Re: [xmca] schools-without-computers-by-choice-and-conviction-that-they-dont-help-kids

[Greg Thompson <greg.a.thompson@gmail.com>]

Huw,
Is reality really something to be "penetrated."
-greg

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Huw Lloyd <huw.softdesigns@gmail.com>wrote:

> On 27 October 2011 19:17, Linda Polin <linda.polin@pepperdine.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Oct 26, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Huw Lloyd wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Programming is part of a domain of articulated intentionality, of
> > > penetrating reality.  The issue with simplified environments is the
> > minimal
> > > penetration.  One is limited to a scope that was designed for.  The
> > spirit
> > > of programming goes beyond this to a deeper appreciation of processes.
> >
> > I was trying to indicate the openness and range of the possible in
> > Minecraft, which doesn't sacrifice the playfulness that I find lacking in
> > straight up programming except for people who enjoy debugging. I do find
> it
> > hard to grok programming as uniquely "penetrating reality," though. Could
> > you explain that? Perhaps I need "articulated intentionality" unpacked as
> > well since I see most goal driven construction efforts, e.g., to create a
> > machine in Minecraft, as articulated and intentional.
> >
> >
> I can't say I recall writing 'uniquely', Linda.
>
> Huw
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Gregory A. Thompson, Ph.D.
Sanford I. Berman Post-Doctoral Scholar
Department of Communication
University of California, San Diego
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