B 1The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009

Volume LXV No. 1 June - November 2009

Batmobiles (Batman Begins) Apparently, this concept car is patterned on the car owned by the villain-slaying black suit guy. You’ll never get tired reminiscing the good old days when batman is the favor-ite superhero in the city. For Batman aficio-nados, this will surely be in their wishlist for Christmas. During the filming of ‘Batman Begins’, the movie makers used 8 different Batmobile’s, four of which were drivable and surprisingly rapid. The Batmobiles were powered using 340 horsepower GM 350 V8’s giving them a 0-60 time of around 5.3 seconds and a theoretical top speed of 220 miles per hour. The design is based on a cross between a Lamborghini Countach and a Humvee. The designer actually bought an airfix model of both the Countach and Humvee and played around with the models until the desired look was achieved.

Hopefully, this car concept will be a real-ity for a couple of years from now. Get aboard! Indeed, the universe for new concept cars is in its verge of expansion. From conventional cars to super speed race cars to customized multi-functional mobiles, there is still more that designers will offer. Although pricey, these masterpieces will be on the spotlight in the near future. PA

Brand New Drift:Exceptional Automobiles Unveil

Jeep Hurricane Here in the Philippines, majority considers PUJ’s as a daily commodity. Everyone lurks in busy streets commuting in dusty jeepneys. Thus, Filipinos treat jeepneys as the “King of the Road”. Certainly, we are the major innovators of jeepneys, since Filipinos creatively put effort in constructing a jeep from discarded pieces of woods from the ruins of the World War II. But then again, as technology puts into action, jeep-neys were transformed into a more fashionably accepted machines, like this jeep Hurricane. Jeep Hurricane presumably is one of the most maneuverable, most capable, and most powerful 4x4 ever built. Its one-piece body is composed largely of light-weight carbon fiber. The Hurri-cane’s body also serves as the chassis, and all of the vehicle’s components such as the engine’s (yes there’s two!), transmission, and suspension system are mounted directly to the body. The skid plate is an aluminum spine that connects the chassis to the underside of the vehicle. The Hurricane doesn’t have side doors or a roof, and there is only seating for two people. Powered by two 5.7-liter HEMI engines, one in the front and one in the back, making a total of 670 horsepower, driving all 4 wheels the power is certainly at ease . And with fully controllable 4 wheel steering the jeep is so maneuverable. In the future, if this concept design becomes popular, we will be riding in a futuristic jeeps.Goodbye bumpy rides!

Hot cars...Hot cars... Hot cars! Can’t get enough of super model cars from Tokyo Drift and other high adrenaline action flicks?

ance made with tough materials, it perfectly blends in a semi aquatic environment where you’ll always find a need for a water trans-port. The WaterCar Phyton is a vehicle capable of bringing passengers to both land and wa-ter with unusual swiftness. Obviously, any car which is capable of travel over land and water is going to struggle to win any beau-ty contest, but surely there’s nothing better looking than this. One aspect of the WaterCar Python which you can brag about is the performance. Thanks to a GM-sourced V8 - ranging from the LS1 to the LS9 from the Corvette ZR1, the company that claims that the Python is the fastest amphibious car in the world. With the top-spec LS9 unit the Python can launch itself from 0-60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Top speed is a more conservative 100 mph on land, but this is probably more due to the ve-hicles aerodynamics than lack of power. De-spite the overall weight of 1,725 kgs (3,800 lbs) the performance stats are just as impres-sive on water, and the company claim 60 mph is possible with the aid of the Dominator Jet Drive propulsion unit. Each WaterCar Python will be handbuilt to order and can be fully customized to suit the buyer’s tastes with 60,000 exterior color options and 4,000 interior choices. The lay-out and positioning of the seats can also be tailored to fit the buyers needs.

When we speak of sophisticated auto-mobiles, a series of luxury cars geared with sporty engines for high speed and endurance come across our mind. Be it a Ferrari, Lambo-rghini jaguar, Porsche or a Mercedes, every-one fancies on owning a prestige hot car that boasts a vintage quality and pricey schemes. Although these ever- trendy automobiles are just continuously being remodeled and re-constructed, it appears to appeal more to race car enthusiasts around the globe. Thus, com-petition among car manufacturers is indeed becoming more intense and as a result, more and more concept car designers are rivaling for the most unique automobile design with unmatched features. Some would eagerly spend their million bucks for a McLaren F1 race car but consider yourself lucky to own one of these extraordi-nary automobiles with specialized facet.

Water Car Phyton Amphibious transportation has been in military ops for a long time, it is a heavy duty transport machine very effective for as-sault and patrol operations. Even in desperate times, these vehicles are proven valuable in rescuing flooded people during destructive typhoons. Nevertheless, for a strange coupe collector, WaterCar Phyton will probably suit best for their taste. With its cool and brilliant appear-

by Mark Leilan O. Tanglao

B 2 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009Features

Investigative Featureby Julius T. Costa at Melchor L. Eduarte Jr.

Objective: Makatapos ng enrollment sa pinakamabilis na panahon. Pag-aralan ang teorya, metodolohiya at batas sa pag-eenrol. Matutong tumayo at magtiyaga sa pagpila.

Theories and Laws Materials

1. Law of the Early Birds (Pumasok ng maaga at pumila kaagad).2. Law of Friendship (Makisingit sa kaklase o ka- kilala).3. Theory of Finger Sucker (Magpalakas ng loob).4. Theory of Tomorrow (Bukas na lang).

1. Rating Slip or Class cards2. Old Registration Form3. Old Receipt4. Enrollment Payment5. Connections

Mukha bang laboratory experiment sa Physics o Chemistry ang iyong nababasa? Dahil ba sa binanggit ang objective, theories and laws at dahil sa mga materials. Hindi naman. Nais lang naming kuhain ang iyong atensyon at sana imulat ang katotohanang bumabalot sa misteryo ng enrollment system.

