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Now, I'm fortunate enough that I can afford the necessary hardware (a relatively high-end PC) to play Portal. What about those who cannot? Is their performanc
by quanticle 16y ago
Now, I'm fortunate enough that I can afford the necessary hardware (a relatively high-end PC) to play Portal. What about those who cannot? Is their performance in the course automatically degraded simply because they don't have the outside job/rich parent necessary to get the PC or XBox?
- aplusbi 16y agoA lot of colleges/universities require/provide laptops to students. They also usually have computer labs.
- pjscott 16y agoComputer labs usually have decent hardware, and are free for students to use. That should work as long as they can get the administrators to allow Portal on the computer lab machines.
- sliverstorm 16y agoMy campus has been archiving movies and video games and music for years now. You can play many, many old games, and current ones too. They have special rooms with a capable machine set up, and you check in. Or, apparently for some, you can check OUT a game console to play the game at home. Additionally, I can run Portal satisfactorily on my $250 computer. Not that this makes it accessible to every single person- some people cannot afford $250- but the number of people unable to play will be drastically reduced in the very near future. Should money be associated with these things? If you feel the answer is 'no', remember that books cost money to buy, and so do movies. It is a bit harder to rent a video game and PC at the library, but we're getting there. (It is important to remember that while culture may be free, the medium is not. It is also important to remember that 'Library' just means 'Someone else is paying', albeit at a reduced cost.)