Fix 7-8

Since beginning play in the settlers online game I have grown interest tremendously over the past two weeks. I have found myself in my spare time logging on and seeing what quest I can work on in that short time I am going to be on. I think once I past level 10 and started seeing the true progress of the settlement I became more intrigued in the progress of the settlement. I was discouraged at first because I was not seeing the progress that I did want to see from the time I was putting into the game. Mcgonigal states in the book, "To participate wholeheartedly in something means to be self motivated and self directed, intensely interested and genuinely enthusiastic." (pg. 124) Now that I am at level 25 I want to keep progressing my settlement and claim all the sectors available. And essentially level as high as possible I have become attached to the game due to the success I have been having. And I think that is what drove me away from the game early because of the slow flow at first to level it was almost tedious as to when you'll level up but now it seems I am cruising with the progress I am having. However, from reading the forum I have come to see it slows down again of how fast the success of leveling up is going to be. The most meaningful rewards have been the success of my army in the game. And how I have dominated in the sense of claiming sectors and defeating the bandit leaders in those areas. From the book in chapter 8 I would like to state I feel differently about Fix #8. "Fix #8: Meaningful Rewards When We Need Them Most, Compared with games, reality ispointless and unrewarding. Games help us feel more rewarded for making our best effort." (pg 148) Although I enjoy games I do not find them more rewarding then my own personal success away from my multimedia life. I enjoy personal successes above any multimedia gain. Although success in games gives me joy I do not over look personal successes away from interactive games.