Ang Problema: Si TEK tuwing enrollment Habang bumibiyahe papunta sa institusyong pinagkakautangan ng karunungan ay dala mo ang pangakong pagbubutihin ang pag-aaral. Ang pagkasabik na makita ang mga dating kaklase’t mga kaibigan matapos ang bakasyon. Sa iyong pagpasok ay may tumawag sa iyong pangalan at ika’y napalingon sa mahabang pila na kinatatampukan ng mga estudyante, hindi mo na alam ang gagawin sapagkat nagising ka na sa kato-tohanan na enrollment ngayon at dito ay uumpisahan ang isang mahabang kwento ng pasensya at determinasyon. Masasalamin na ang ating unibersidad ay sumasailalim sa malaking pagbabago, maraming imprastruktura ang pinagagawa, pagpapalit ng I.D. system at pagbuo ng bagong enrollment system. Isang malaking patunay na ang administrasyon ay patuloy na kumikilos upang pataasin ang antas ng edukasyon at bumuo ng magandang imahe sa mata ng mga estudyante at industriya. Ngunit sa kabila nito ay naging manhid na ang mga estudyante sa paulit-ulit na pangyayari sa enrollment na siyang nag-alis sa kanilang kamalayan ng pakikialam at pakikipagtulungan. Nakasanayang eksena sa enrollment ang kabi-kabilang paninisi at pangungutya, mga naniningit sa pila, mga student leaders sa paligid, mga kawan-ing nanindigan sa gitna ng magulo at nakakairitang sitwasyon. ngunit ano nga ba ang tunay na nangyari? Sino ang may kasalanan? At ano ang mangyayari matapos mong basahin ang artikulong ito?

Hypotisis: Ang Planong Pagpapaunlad

Sa taong pang-akademiyang 2009-2010 ipinatupad ang bagong sistema ng enroll-ment. Tinawag itong Enrollment and Registration System (ERS). Binuo ang siste-mang ito ng University Information Technology Center na nasa ilaim ni Dr. Julian O. Marquez, Vice President for Planning, Development and Information System. Taong 2004 pa ipinatutupad ang sistemang ito ngunit hindi pa automated dahil sa kakula-ngan ng mga gamit. “Last semester nag-try si Vice President Marquez para maging automated na” pahayag ni Prof. Aida V. Huang ng University Registrar. Ayon kay Prof. Julius A Sareno, Director ng UITC, isa sa pinakamalaking dagok na dinanas ng sistemang ito ay kakulangan ng unit ng kompyuter na magagamit. Sa umpisa pa lamang binalak na daw nilang gawing per college basis ang enrollment kaso hindi dumating ang mga kompyuter na gagamitin. Ayon na rin sa kanya aanhin pa ba ang pagsasanay ng mga propesor na maglalagay at magproproseso ng registra-tion form kung wala namang unit ng kompyuter na magagamit. Sa kasalukuyan, ang mga kompyuter na hinihingi ay dumating na noong pan-galawang linggo ng Enero at ang pagsasanay ng mga faculty ay sisimulan na daw sa Pebrero. Isand daan at dalawamput dalawa ang bilang na dumating na units at mahahati naman sa bawat kolehiyo. Ang CIE, CIT, COE at COS ay tatanggap ng 33 units bawat isa habang ang CAFA ay 18. Ang library naman ang magiging tagahawak ng mga units na para sa CLA. Ang 22 units na ito ay gagamitin para sa assessment at uploading ng mga grado ng mga estudyante. Matapos gamitin ang mga nasabing units ay gagamitin sana ito para maging computer laboratory. Ang computer laboratory din ang dahilan kung bakit sa library at hindi sa CLA mapupunta ang mga kagamitan, ayon kay Prof. Julius A. Sareno.

Datos: Rekonsiderasyon sa mga Variables

Unang Variable: Ang Processing ng Registrar

Ang Obserbasyon ni TekKomento tungkol sa Registrar “Ambagal, Sila pang may ganang magreklamo” – 4th year student “Yes, Dahil nakita ko maayos sila” – 2nd year student “Kulang-kulang yung subjects na kukuhain” – 1st year student

Resulta: Paliwanag ng Registrar

Ang mga komento at iba pang pasalita sa itaas ang mga pinupukol ng mga estudyante sa Registrar. Aming kinapanayam si Prof. Aida V. Huang, University Reg-istrar, upang mapaliwanagan sa mga reklamo ng mga enrollees. Matatandaan ng huling enrollment, maraming mga estudyante ang nagpabalik-balik sa Registrar na umaasang makukumpleto na nila ang pag-eenrol sa mga asig-naturang hindi makuha dahil ito ay may kinakailangang pre-requisite. Ayon sa kanya dahil daw ito sa ilang guro na nahuling magpasa ng mga grado kaya nagkaron ito ng hindi kasiya-siyang epekto lalong-lalo na sa mga 1st year. “Nag-set kami ng deadline para macheck ng program kaya kung kulang yung data (grades) hindi makakapro-ceed,” paliwanag niya. “Walang mabubuo, hindi naiimplement, kung hindi magcocontribute ang lahat ng sektor. Kahit janitor,” pahayag niya na suportahan ang ginagawa nila. “There is always a loophole in every system. Wala namang perpektong sistema. Laging may problemang kadikit yan,” ang pinakapahayag ni Prof. Huang tungkol sa mga proble-mang idinudulot ng bagong sistema ng enrollment.

