22:53] evelynliu0925: ok

[2014/05/21 22:53] Mia (powerfultina): we log in our FB to see

[2014/05/21 22:53] evelynliu0925: http://img0.ph.126.net/H43Dig07-mv3jpDDp8J1Jg==/683421243553513698.jpg

[2014/05/21 22:54] evelynliu0925: can you open it?

[2014/05/21 22:54] Mia (powerfultina): yes

[2014/05/21 22:54] SellTall: use powerpoint to create some words like 公正廉明\

[2014/05/21 22:54] evelynliu0925: yes

[2014/05/21 22:54] SellTall: put it on the court

[2014/05/21 22:54] Mi Shinn: you can print screen and upload it as a pic

[2014/05/21 22:54] Mi Shinn: then we can share it

[2014/05/21 22:55] Mi Shinn: just draw it to someone

[2014/05/21 22:55] Mi Shinn: then we can see it

[2014/05/21 22:55] Mi Shinn: can someone put the script for the play as a note card?

[2014/05/21 23:05] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:05] Items successfully shared.

[2014/05/21 23:05] evelynliu0925: hi!!!! so now maybe we can search on the internet to see if there is anything we can buy to build the court?

[2014/05/21 23:06] Mia (powerfultina): eve I sent the cast to you

[2014/05/21 23:06] Mia (powerfultina): see that?

[2014/05/21 23:06] Mi Shinn: how many stuffs are we passing to others?

[2014/05/21 23:06] Mi Shinn: one note card about the Chinese courtroom?

[2014/05/21 23:07] evelynliu0925: tina, I cannot see the thing you sent me

[2014/05/21 23:07] Mi Shinn: a photo not note card

[2014/05/21 23:07] Mi Shinn: what is the title of the note card?

[2014/05/21 23:07] evelynliu0925: both the script and photo are sent from me

[2014/05/21 23:07] Mi Shinn: what is the name of the photo?

[2014/05/21 23:07] evelynliu0925: the title is "script"

[2014/05/21 23:08] evelynliu0925: and the photo's title is "ancient court"

[2014/05/21 23:08] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:08] Select residents to share with.

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[2014/05/21 23:09] Mi Shinn: what is the title of your play exactly?

[2014/05/21 23:09] Mi Shinn: Tina what is your role?

[2014/05/21 23:09] evelynliu0925: tina can you send me the cast agagin?

[2014/05/21 23:09] Mi Shinn: Tina got lost?

[2014/05/21 23:10] Mia (powerfultina): Funny Hail the Judge

[2014/05/21 23:10] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:10] Items successfully shared.

[2014/05/21 23:11] headplaner: funny hail?

[2014/05/21 23:11] Mia (powerfultina): Hail the Judge is the English name of the original one

[2014/05/21 23:11] paulineraye: i got the notecard

[2014/05/21 23:12] Mi Shinn: I got the cast and where the script is?

[2014/05/21 23:12] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:12] paulineraye: i got cast also

[2014/05/21 23:12] Items successfully shared.

[2014/05/21 23:12] EarthControler: where is the script?

[2014/05/21 23:13] Select residents to share with.

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[2014/05/21 23:14] Mi Shinn: so you need to translate the script into English?

[2014/05/21 23:14] Mia (powerfultina): yes

[2014/05/21 23:14] Mi Shinn: or you have the English version?

[2014/05/21 23:14] Mia (powerfultina): we have to translate it

[2014/05/21 23:15] evelynliu0925: but we haven't done it

[2014/05/21 23:15] Mia (powerfultina): everyone translates their own says

[2014/05/21 23:15] evelynliu0925: ok

[2014/05/21 23:15] Mi Shinn: I thought you have the English version?

[2014/05/21 23:15] DavenChang: we can check the final version together

[2014/05/21 23:15] Mia (powerfultina): yes

[2014/05/21 23:15] paulineraye: ok

[2014/05/21 23:16] Mi Shinn: so you would like to start to translate them?

[2014/05/21 23:16] Mia (powerfultina): we'd like to build the setting now

[2014/05/21 23:16] headplaner: but are we going to build the court today?

