Threshold Concept!

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In our first lecture back from Christmas, we were introduced to Threshold Concepts and discussed them briefly.
"A threshold concept is like a portal, opening up a new and previously inaccessible way of thinking about something. It represents a transformed way of understanding, or interpreting, or viewing something, without which the learner can not progress. Meyer & Land (2003)"

We then watched a film called eXistenZ for the rest of the lecture. The film was about virtual reality gaming. It was quite strange, but it kept you thinking throughout the film.
We were given three words to write and relate to towards the film. These were:

Narrative
Interactivity
Convergence

The film showed narrative as though you questioned what was happening throughout the film. It showed both fantasy and reality, however it was unsure whether the scenes you where watching were either. It definitely developed a story throughout. Interactivity was used within the characters and theory of the film. It also keeps you, as the audience intrigued about what is going on in the game, making you think, why they are doing this and where its going to end. It also keeps you relating back to previous scenes. Convergence works with what you might think or imagine what is going to happen throughout the film.


Alyssa

Some say he’s half man half fish, others say he’s more of a seventy/thirty split. Either way he’s a fishy bastard.

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