Experiment No. 108:Bagong Enrollment System

B 3The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009 Features

Pangalawang Variable: Ang Papel ng USG

Ang Obserbasyon ni Tek “Kailangan namin ng tagapagligtas. Isang bayani na aming maaasahan… At mula sa kawalan ay dumating ang isang bayani. Nariyan na sila para ayusin ang kaguluhan na nagaganap… mali ang aming akala. Hindi ang aming bayani. Isa pala siyang member ng… ano ba yun?... Almost 7 hours na walang upuan, walang tsibu-gan, walang aircon, walang bentilador, walang iwata o kahit na dura mula sa langit ay sinabi sa amin ng Uhuging Stupident Gang na pumunta kayo dun sa booth, ku-muha kayo ng number. Oha, parang impyerno lang yan. Pagkatapos kang pahirapan, pahihirapan ka ulit,” ito ang mga pasaring na salitang binitiwan ni Neo tungkol sa University Student Goverment sa isang Friendster forum. Resulta: Ang Kwento ng USG

Para sagutin ang mga alegasyon na ito at makuha ang kanilang panig ng istorya, aming kinapanayam si Bb. Cheenie Bagus, Bise Presidente ng USG. Isinalaysay niya na ipinangako ng administrasyon na isasama sila (USG) sa pagpa-plano sa magiging daloy ng enrollment, sa ganoong paraan sana ay nakapagbigay sila ng mga suhestiyon para mapabilis ito. “Two weeks before mag-end ng (First) sem, na-kikipagcoordinate na kami, through our president, sa mga taong involved doon dahil medyo natrauma kami nung last (First) sem,” kwento ni Bagus. Nagulat na lamang sila na tatlong araw bago mag-enrollment na nagkaron ng meeting ukol sa magiging daloy ng enrollment. Daing nila kung sana sa umpisa pa lang ay nagkaroon na ng student representative sa nasabing pulong naging transparent sana. “Dapat naiinform sana yung mga students leaders kasi by the end of the day sila talaga yung magiging frontliners ng university,” giit pa niya.. Ayon sa kaniya, kahit ganon ang nangyari pinilit din nilang tumulong. “Sa nakara-ang enrollment procedure di naman kami kasama, eto USG, eto designation, wala! Kaya pumapasok kami ng maaga kasi dun pa lang nila naiisip na kailangan,” kwento nya. Sa pagtulong nila sa mga estudyante, may ilan silang nakakaalitan. Isa na dito ang University Registrar. Bwelta ng Registrar, bakit pinapasok ng USG ang mga pa-peles ng mga kaibigan nila habang may mga estudyanteng nakapila sa labas. Ayon sa kanya, mga papeles ito ng mga estudyanteng nagrereklamo dahil may mga problema sa registration form. Idinagdag pa niyang sobrang tagal na daw naghihintay ang mga estudyante na hawak nya ang papel. “Sa registrar alam ko kung bakit nila nasabi yon. Nakita ko kasi yung environment di na sila aware sa nangyayari sa labas,” reaksyon ni Bb. Bagus sa naturang komento. Maging, ang mga guwardiya ng ating unibersidad ay may komento sa kanilang mga naging aksyon. Ayon sa kanya sinabihan silang huwag makialam sa pilahan dahil sinusulo lamang nila ito. Nakaranas din daw sila na nasisigawan ng ilang mga propesor. Sinagot na din niya ang bintang na hindi daw sila naging tulong sa enrollment. Sabi nya “Di nila kami kilala, isipin nyo na 20 lang kami. Kalat-kalat pa kami sa mga offices, talagang magkakawatak-watak kami.” Napag-usapan din namin ang mga naging kritisismo na ibinato sa kanila lalo na iyong nakalagay sa isang forum sa Friendster. “Siguro given na yan kasama sa traba-ho naming macriticize.” Humihingi din sila ng tawad dahil sa mga nanyari. “Sorry na lang kasi di namin na reach yung expectations pero magsorry man kami the damage has already been done” sabi nya. Ang hiling na nga lang niya ay maging mahinahon ang mga kapwa estudyante.

Pangatlong Variable: Bantay-Saradong Papila ng Guards

Ang Obserbasyon ni TekKomento tungkol sa Guards “Useless” -4th year student “In a small way siguro pero may nakasingit na isang student sa pila” -4th year student “Sila nagpagulo” -2nd year student

Resulta: Ang Pito ng mga Guwardiya

Pito ng guwardiya. Ito ang tunog na madalas marinig tuwing enrollment. Para mailagay sa kaayusan ang mga estudyanteng nag-eenrol. Maaring madalas natin sil-ang pinuproblema tuwing pinapatupad nila ang Hair Cut Policy. Minsan ay aabot pa sa sigawan ang nangyayari. Upang linawin ang ilang bagay-bagay.aming kinapanayam si G. Basilio R. Tamidles Jr., Asst. Commandant ng Secu- rity. Tinanong namin kung ano ba ang

nangyari sa pagitan nila at USG. “Nangyari, kasi nandon na kami,

established na yung order tapos nakafile na yung mga estudyante. Pumasok sila tapos nagbigay sila ng bagong pila,” salaysay nya. “Wala kasing co-ordination na nangyari

para isa lang ang galaw. Kasi nangyari wasak,” dagdag pa niya. Ayon sa kanya, ang mga utos kung paano ang gagaw-ing pag-aayos ng pila

ay galing sa administra-syon. “Mayroon kaming na-

rereceive na order galing sa admin. Kay Mam Galiza at Sir Laza” pahayag pa nya.

Sinagot na rin niya ang dahilan kung bakit minsan ay nagkakaroon ng hindi pagkakaunawaan ang

mga kapwa nya security guards at mga estudyante. “Meron kasi yung iba antigas ng ulo. Lalo na yung mga higher years. Di na kasi kami pinapansin kaya nagtataas ng kami ng boses” depensa nya. Proper Coordination sana ang hinihiling niya mula sa USG at mga estudyante. “Basta ginagawa lang namin ang trabaho namin. Alam ng admin yung maganda. Bali nalilito sila kasi hindi nila alam kung susunod sila sa amin o sa iba,” patapos niyang salita.