[2014/05/21 23:16] Mi Shinn: or you can fins the lines from the film/

[2014/05/21 23:16] Mi Shinn: *find

[2014/05/21 23:16] evelynliu0925: should we build the court today?

[2014/05/21 23:16] Mia (powerfultina): we'd like to build the setting now

[2014/05/21 23:16] evelynliu0925: yes

[2014/05/21 23:17] Mi Shinn: good to build them today

[2014/05/21 23:17] Mia (powerfultina): translations could be done on fb  not now

[2014/05/21 23:17] headplaner: so who is going to build a room first?

[2014/05/21 23:17] evelynliu0925: then we have to find the materials now?

[2014/05/21 23:17] headplaner: the room is the easiet part

[2014/05/21 23:17] paulineraye: who got the script can anyone send it to me?

[2014/05/21 23:17] paulineraye: thanks

[2014/05/21 23:17] DavenChang: i found one

[2014/05/21 23:17] Mia (powerfultina): we can separate into two settings

[2014/05/21 23:18] evelynliu0925: yes

[2014/05/21 23:18] evelynliu0925: one is room , one is the court?

[2014/05/21 23:18] Mia (powerfultina): Seven Love and her husband, the caller build the romm

[2014/05/21 23:18] Mia (powerfultina): room*

[2014/05/21 23:18] DavenChang: http://img0.ph.126.net/H43Dig07-mv3jpDDp8J1Jg==/683421243553513698.jpg

[2014/05/21 23:18] evelynliu0925: caller?

[2014/05/21 23:18] Mi Shinn: what is the first question?

[2014/05/21 23:18] Mia (powerfultina): 打更的

[2014/05/21 23:18] DavenChang: can we use this as room?

[2014/05/21 23:18] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:18] evelynliu0925: oh, ok

[2014/05/21 23:19] evelynliu0925: no

[2014/05/21 23:19] Select residents to share with.

[2014/05/21 23:19] evelynliu0925: his is court

[2014/05/21 23:19] evelynliu0925: *this

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[2014/05/21 23:19] Mi Shinn: the court cool

[2014/05/21 23:19] Mia (powerfultina): Seven Love, her husband, and the caller build the room

[2014/05/21 23:20] Mi Shinn: it is not difficult to build and decorate the court.

[2014/05/21 23:20] Mi Shinn: what is the first question?

[2014/05/21 23:20] headplaner: first question is to guess the murder?!

[2014/05/21 23:20] Mia (powerfultina): we have two

[2014/05/21 23:20] evelynliu0925: maybe we can build a board and add the picture on it to be the court's background??

[2014/05/21 23:21] headplaner: good

[2014/05/21 23:21] Mi Shinn: where is the second question?

[2014/05/21 23:21] Mia (powerfultina): in the end

[2014/05/21 23:21] evelynliu0925: like the picture: sun rise from the sea?

[2014/05/21 23:21] Mia (powerfultina): didn't type it yet

[2014/05/21 23:21] headplaner: yes

[2014/05/21 23:21] Mi Shinn: do you have some metaphors hidden in the buildings?

[2014/05/21 23:21] Mi Shinn: or riddles?

[2014/05/21 23:21] evelynliu0925: no, but we have letter

[2014/05/21 23:22] headplaner: who is going to build the board

[2014/05/21 23:22] Mi Shinn: to make it FUN

[2014/05/21 23:22] headplaner: build here?

[2014/05/21 23:22] headplaner: ?~?!?!?!?!?!?!

[2014/05/21 23:22] Mi Shinn: you need to think about the objects

[2014/05/21 23:22] evelynliu0925: we should built the shape of the room first

[2014/05/21 23:22] Mi Shinn: it is not very difficult

[2014/05/21 23:22] headplaner: goooooooooooooooooooooood

[2014/05/21 23:22] Mi Shinn: you need to find a house first

[2014/05/21 23:23] headplaner: find a house!?

[2014/05/21 23:23] headplaner: buy one?

[2014/05/21 23:23] Mi Shinn: then you can make the texture for the pillars

[2014/05/21 23:23] Mi Shinn: couplets

[2014/05/21 23:23] Mi Shinn: or signs

[2014/05/21 23:23] headplaner: @_@

[2014/05/21 23:23] Mi Shinn: 肅靜

[2014/05/21 23:24] evelynliu0925: ok!!! so someone need to buy the house

[2014/05/21 23:24] Mi Shinn: wallpapers can be made by searching patterns and textures

[2014/05/21 23:24] evelynliu0925: and someone build the bourd?

