Reweaving Community
In class, we have discussed “WeFeeFline.org” on multiple occasions. The website is a community in a community. It showcases excerpts of people’s blog entries and divides them into various emotions across age, gender, location. The presentation of the website in itself is art because it is visually stimulating.
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http://www.americasarmy.com/community/
I also came up with the idea of this freeware computer game, America’s Army: Special Forces. This game is used as a mechanism to recruit people into joining the U.S. army. It shows the glitz and glam of working and presents the job as a fun, exciting non-stop adventure. I’m not sure if this example coincides exactly with the chapter in the book, but I can’t help but think that the whole reason for the game’s existence is the idea of a community in itself (aside from the fact that there are community online organizations for those who play the game).