Konklusyon: Ang Sagot sa lahat ng Problema

Ayon sa resulta at obserbasyon na nakolekta, masasabing maraming butas ang nakita sa unang taon pa lang ng implementasyon ng bagong enrollment system. Kahit sa tingin ng kara-mihan na sa mga variables na nabanggit dapat isisi ang naging resulta ng enrollment ay dapat tingnan din natin ang ating sarili kung tayo ba ay may naitulong sa kahit na isang aspeto ng enrollment. Nakiisa ba tayo sa pagpatunay sa Law of Friendship na magagawa nating dayain ang iba. O kaya naman sinuportahan ang Theory of Tomorrow at magsawalang kibo’t tama-rin. Hindi dapat. Sa paglipas ng taon ay iba-ibang enrollment procedure ang naipapatupad upang maging mas mabilis at maayos ang proseso. Maaaring mayroong mga butas o pagkakamali na hindi na sadyang maiiwasan, ngunit magsisilbi itong mapait na aral upang ito’y mapaghandaan at hindi na muling mangyari. Dapat tayong lahat ay makibahagi sa paglutas ng mga isyung katu-lad nito, dahil hindi lamang iisang tao o grupo ang solusyon dito, bagkus lahat ay kabilang. Dapat maging isa tayo sa mga Pilipinong balang araw ay magpapaunlad sa ating mahal na bayan. Kung sisihan lang manyayari ay siguradong wala itong patutunguhan.

Applikasyon Walang anumang intensyon ang publikasyon na ito na magkaron ng hindi pagkakaunawaan sa lahat ng mga partidong nabanggit bagkus hinihiling namin na mag-usap at maayos ang anumang namagitan. Para din naman ito sa ikabubuti ng lahat. PA

B 4 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009Features

Kalaydoskop Bisyonby Jenilyne Pumaris and Ma. Edalyn Reduta Making Their Mark:

From Book to the Big Screen

Author: Nicolas SparksIn theaters: February 5,2010Starring: Greg Kinnear, Liam Hemsworth, Kelly Preston , Bobby ColemanDirector: Lasse Hallstorm

CHRONICLES:

Month of Love welcomes a romantic drama story of John Tyree and Savannah Lyn Curtis. It starts off with the ultimate question “What does it mean to truly love another?” of John as he recalls every memory, emotions and ro-mance while falling in love with Savannah. John, as a young man, struggled to find the ba-lance between himself and his father. While on leave from Army, he meets Savannah and starts to develop a deeper relationship. At the end of his leave, Savannah meets him at the pier. She tells him that his father might probably have Asperger’s Syndrome, a developmental disor-der which would explain why his dad is dis-tant and is only interested in his gigantic coin collection. John disagrees with this. He insists that nothing is wrong with his father. After that, he accidentally punches Tim’s nose due to his confusions. Then he starts reading book, hav-ing research and examining every move of his father. Eventually, he discovered that his father is suffering from disease. He realizes that Sa-vannah has given him his father back. Before he departs, John promises that after he completes his deployment, he will marry Savannah.

ESSENTIALS:

Is duty enough to live a lie? Dear John is a romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he’s home on live. This movie shows love, that in order to love someone you need to put their happiness before your own. Dear John explores the com-mon romance theme of love after loss. ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Author: Lewis CarollIn Theaters: March 5,2010Starring: Johnny Depp, Anne Hatthaway, Hel-ena Bonhman Carter, Crispin Glover, Mia

WasikowskaDirector: Tim Burton

CHRONICLES:

Giving more life to a fantasy story, Alice in Wonderland will empower more adventur-ous story. An original of Lewis Caroll, Alice turns 19 and is about to be proposed to her rich suitor in Victorian’s party in front of hundreds of snooty society types. But in order to save herself, she ran away ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited many years before, yet she doesn’t remember. She is the only one who has been able to beat the beast Jabberwock who guards the Red Queen’s Empire. Then she in-vests on herself in an adventure to save Won-derland from Red Queen reign of terror.

ESSENTIALS: Alice in Wonderland Film is one of the most awaiting movie kids full of fantasy. Alice will evolve over the course of the new film into a more empowered heroine than in previous in-carnations. Futhermore, it will use a more empowered technique combining live action and motion captures and to try make Alice feel more like a story as opposed to a series of events.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

Author: Cressida Cowell In Theaters: March 26,2010Starring: Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard ButlerDirector: Chris Sanders and

CHRONICLES:

A mythical world of Vikings and dragon circulates in the movie. Jay Baruchel plays Hic-cup, a Viking teenager of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. His tribe, including his father, hates Hiccup’s smart and offbeat sense of humor. However, the viking teen finds way through dragon training to prove what he has to make him as a great fighter. After entangling a dragon, he ends up befriending the dragons. Moreover, he convinced his tribe to stop drag-on-slayering. It takes wild turns that makes this small fry the hero and leave the Vikings with a new point of view.

ESSENTIALS:

This anticipated movie was known as How to Train your Dragon 3D. It gives the highest grossing computer animated film by Dream Works animation based on the 2003 book of the same title. It is a hit movie movie for this year as it portrays heavily loyal to the book of the original plot of the movie.

LAST SONG

Author: Nicholas SparksIn Theaters: April 2,2010Starring: Greg Kinnear, Liam Hemsworth, Kel-ly Preston, bobby ColemanDirector: Julie Anne Robinson

CHRONICLES: Another from Nicholas Spark’s collection, Last Song has a heartwarming story that will surely hit this summer. The story revolves around in a seventeen year old girl named Veronica “Ronnie” Miller whose life was turned upside down after los-ing parental support and guidance. Her par-ents were divorced and his father moved from New York City to North Carolina. Three years later, she still have the pain and distant feeling towards her parents. Her mother decides that Ronnie and her brother should spend summer with their father. Moreover, Ronnie’s father, is living a quiet life immersed in creating a work of art for a local church.

ESSENTIALS: What makes the story interesting is that it shows its simplicity in love on many levels- first love, love between parents and children showing that in many ways love can break our hearts and heal them.