[2014/05/21 23:24] Mi Shinn: yes

[2014/05/21 23:25] Mi Shinn: go shopping on the SL website

[2014/05/21 23:25] Mi Shinn: ?

[2014/05/21 23:25] evelynliu0925: ok, who's gonna to buy the house?? we have to distribute the work

[2014/05/21 23:25] evelynliu0925: yes

[2014/05/21 23:34] Mi Shinn: two settings

[2014/05/21 23:34] Mi Shinn: Karen and Vicky will found the houses

[2014/05/21 23:34] Mi Shinn: *find

[2014/05/21 23:35] headplaner: vicky!!

[2014/05/21 23:35] headplaner: wake up

[2014/05/21 23:35] headplaner: wake up

[2014/05/21 23:35] headplaner: let's

[2014/05/21 23:35] headplaner: go

[2014/05/21 23:36] headplaner: bao

[2014/05/21 23:36] headplaner: professor bao

[2014/05/21 23:36] headplaner: smart bao

[2014/05/21 23:37] headplaner: do you know how to get a house?

[2014/05/21 23:37] headplaner: vicky~~

[2014/05/21 23:37] cghuih0411: I am looking for the house now~~~

[2014/05/21 23:37] headplaner: ok

[2014/05/21 23:37] headplaner: hahahaha

[2014/05/21 23:37] cghuih0411: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/A-House-of-Lanterns/2631548

[2014/05/21 23:38] paulineraye: is this the room?

[2014/05/21 23:39] Remilia1202: Oh

[2014/05/21 23:39] Remilia1202: HandsomeGod

[2014/05/21 23:39] Remilia1202: Are you an angel

[2014/05/21 23:43] Remilia1202: I decided that I should change my name into King Ghidorah(lol)

[2014/05/21 23:45] SellTall: i build the bed room on the sea

[2014/05/21 23:45] SellTall: more space

[2014/05/21 23:45] Remilia1202: Good Job

[2014/05/21 23:55] You have added "**JOMO** Skin,Avatar,Accessories,clothes,super-sexy lingerie!" to your JOMO Chinese court costumes DEMO folder.

[2014/05/21 23:58] B&B Teleporter Up whispers: Ok, reading configuration.

Architects and builders in Second Life

Architects and builders in Second Life

       Haha! This time we were architects and builders! What did it mean? It meant that we learned how to build! Each of us were architects and builders. We had to design what we wanted to create as an architect, and practice it as a builder. It sounded not so difficult, but, in fact, it bothered me at that time. It was a little bit hard that I did not know what to create. Well, maybe I needed more imagination.

Figure 1: At Beautiful Beach

Alright, where we built was Beautiful Beach. In Figure 1, we gathered here again. Then, we started to build. What I built first was a tree. For those who never play Second Life, they might think that I am so talented. Hahaha! In fact, it was pretty easy. I just clicked to choose ‘tree’ and dragged onto the ground. Then, it showed up! You can see the tree in Figure 2, behind the ball. How about the ball? It was also my creation with cute Donald Duck’s image. Both of the tree and ball were not difficult to create.

Figure 2: The Tree and the Ball

       In Figure 3, I also made a sign which showed Made in Taiwan (the image on it is from http://stn.eslite.com/Article.aspx?id=226). Taiwan is my country. I am a Taiwanese. We Taiwanese prefer the products made in our own country, as others from different ones do. The black image in the middle is the shape of Taiwan. Chinese on the sign means Made in Taiwan 100%.

Figure 3: Made in Taiwan

By the way, in the end of the class today, Emma asked us to record what we said. As so, here is a video. Evelyn and I were talking about the Figure 2 and 3. Enjoy! 

The Second Exploration in Second Life

The Second Exploration in Second Life

       The mission of today was to take snapshots of classmates and describe it, including their appearance and action. We could take snapshots of ours own avatar as well. We gathered at Beautiful Beach as Figure 1. Each avatar had its special character.

