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Artist's Description
If a narrative is cut off, I also put it in the writing section.
Our dog Molly has developed a passion for reading. Children learn to simultaneously process information using auditory, visual and perceptual stimuli. Raised on multi-media like television, video games and movies, their brains process information differently than their parents who often don’t understand their culture and its importance for peer group recognition. Many of the video games are RPG (role playing games) that involve many aspects of learning. Their parents often raised on print media have trouble understanding their children’s fascination with cyberspace where children connect with peers. Some believe that video games are a mind numbing escape. Many video games are analogous to electronic fairy tales with themes of mythology, folklore and ancient civilizations. The music is an ecletic mix of jazz, techno, pop, rock and classical music. We saw the first video game concert played on American soil conducted by the Los Angeles Philharmonic to launch their new venue, the Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by the esteemed and unique architect Frank Gehry. Large screens played the songs beautifully paired with the stunning graphics of the Final Fantasy Series. The video game medium has evolved tremendously since Pong was introduced in the 1970’s. I use computer and video technology in my work with children who master many levels of this challenging medium. Since I have bought every system and played from the early years of Nintendo to Xbox, Playstation I, II and III and the Nintendo Wii that introduced innovative technology to involve the players in the game. Pulling the plug and telling your child he can’t play despite the fact that he has finished his homework is analogous to pulling Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings out of the hands of children of our generation who were engrossed in fantasy worlds with unique characters. Appropriate boundaries are set for any activity that disrupts a child’s education, but this probably won’t be needed by healthy children who are involved in many activities with peers like soccer, basketball and other sports. Putting a rating of M for mature rating ensures that the kids will know the cool games. If you think about this issue, you would conclude that the most violent scenes are on the News and everything else pales in comparison. Molly loves reading with her Daddy and every month, we buy her a new book before we turn out the lights at bedtime. Her favorites books are Dogzilla, The Giving Tree, Curious George and Brian Froud’s Goblins. She is now reading a parady of the wonderful book, Goodight Moon. This book is great for all ages and I will upload a photo of her delight in reading this “amazing book.”
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Artwork Comments
the look in her eye is amazing ….it’s like she’s saying “what!!!” LOL
great image Julie, and a really interesting narrative because I often struggle with my kid’s fixation on all their various screens….would much rather see them outside climbing trees, playing with the animals and using their imaginations more, but then, you seem to have painted a more positive picture of what they get from many of their games….so I will have to remember this….and not feel so guilty when they have hours on their screens (well, after all, I get most of my creative joy in front of this screen LOL)
Sometimes animals are just amzing! In the past I used to have a cat watching tv and one of my family members had a dog watching soccer. He even tried to get the ball! A neat photograph too Julie. Have a beautiful weekend!
Love this capture Julie. I happened to read the journal entry first and enjoyed it, and now the reward, is an actual picture of Molly enjoying the story. Do we know the outcome of all the video game playing or is that for us to learn in the future? I’d like to know what part of the brain is growing all those dendrites and what benefits will result? Molly looks so content, and we need to make sure we provide moments like this with our children, too. I remember getting cozy with my kids and reading and creatiing those fond memories. Great work, Julie!
Love this photo and enjoyed the read too!!!
brilliant! so you play wii too do you?!?!?!!? lol…xx
I want to thank everyone for your wonderful comments. Molly is the most expressive dog
we ever had. I could do a series on all her “human” expressions that range from
sadness, bewilderment, please take me, and many more. She loves her bedtime
stories.
does she choose her own material?
John,
She has a stack of books. She is the most expressive dog I have ever had. Every emotion is expressed. I thought of posting her wide range of emotion as a series. Humans don’t express the gamut of feelings that Molly does in an afternoon. Molly told me that she finds you fascinating and is very happy that you commented on her reading Dogzilla.
Julie, I read to Sophia all the time…that is so adorable….Hugs, Sally xxxxoooo
That’s a very cute picture right out of real life. In a very loving way it shows how dogs take over, not just our sofas but also our life.
Dogs are Love in Person. No matter how you look like, if you are rich or poor, old or young – they always always love you.
Your picture shows that so well.