ECLIPSE

Author: Stephanie MeyerIn Theaters: July 2010Starring: Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Kristen StewartDirector: David Slade

CHRONICLES:

After the undying romance of Bella and Ed-ward in New Moon, the story opens with the revelation that Seattle Washington is being plagued by string of unsolved murders, which Edward suspects is caused by a new vampire unable to control itself for human blood. In the third installment of the twilight book series, Bella Swan and Edward Cullen have been reunited but their forbidden relationship

is threatened to be torn apart again with an evil vampire still seeking her revenge. Bella is forced to choose between her true love for Edward or her friendship with Jacob Black as the struggle between vampires and werewolves continues. But there is still another choice for Bella to make, mortality or immortality?

ESSENTALS:

Mortality or Immortality? Eclipse was the fourth bestselling book of 2008. Moreover this movie continues the story of 18-year old Bella Swan and her vampire love Edward Cullen.

CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOY-AGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

Author: C.S. LewisIn Theaters: December 10,2010Starring: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie HenleyDirector: Michael Apted

CHRONICLE:

In the enchanted land of Narnia, Edmund and Lucy along with their bratty cousin, Eustace, are transported through a painting into Narnia where they join Prince Caspian in a voyage to the West. The children are tested on this voyage. They visit strange lands and encounter unusual creatures. Eustace is turned into a dragon, and was helped to return to human form by Aslan, the lion god. This outstanding full-cast dra-matization adheres closely to the book’s text. Recorded in London, actor Paul Scofield is the storyteller, and other parts are dramatically read by other Britsih Actors.

ESSENTIALS:

This movie is based on the voyage of the Dawn treader, the third published novel of C.S. Lewis. This 2010 highest grossing fantasy film is a hit to the kids as it enters and shows the world of Narnia.

Even with subtle or not so-subtle differences, these books are good to read and the movie is worth the money to see. But to read the books before you watch a movie, or browse movies based on books. Which is better? You decide. Try to watch out and be amazed by seemingly realistic depiction of illegal actions.PA References:http;//www.imdb.com/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie /info

Getting tired of having a busy schedule preparing for your reviews for the upcoming examinations or complying with academics re-quirements? Then you must have to relax a little to sneak in the theater with your friends and family, seize the moment and watch for the latest book to movie adaptations on big screens. Just sit back, relax and have fun!

DEAR JOHN

B 5The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009 Literary

Alas- 3... Mataas pa rin ang sikat ng araw. Kasabay ng pagsikat nito ang pagkalam ng aking sikmura, pagkatuyot ng aking labi at pagsakit ng aking ulo. Mula pa kasi kaninang umaga ay wala pa akong nalalasap na pagkain, dagdag pa ang kawalan ko ng tulog. Tuimindi pa ang sakit ng aking ulo dahil sa mahabang pagsusulit sa Chemistry at Geometry, na halos puro kalkulasyon at pag- aanalisa.

Alas- 5... Tapos na ang aking klase ngunit nandito pa rin ako sa TUP. Aabutin na naman ng gabi. Di matapos-tapos ang gagawin, di alam kung ano ang uunahin. Lahat sa akin nakasandal, lahat ako ang inaasahan. Ako’y lubos na naguguluhan kung paano haharapin ang mga gawain, gawaing kailangang tapusin ng mag- isa. Sadyang ako’y pagod na. Hinang- hina na. Hindi na alam kung paano sisimulan ang mga bagay- bagay. Ngunit kahit ganito ang aking nararamdaman ay kailangan kong maglakad, kailangan kong umusad. Sa aking paglalakad, nakita ko ang paborito naming tambayan, kung saan kami ay nagkukwentuhan, nagtatawanan, nagsusulat, nagbabasa, nagtutugtugan at kung anu- ano pa - ang tanning machine. Hindi ko na namalayan ang biglaan kong pag-upo sa dulong upuan kung saan wala man lang ni isang makaupo. Napaupo at napasandal ako sa sobrang pagod. Sa pakakaupong iyon, nakaramdam ako ng kaginhawaan. Napawi ang aking pagod kahit kaunti. Naramdaman kong maaari na muli akong gumawa upang mabawasan ang mga trabahong nakaatang sa akin.

Alas- 6... Nababalutan na ng dilim ang buong kalangitan, natatakpan na ng buwan ang araw. Ito na nga ang sinasabi ko, aabutan na naman ako ng gabi sa aming unibersidad. Marami pa ring ginagawa, ngunit ay hindi na ako nag- iisa, nandito na ako ngayon sa isang opisina kung saan may makakatulong na ako sa mga kailangan kong gawin. Sa wakas, hindi na ako mag- iisa. Magagawa ko na ang mga bagay na nakaatang sa akin ng may nakakasama. Tiyak na mas madaling matatapos ang mga gawain at makakamtan ko na ang inaasam- asam na pag- uwi sa bahay.

Alas- 7... Kailangan ko nang umuwi, hindi dahil gusto ko kundi kailangan. Tiyak na nag- aalala na ang aking ina. Nag- aalala dahil sa palagian kong paguwi ng gabi. Nag- aalala dahil

gusto niyang mag- alala at karapatan niya ito. Sa bawat pag- uwi ko ay lagi kaming nagtatalo. Masyado siyang maraming tanong. Mga tanong na paulit-ulit, mga tanong na hindi ko nais ulit- ulitin ang mga kasagutan. Ha-bang naglalakad tuloy ako patungong sakayan, ay napapaisip ako kung magtatalo nana-man kami sa aking pag- uwi. Patawid na ako patungong SM Manila, upang sa Central Station sumakay, nang biglang bumuhos ang malakas na ulan. Biglang naging malabo ang aking nilalakaran. Malalakas na busina ng mga sasakyan at buhos ng ulan ang aking napakinggan. Nang ako’y makatawid, biglang namanhid ang aking buong katawan. Marahil ito’y dahil sa pagkabasa sa ulan ng hapo kong katawan. Mistula na akong basang sisiw, ngunit patuloy pa rin ako sa aking paglalakad, paglalakad sa kawalan. Nakasakay na ako ng tren, sa dulong bahagi na kakaunti lamang ang tao. Doon sa wa-lang makakapuna ng basa kong katawan, basa kong mukha na hindi na pala dahil sa ulan kundi dahil sa pighating aking nararamdaman. Animo’y ang bawat pagpatak ng ulan ay ang pagtulo ng damdamin kong luhaan. Sa EDSA Station dapat ako bumaba pero namalayan ko na lamang na nasa Baclaran Station na pala ako. Tila nawala na naman ako sa aking sarili. Sa pagbaba ko sa istasyon, naisip ko na isa na itong magandang pagkakataon upang kahit sandali ay makadaan ako sa simbahan. Sa aking pagdarasal, sumagi sa aking isipan ang napakaraming bagay na patuloy na gumugulo sa aking diwa. Inihingi ko ng patnubay ang mga taong malalapit sa aking puso, ipinagpasalamat ko ang mga biyayang aking natatanggap, dinalangin ko ang mga bagay na aking nais, inihingi ko ng tawad ang aking mga pagkakasala at ipinahayag ko ang pag-mamahal ko sa Dakilang Ama na lumikha sa lahat.