Figure 1: At Beautiful Beach 

       In Figure 2, the left vampire lady is my avatar, wearing a gothic red and black dressing with some lace. It is hard to see my face, which is covered by a black lacy veil. The one standing right is Evelyn’s avatar. She has beautiful pink hair, wearing a black sexy dressing, and a pair of black white high heels. Her skin is darker while mine is pale. Well, I love her appearance. We both look down. I am not sure about who others are in the background. The tiger may be Daven’s avatar.

Figure 2: Me (Left) and Evelyn (Right)

       Later I tried some actions. Here is one in Figure 3. I did not remember the name of this action, maybe kind of dance. The dressing flutters and swirls like a blossoming flower. In figure 4 and 5, my avatar sits on the ground and a bench, with legs crossed.

Figure 3: Dance

Figure 4: Sit on the Ground

Figure 5: Sit on a Bench

       After we finished our mission of today, Emma led us to go around some places again. Later, she hided at Wait Someone Café, asking us to looking for her. She gave some hints that the place was along the road. Well, I did look for her on the road, but heading to the wrong direction, the opposite one, far and far from where she was. How funny I was! But, in the end I did find the place. Haha, I took Figure 6 as the evidence!

Figure 6: Wait Someone Café

Alright, above all are what we did today. Interesting, uh? See you next time.  

Manga Box: an Interesting App for English Learners

Manga Box: an Interesting App for English Learners

          Most of people nowadays take their smartphones everywhere no matter what they are doing. Have you ever thought of learning or practicing English while you are on a bus, having dinner, or taking a break? It must be possible because now the app Manga Box helps you to realize that.

 

Figure 1: The cover of Manga Box

Figure 2: Japanese Comics

    

          What is Manga Box? It is an app that you can read some interesting Japanese comic books online (see Figure 2). As we know, Japanese comics are popular and welcoming. The famous style of delicate drawings catches readers' eyes. When they are reading, they also enjoy it. There are no lots of words but some drawings on each page which is easily to read (Figure 3). 

          In Japan, dialects on comic books are not hard to understand, because they help children learn Japanese. As the result, the English translations from Japanese are easy as well, which is a good way for English learners to learn English. However, in fact, Manga Box offers three languages, Chinese, English, and Japanese, which users can choose according to their need (Figure 4). 

Figure 4: Language Settings

Figure 3: One Page of a Comic

  

          Manga Box updates its content every day. Each volume is short that readers can take few minutes to finish, which is pretty convenient, right? All of the comics in this app are totally free. As so, don't worry that you will pay a lot to keep this app. Does it sound great? Yes, it does! Then download Manga Box right now and have a good try! The app will teach you how to use it (Figure 5, 6). 

Figure 5: Teaching Tips (1)

Figure 6: Teaching Tips (2)

Manga Box for Android / for iOS
More about Manga Box: https://www.mangabox.me/

My First Time to Explore Second Life

My First Time to Explore Second Life

       It is pretty interesting that I could play an online game in a college course. Second Life is a virtual world that players can interact with others with their avatars. 

Figure 1: The Home Page of Second Life

Most of games I prefer to play are 2D, so I did not get use to 3D functions of Second Life in the beginning. It was not a big problem. After I logged in the game, a guy asked me to join their Vampire group. I was surprised but accepted. He teleported me to somewhere I did not remember, becoming one of their members, well, before which, I was stupid to open a HUD. I did not know what HUD means when he asked me to open the HUD. I tried again and again, but what the avatar did is to hold a box in hands, which sounds funny, right? Later he taught me that I should drag the HUD on the ground, and then open it to wear. Alright, I did not understand why the designer made so many confusing stuffs. The progress of teaching lasted more than ten minutes. I felt embarrassed to be a troublemaker. Fortunately, I did learn how to open a HUD.

When we finished our exploration, Emma led us to go around our home—the territory we have in this semester, also taking some snapshots as Figre 2 and 3. Our mission in this semester is to build something and do play. I do not know how hard or easy it is. What I knew from my first time to explore Second Life is—haha, interesting! Well, it is a good start to play an online game with classmates, teacher and other players.  

Figure 2: My classmates and I at 'Home'

Figure 3: I myself went around somewhere.