PDXBOX.NET » education http://pdxbox.net Gathering Xbox Gamers from Portland/Vancouver/Hillsboro for competitions since 2003. Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:50:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 My Take on the NBA Lockout. http://pdxbox.net/2011/10/my-take-on-the-nba-lockout/ http://pdxbox.net/2011/10/my-take-on-the-nba-lockout/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:08:14 +0000 Nazrhite http://pdxbox.net/?p=2612

Here’s the beginning of my post over at Blazersedge.com.  I’ve been a member over there for a while…its a great place for Blazer fans…of which I am the most diehard.  Dave, one of the site editors, asked for fan takes on the lockout as a part of a larger effort as bloggers to make our fan voice be heard.  So I had to weigh in on that one.  Enjoy…or catch the whole post over at Blazersedge.

We all know that the lockout is affecting workers…bars…the everyman.  Much has been said on the topic about how this goes beyond just fans wanting to see the games.  I really want to highlight our youth.  We were all there once.  And as a fan…a young fan…almost nothing beats interacting with the players on your team, taking pride in your city/town, and most importantly rooting your team on to a win!  That would be enough…but trust me…it goes way deeper than that.

Dave asked us to contribute to his collective post…I just wanted to remind them (us) that few things matter most than making a difference in the life of a child.  The NBA has a tremendous history of doing so.  Why stop that…even temporarily…over money?

Take this story as evidence:  Previously, I was the director of an after school program focused on technology.  We were three blocks from a high school with a dismal academic record.  Our most successful approach in building relationships and getting kids to commit to the disciple of learning new things was centered around video games…primarily NBA Live (and yes…I know 2K is better…now).

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1337 Game CampWe are excited to participate and even somewhat sponsor the 1337 Game Camp being held this Friday & Saturday.  It will be held at the Intel Computer Clubhouse in North Portland.  While this event is only for high school students, we are pretty excited to be involved.

 Check out the flyer here.

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While I don’t think the next Halo franchise is gonna come from the kid next door, I do think the XNA project as a whole is a good thing.  It will be good for gamers, and it will be good for Microsoft.  It has been great as a tool for motivating youth about possible careers in software development.  By the way, if you don’t know what XNA this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYcWXJylmc0

Official Microsoft page.

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