Alas- 9... Malapit na ako sa bahay, kaunting lakaran na lamang. Subalit sa paglapit ko sa aming tinitirhan ay nakaramdam ako ng matinding kaba. Nakaramdam ako ng pagtataka sa dami ng taong hindi mapakali at mistulang nagkakagulo. Lahat ay patungo sa aming tirahan. May sasakyan ng Funeral, may ilaw na pang- burol, may malaking krus sa gitna ng isang kabaong at may bulaklak na pang- patay. Nanlumo ako at nanghina, pero dali- dali pa rin akong tumakbo sa aming bahay dahil sa pag- aalala. Kalmado at lakas-loob akong pumasok sa bahay. Pilit pinipigilan ang nangingilid kong mga luha. Pinagmasdang mabuti ang mga miyembro ng aking pamilya, tinignan kung may nabawas sa kanila. Mukhang wala naman, ngunit sino ang pumanaw? Bakit lubusan ang pagluha at puno ng pighati ang bawat isa, lalo na ang aking ina? Hindi na ako nagpa-tumpik- tumpik pa, lumapit ako sa kabaong. Nakita ko na lamang ang aking katawan na nakahimlay sa loob nito. Nais ko silang lapitan at yakapin, ngunit mistulang napako na ang aking mga paa sa aking kinatatayuan. Ninais kong manangis, subalit naglaho na ang lahat. Kasabay ng paglaho ng aking sinisimulang pangarap. Kasabay ng aking kinalyong kapalaran.PA

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B 7The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009 Features

RAMA K. JODA

AHOY! Mga beloved TUPians. Isang pagkabonggang-bonggang pagbabasa sa inyo. Im back! At siyempre, narito na naman ang pag-kapita-pitagan at pinagmamalaking opisyal at espesyal sa ating publikasyon. Mga kakaibang attitude ng ating minamahal na mga pro-fessor. Ngayon sila naman ang ating oobserbahan, kikilalanin at tutunghayan sa isang collection ng species of professors. Mga natatangi

na ugali na nag-fame for almost a year, kilalanin natin ang kaka-ibang talento ng ating kaguruan sa ating campus. Eto na ang mas matindi, mas pinalawak at mas eksplosibong eksposey na papuputukin ng inyong lingkod. O siya basa na!

PROFESSOR NOSE B. LEED. You heard it right. Sila ‘yung mga kabilang sa mga highest level of technical termni-logy. Correct usage of grammar at level of intonation na ang

kadalasang maririnig sa kanila. Nosebleeding ang mga terms na dinidiscuss sa klase. Talagang mapapabaon kayo ng panyo da-hil sa ibang level of words, lalo na kung ang subjects ay English, Mathematics at Science. Sakit sa ulo at talagang kailangan guma-mit ng kontra-migrane dahil sa mga professor na hindi ma-carry

ang languages na gamit (Idol niyo po ba si Sen. Miriam De-fensor Santiago?). Kaya paglabas ng klase ay siguradong du-guan na ang inyong panyo. Toink!

PROFESSOR PERFECT. Oh di ba? Eto na at hinding-hindi magpapahuli. Sila ang mga hinahangaan at sinasaludu-han ng mga TUPians. Mga plus factor sa pagtuturo at walang palya. Pasok sa panlasa ng mga students. Sila ang mga pro-

fessors na magaling magturo at may puso sa pagtuturo. Hanep! Kapag alam niyang ang kanyang estudyante ay hindi marunong, dahan-dahan niya itong ipauu-nawa. Sisimulan niya sa umpisa hanggang maunawaan ng buong klase. Oh my hero! Salamat po! Kaya naman siya ang bukam-bibig sa buong campus. At usap-usapan din ang kagalingan niya.

Kaya pag siya ang tinutukoy absolutely and definitely 100% pasado ka na! Magaling yan! Wow, fame si prof.

PROFESSOR KKK. Kilalang Katakot-takot at Kinai-inisan ng mga masisipag na estudyante. Siya ang bubungad sa pagpasok mo sa klase at isasambulat sa inyong harapan

ang kamalian ng bawat isa. Isang katakut-takot na singko ang iaabot sa inyo at ang tumatagint-ing niyang mga magic words (badwords). Aray naman yon! Kahit pa may makapasa sa kan-yang pagsusulit, bubungad pa ang mababang marka na ibibigay sa inyo. All for one, one for all ang drama nito? Tila may galit

sa mundo. Araw-araw ba red tide. Hmm…! Alam na!

PROFESSOR SANTO O. Bibliya. Sus maryosep! Alive! Alive! Sila yung mga professor na sa umpisa ng klase ay may prayer vigil. Susunod nito ay ang pagbabasa at pagnini-lay-nilay ng mga talata at bersikulo mula sa banal na aklat.

