Hi,
and thanks for taking the time to get involved in this project, to
answer your questions, yes, I am aware of the time and effort that
making this game will cost, the good thing is that we are not working
to any deadline so the time factor does not really apply here, of
course, we would like to put something together asap but it not
essential, right now it is important to get the groundwork right and
the rest will follow from there.
As to why should anyone care to create something like this , well,
I am sure that everyone on this list has an interest in improving
their brains and minds, why else would they be on this list. That
alone should be reason enough to do some thinking and working on this.
the history attached to this is that, first of all I work as a
trainer and teach various courses all over the world, in the
classroom I have always made time to show the students some
techniques that would help them to remember and more importantly
undertand the subject I was teaching them, this would include some of
Wins techniques, several weeks later I would check back with the
students and found in every case that all students has stopped using
the techniques.
Another reason was that this list has over 2,000 people subscribed to
it and from time to time we get some newbies who always come to the
list asking the same basic questions, would ,nt it be great to be
able to enrol them in the game and let them work through it
themselves?
Of the 2,000 on this list only 6 people have partisipated in this
project, that is very sad, this project gives us all an opportunity
to flex out imagestreaming muscles, which ,after all ,is the main
theme of this list, yet, when challenged, so few took up that
challenge, why are the rest of the people on the list??
And another reason is that it is an attempt to get the word about
these techniques out to a greater audience, particularly in the
current climate where school and education is slipping down a big
black hole, this is an attempt to bring a new focus to a new
audience, to bring the techniques to a new audience who can then
develop them further and further, the current generation are the
computer generation and kids and most adults spend some of their time
playing games on their computers, so why not provide a game for the
gaming revolution and as they play they game they also learn.
I dis-agree with you that my ideas are unrealistic, I know they may
not be perfect, that is why it has been opened to the group to
contribute, everyone's opinion is valued, what I have proposed is
very do-able in todays world, if the computer technology is not
capable of performing as a live listener ,then through trial and
error we will teach it what to do and there will also always be an
option to use a real listener at any time.
The options available to us for this game is limitless, only our
minds and imaginations can make it better and better, and that after
all, is the purpose of this list.
Regards,
Noel
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--- In imagestream%40yahoogroups.com">imagestream
yahoogroups.com, "midwaycobra" <midwaycobra...>
wrote:
>
> Okay, I'll be the devils advocate: Do you have any idea how much
time
> and effort would go into making such a game? And why should anyone
> even care to create this game in the first place? You don't need a
3D
> world to close your eyes and Image-Stream, or to learn about project
> renaissance methods - this game is in your mind. We can't yet
create
> software intelligent enough to be a meaningful live listener,
either.
>
> Your image-stream was fun, and it is nice that you want to help
people
> learn image-streaming, but I must say your game idea immideately
> strikes me as unrealistic. It's good to brainstorm ideas, but
> afterwards you need to put your feet on the ground and be critical.
> Maybe you are influenced by Win Wenger, that has not had a realistic
> perception of what he is able to accomplish, becoming too dreamy.
>
>
> --- In imagestream%40yahoogroups.com">imagestreamyahoogroups.com, "nleric2002"; <noel.lackey>
wrote:
> >
>; > Hi,
> > I find it amazing that out of the 2497 registered people on this
> > list , that only 4 responded to this exciting challenge.
> >
> > Over the weekend I asked my stream faculties for a game plan for
the
> > imagestream and after four different streams this is pretty much
what
> > I got everytime.
> > All four streams set the game in a medieval castle, similar to
the
> > one used in the Harry Potter movies, if possible the game should
have
> > built in voice recognition and the players should be using
headsets
> > with built in microphones, they should speak to the game
characters
> > and the game characters should speak also.It should also be
possible
> > for Win or some other suitably qualified person to break into a
live
> > game to join a discussion or offer advise etc., this would be a
good
> > option if some school's decided to use this game as the teacher
could
> > dip into it as the students played.
> > The game opens with a player or player's arriving at the door of
the
> > castle, banging on the door causes a large screen to appear in
the
> > door and Win appears on the screen, asking what it is that they
seek
> > here, Win would then offer them various options as to what they
may
> > find inside, the options they choose here will determine the game
> > they will play.
> > after choosing the options, the doors swing open and the players
move
> > into a grand entrance hall, it is oblong in size and at one end
there
> > is a blazing fire, at the other end is a large wooden staircase,
I
> > tried to climb the staircase in each of the streams but as I
> > approached it I was told that this was for later use, when others
> > might like to develop complimentary techniques such as photo-
reading
> > etc., these complimentary techniques would be placed in rooms on
the
> > next level of the castle andacess would be only granted after the
> > player had completed several of Win's techniques.
> > After arriving into the grand entrance hall, each player would be
> > joined by two mentors, one male and one female and the player is
free
> > to choose one of them, the chosen one will become the players
mentor
> > throughout the rest of the game and will explain the various
> > techniques to them as required by the game, the mentor will also
be
> > the "live listener" and prompter for the imagestreaming sessions
and
> > immediately gives the player a portable memory bank, this will be
> > used by the player for making notes (freenoting) as the game
> > progresses, there should also be a section in there to save
> > recordings of the imagestreams that the player will carry out.
>; > Once the mentor has been chosen, Win will appear again and reveal
the
> > challenge that lays ahead for the player, in level one the player
> > will have to perfect some techniques, the first one being noise
> > removal breathing.Only after the preparation has been done and
the
> > player is ready for their first attempt at imagestreaming will
Win
> > disclose the question that they must put to their imagestream.
> > This can be very useful as the particular question can be about
> > something that is happening in the real world today, such as
global
> > warming and instead of playing a game the player will be coming
up
> > with real solutions to a real world problem.
> > The imagestreaming session will take place in a
> > designated "Imagestreaming room" with the mentor urging and
prompting
> > the player to notice more and more, the sessions should be
recorded
> > and saved as part of the game and if possible the recording
should be
> > automatically transcripted into the portable memory bank that the
> > player was given by the mentor at the beginning of the game.
> > Following on from this session, there will be a debriefing
session
> > and then both player and mentor will report back to Win who will
> > reveal the next step in the game.
> > The game should also be capable of being mutli player with the
option
> > to have a group imagestream, this group could be made up of
players
> > from all over the world as the game should also be able to be run
> > over the internet, this will allow for player interaction and for
Win
> > or other qualified people to join a live game at any time and
offer
> > up to date information or advise etc., at any time.
> > During their time in the castle the player will be subjected to
as
> > many of Win's techniques as possible, I was shown many uses for
> > borrowed genius, for example, if the player becomes Einstein,
then
> > they will be transported back to his time to seek the answers
they
> > are looking for, or they could become Neil Armstrong and blast
off to
> > a distant planet and meet the perfect image of themselves and
> > discover what it is that they need to do to become as one with
this
> > image, or discover the earth in the future and bring back some of
the
> > ideas/inventions so that we may use them today.
> > I suspect what will happen is that a lot of people who are only
weeks
> > (or Days) away from taking an exam will turn to this game in the
hope
> > that it will save the day for them, in this case, when they
arrive
> > into the grand entrance hall, an ambulance is waiting for them to
> > take them to the "emergency Technique" room, where they will be
> > subjected to a series of Win's techniques designed to help them
in
> > this situation.
> > Anyway, enough rambling from me, please do the same with your
> > imagestream and post the results here to the group, please feel
free
> > to comment on this post.
> > regards,
> > Noel
>; >
>;
