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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Discussion Question #3
Assess whether Larry McVay's plan was successful or not.
Larry McVay had created his own character in the game, and had prepared what his character would say in the future, whether his plan failed or succeeded. "My plan has failed. If I were still around to see it, I would probably be very angry." (336). This shows how Larry did not believe his plan had succeeded. All he wanted was complete revenge on the man who stole his work from him, and had no remorse for the people who got injured and the lives he ruined. Even though his attack had scarred Ortolan and likely made him regret what he had done, McVay still believed his plan hadn't reached its final goal: the killing of Ortolan.
Afterwards, Nick rounds up the people that played the game, and talks to them. "The sole aim of Erebos was to get back at Mr. Ortolan for one of his dirty tricks. It didn't work. On one hand that's a good thing; but on the other hand he shouldn't be allowed to get of scott- free." (330). Nick rounds up the kids to use the evidence to put Ortolan in jail. He makes it so that McVay's plan could be successful, but in a different way, so that his friends won't be killing and no one has to get hurt or die. This is the correct way. I think even though McVay did not believe he was successful, that he, in fact, was. The man he was after got what he deserved for what he had done to McVay, and the kids didn't have to be exploited any further.
In conclusion, I think that his plan was successful. The man that had committed the crime was put to justice, and what McVay had planned was accomplished, just in a different way.
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Erebos Book Review
About the Author, Ursula Poznanski
I think Larry McVay's was successful, in the sense that the man who stole from his was brought to justice. McVay himself did not believe his plan worked, because he intended to kill Mr. Ortolan.
In the book Erebos, Nick discovers that the video game, that has taken over the lives of many of his schoolmates and friends, is all a secret plot. He finds this out by investigating the game further with two of his friends, Emily and Victor. After much research, they begin to unearth more and more answers about the game until they discover its purpose. Erebos was created by a man named Larry McVay, who, many years earlier, had created a different video game. A large company run by a man named Andrew Ortolan stole this video game from McVay and made a large profit off of it. Larry, having had his greatest work taken from him, made another video game shortly before killing himself. This game was Erebos, and the final mission of the game was to assassinate Ortolan.
In the book Erebos, Nick discovers that the video game, that has taken over the lives of many of his schoolmates and friends, is all a secret plot. He finds this out by investigating the game further with two of his friends, Emily and Victor. After much research, they begin to unearth more and more answers about the game until they discover its purpose. Erebos was created by a man named Larry McVay, who, many years earlier, had created a different video game. A large company run by a man named Andrew Ortolan stole this video game from McVay and made a large profit off of it. Larry, having had his greatest work taken from him, made another video game shortly before killing himself. This game was Erebos, and the final mission of the game was to assassinate Ortolan.
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| What Players Were Wearing During Assassination |
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| Ortolan Behind Bars |
In conclusion, I think that his plan was successful. The man that had committed the crime was put to justice, and what McVay had planned was accomplished, just in a different way.
Erebos Book Review
About the Author, Ursula Poznanski
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Discussion Question #2
Discuss whether Nick could voluntarily leave Erebos or not, and what the consequences would be.
Nick is at the point where his life revolves around Erebos, and his addiction to the game has advanced to where he couldn't just step away from it. He sacrifices his reality to be a part of this animated world. A man in the game called 'the messenger' pushes him to do chores for the game outside of the computer, such as delivering boxes, spying on people, and even murder. He complies to these with an eagerness just to earn more levels in his false reality on the screen. One example of this is when Nick is battling a large golden hawk.
He is quickly losing, and with one final strike he will die. " 'Should I hold him (the hawk) off?'" The messenger. He's appeared from nowhere, as always. 'Yes, please, quickly!' Fantastic, Sarius is going to live. He knew he could rely on the messenger. 'But you must do something for me'"(155). The messenger manipulates Nick in ways that he must run his missions outside of the game or he will be killed within it. He also uses Nick by offering him more levels, armor, and weapons. The consequences of him being ejected from the game would be that he would feel a sense of emptiness, because he would have lost the alternate life in which he put so much time into. He would also be in danger, because he knows too much about Erebos, and the game has not yet hesitated to kill. In conclusion, Nick could not leave Erebos of his own will. The game has drawn him in. If he were to leave, then the game could still be a threat to him. The takeaway message is that a person shouldn't get themselves into something before they have knowledge on what it is; not to place yourself in something because everyone else is.
Video Game Addiction, but In Real Life
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Discussion Question #1
Evaluate whether the videogame has had a positive or negative effect on Nick's life.
The videogame has a had a negative on Nick by pushing him away from his family and friends.
Erebos is a video game that was given to Nick under secretive circumstances. He is not allowed to speak about it, or look into it in any way. As he begins to play, the game seems to suck him in. It pulls him away, little by little, using tactics to make it so Nick doesn't realize what is happening. As he gets farther into the game, he pulls away more from reality. He neglects his parents, schoolwork, and friends to play the game. Nick, at one point, considers what is happening to him. "With every day that passes my reality loses more of its value. It's loud, disordered, unpredictable, and arduous....it causes pain, strikes you down with disease... I withdraw my consent from reality. I deny it my assistance." (152) Nick has pulled away from reality. He has decided that at this moment in his life, the game is more important. Real life has pain and suffering, and within the game, he is powerful, and he is excited. He makes the decision that he will no longer give himself to his life outside of the game, therefore dedicating himself to Erebos.
The video game has had this negative effect because it is pushing him to neglect his relationships with the real people in his life. It pushed him to believe that a computer game is more important than his reality. He is pulled into a world of fakeness, and accepts it over what is real. A takeaway message would be that family and friends and the relationships you have with people are more important than any other material possession.
The videogame has a had a negative on Nick by pushing him away from his family and friends.
Erebos is a video game that was given to Nick under secretive circumstances. He is not allowed to speak about it, or look into it in any way. As he begins to play, the game seems to suck him in. It pulls him away, little by little, using tactics to make it so Nick doesn't realize what is happening. As he gets farther into the game, he pulls away more from reality. He neglects his parents, schoolwork, and friends to play the game. Nick, at one point, considers what is happening to him. "With every day that passes my reality loses more of its value. It's loud, disordered, unpredictable, and arduous....it causes pain, strikes you down with disease... I withdraw my consent from reality. I deny it my assistance." (152) Nick has pulled away from reality. He has decided that at this moment in his life, the game is more important. Real life has pain and suffering, and within the game, he is powerful, and he is excited. He makes the decision that he will no longer give himself to his life outside of the game, therefore dedicating himself to Erebos.
The video game has had this negative effect because it is pushing him to neglect his relationships with the real people in his life. It pushed him to believe that a computer game is more important than his reality. He is pulled into a world of fakeness, and accepts it over what is real. A takeaway message would be that family and friends and the relationships you have with people are more important than any other material possession.
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