Maglalaan ng kaunting oras para maganda daw ang takbo ng buhay natin at lubusang manatili ang kapit sa pananampalataya kay Bro. Ma-tapos nito ay balik na sa normal ang klase. Kung feel ang presensiya ni Lord, why not?! Umatend po tayo sa mga nagaganap na youth gather-ing sa ating kapilya, tiyak ikaw ay

pasado na. Kaya join ka na at sa lahat ng ito’y may salvation tayong makakamit mula sa kanya. May Ganun!

PROFESSOR KIM. Kung akala mo sa telebisyon lang ninyo makikita si Kuya Kim, nagkakamali kayo. Sila ang mga professor sa TUP na may stocked knowledge. Mismong buong libro ay kabisado. Minsan pati ang pahina na hindi

nakasaaad sa aklat ay sasambi-tin pa. Mega suggest pa ng mga books to read and words to pon-der. Wow! Sila ang mga ancestor professor (ninuno na ng TUP). Mga sinubok na ng panahon. Makikita mo silang may puti sa buhok. Kumbaga sila ay tinaguri-ang THE LEGEND!

PROFESSOR BLACKBOARD. Talk to me. Please! Ganito ang style ng prof na pagkabonggang-bongg. Habang nagdidiscuss ng lesson niya ay ganang-gana na humarap sa

blackboard. At take note, nagpapasulat ng pagkahaba-haba at kanya daw i-lelecture after. Min-san mas gusto pa niyang kausap si blackboard...o di ba?! Kaloka. Kayo na lang kaya mag-usap ni Mr. Board ? Naku ah! Sige ka baka su-magot iyan. Hmm... Kulang na lang ata pati talambuhay (ni friendship) ay ipasulat niya sa sobrang haba.

PROFESSOR BOY_KRIZZY. Isang nakakalokang true to life story at chika minute ang drama ng lolo nyo. Kapag oras na ng klase niya. Sa kalagitnaan ng pagtuturo niya ay

bigla-bigla magkukwento ng kan-yang buhay. Pwede na sa MMK. Ilalahad ang napakaraming istorya na kanyang sinapit, mula ng pag-kabata at ang kanyang paghihirap, hanggang sa siya’y nasa prope-syon na. Alam mo ba boy?! O ano yon krizzy? E kasi etong mga prof na ito ay ka-level din natin. Kung

makipag-kwentuhan sa kanyang mga estudyante ay grabe! Kadalasan pa ay paulit-ulit lang naman ang kwento. Hang-gang sa mamemorize na ng kanyang mga estudyante. Minsan nga ilalahad pa ‘yong mga bagay na hindi kasama sa lesson. Ang math subject ba ay may history effect? Puro talambuhay na pala ang bawat computations. Haays… I-lecture daw ba ang sarili! At ang chika pa doon ay ang pinag-uusapan nila ang mga anay ng ating Unibersidad at ilantad ang nabubulok na prof sa bawat departamento. Over! At eto pa, updated ta-laga siya, kahit pa ang pangbabastos o panghaharas ng kap-wa prof niya sa estudyante ay hindi makalalagpas (kimidora kang prof ka!). Di ba Boy? Hahahaha kakaloka nga Krizzy.

PROFESSOR REPORTER. Mga professor na tamad magturo at papetiks-petiks lang sa klase. Puro reporting na lang ang madalas ipagawa at halos require-ments na ito para pumasa. Mara-hil ito lang naman ang kanyang taktika dahil tinatamad na sya sa pagtuturo. Kami na lang ba ang dapat magreport sa klase? Ano kami, nag-uulat 24 oras?

PROFESSOR ACTiSsive. Sila yong uri ng prof na ma-hilig magpalabas kahit hindi pa oras. Sila ang tipo ng prof na… naku! Talaga namang gusto ng ilang mga estudyante. Kaunting oras lang ang nilalaan sa pagtuturo. Parang umi-nom ka lang ng gamot na pang-alis ng LBM, jaran! Let’s

go to the annex. San pa? Eh di SM Manila. Ganoon kasipag si prof o kaya with matching check lang ng attendance, then 30 minutes pa lang ang naka-lilipas, pwede na ulit lumabas. Ang saya di ba? Pero teka! May natutunan ba ako? Nasaan yung lesson dun? Haay.. hoping na lang! At may opposite naman

niya. Siya ‘yung active na active pumasok at magsalita. Um-uulan, bumagyo, magka-tsunami o lumindol, talagang di siya pumapalya sa pagchi-check ng attendance. Lalo na kapag mahaba ang oras mo sa kanya. For example, kung apat na oras ang klase mo sa kanya, aba’y goodluck na lang sa iyo. Dahil kulang na lang ay tapalan mo ng panibagong upuan ang iyong kina-uupuan, break time ay wala talaga. Basta tuloy ang klase kahit pa nakakabagot o nakagawa ka ng mapa dahil sa nakakatulugan ang kanyang pagtuturo. In short, walang dead air na magaganap. Kailangan makinig sa kanya kahit batung-bato ka na. Aray ko po! Energizer naman jan.

PROFESSOR EXTRA. Sa totoo lang, sila lang naman ang bidang-bida kapag malapit na magtapos ang klase. Sa-

pagkat ang mga tumatagilid na estudyante ay may blessings. Wow ah! Umaariba at mayroong instant solusyon si prof. Isang extra ordi-nary at extra challenging make your grades high o umabot sa pasang awa na tres. Etchos niya lang ata yon! Meron siyang special proj-

ect o bagay na ipabibili na ikabubutas ng bulsa mo dahil sa bonggang presyo nito. O dili kaya’y extra curricular activi-ties katulad ng outing, seminar o attendance sa mga espesyal na events para sabihin my plus factor yon at ayan, mayroon kang grade.

PROFESSOR MATANG-UTOS. Pinagsamang mata-pobre at mapang utos. Sa kadahilanang, may mga bagay na

kaya naman niyang gawin ay iuutos pa sa kanyang mga estudyante. Pa-simpleng utos katulad ng pakibili nito, pakiabot nito, pakikuha nito, pakipu-nas nito at puro paki at marunong din silang manira ng kredibilidad ng tao. As in kaloob-looban ng iyong pag-katao ay ibubulgar at lalaitin ka pa sa

iba at lahat ng iyong kilos ay ilalantad sa klase.

PROFESSOR TALINONG-SABLAY. Sila ang mga professor na nagpapanggap na may alam at magaling mag-turo, but deep inside dehins alam. Sila iyong mga tipong

akala mo, may alam sa mga libro. Kung makapagmalaki sa klase ng kanyang tagumpay noong siya ay nagaaral pa, eh over! Iyon naman ang kabaliktaran ng kanyang gina-gawa. Knowlegdeable nga no? Ta-pos magaling magsalita, iyon pala ay nagmamagaling lang. Haay! Kayo talaga! Minsan pag tatanungin mo sila sa mga bagay na hindi mag-

ets ng estudyante aba’y mantakin mo ang kanilang sagot ay “sa libro ng ganito o kaya’y maghanap kayo ng ibang refer-ences.” Sus! Ganun ba yon? Absolutely intelehente de full of knowledge!

PROFESSOR BULILIT. Malamang kilala ninyo ang mga professor na ito. Mala-diyosang ganda ang iyong ma-sisilayan. Ngunit, sa pagharap niya sa klase ay ang pagbuka

ng kanilang malagintong bibig. Ay-sus! Isang katahimikan ang iyong maririnig sa buong klase. Bakit kamo? Ang kanyang boses ay ka-tumbas ng boses ipis na animo’y nakikipag-usap sa hangin. In short, binubulong sa katabi o dili kaya’y kausap ang sarili. Kaya ang mga estudyante na nakaupo sa harapan ay hindi marinig ang inile-lecture

ng professor na ito. (paano na kaya ang mga naka-upo sa likod?) Sir gumamit ka na lang kaya ng microphone. At least mayroon kaming maririnig sa lesson ninyo. Peace tayo!

PROFESSOR BARBIE ZHU. Wow washday everyday! Super fashionista at ang suot niyang damit ay akalain mong

galing sa party o kaya naman ay may gimmick na pupuntahan May prom ba? Daig pa ang estudyante kung manamit. Siya ang sentro ng usapan sa buong campus, dahil sa araw-araw niyang japorms na ka-suotan. Rampa kung rampa! Dahil magaling siyang magdala ng damit, barbie talaga! Super fabulous ang style niya! Perfect Dyosa!

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Sila ang modelo ng ating unibersidad. Ang ilan sa ka-nila ay talagang may katangi-tanging pangalan na sumasalamin sa kanilang ugali, paraan ng pagtu-turo at kanilang maiimpluwensiyahan. Aray! Nawa’y ang kanilang mga attitude ay talagang magbibigay ng magagandang tatak o halimbawa sa ating mga TUPi-ans. Ooops! Teka hanggang dito na lang pala ang pag saludo sa ating pinagpipitagan nating kaguruan. Baka mamiss ko pa yung susunod na lesson namin. Ayaw pa naman ni prof na may lumiliban sa klase or malelate man lang. Whether you like it or you like it! You have to comply or else see you na lang next year. Aray sawi! Sige Adios! PA

Oh Professors!

B 8 The Philippine ArtisanJune - November 2009Features

Green Page Networkby Francis Andrew A. Dy

Fuel-efficient vehicles, renewable energy and protecting threatened forests. These are the common solutions to cool down the tremendous effects of global warming. Best of all, there are some new and enjoyable ways to join the fight against global warming. A good example is the interactive world. Most of us find to be familiar with the games on the internet and social networking sites. As one of the fastest growing medium, it enables huge number of people around the globe to be informed and know the right action against climate change. Feeling good about this drift? So log-in your minds and be connected! Let’s explore the lat-est buzz and trends in the tech world as the environmental games set their way through green revolution.

Staggering warfare of Plants vs. Zombies

Get ready to soil your plants in an all-new action-strategy game from PopCap! A mob of fun-loving zombies is about to invade your home, and your only defense is an arsenal of 49 zombie-zapping plants. Use peashooters, wall-nuts, cherry bombs and more to prevent 26 types of zombies before they can reach your front door. Each zombie has its own special skills, so you’ll need to think fast and plant faster to combat them all. But be careful how you use your limited supply of greens and seeds. There are 50 levels to be conquered in the Adventure mode. Even though your enemies are all zombies, the fun never dies as you battle with different environments like a setting sun, creeping fog and a swimming pool which will make the game more challenging.Want to dig for more? Well, the different game modes like the Adventure, Mini-Games, Puz-zle, Survival, plus the stress-free Zen Garden will assure the excitement inside your wits.

The grandady of green: (Lil) Green Patch

Attention facebook addicts! Granddaddy is here and waves the banner to save the earth. Lil) Green Patch is a Facebook application developed by David King and Ashish Dixit that simulates a small garden on a Facebook user’s profile. By tending their and their friends’ gardens, the Facebook users are able to raise money for Nature Conservancy to save the rain forest. The gameplay revolves around gardening your personal patch of land and helping your friends’ maintain theirs. You’ll be asked to help one of your friends deal with a gardening prob-lem like rabbits eating their flowers, and you can buy supplies at “Crazy Al’s Green Store” to help them out. Essentially, in order to individually succeed at the game, you must help other people. It’s a perfect analogy for environmentalism in general – we all must help each other to make a difference. Very few games could realistically expect friends to help each other out in this way, but in (Lil) Green Patch it seems to work and is a smart adaptation to the social networking platform. You are rewarded for your kindness by gifts of game cash (after you click on butterflies) to help buy more supplies or decorations for your own garden like garden gnomes and flamingos. The artwork is uniformly cartoony, and though not particularly memorable, is pretty cute.

Dive into the Sea Garden

Exploring with sea creatures? Not a problem because Mob Science, a developer of social games, is trying something interesting in the market with Sea Garden Cloning the biggest ap-plication on Facebook, (Lil) Green Patch. Unlike Lil Green Patch’s theme of growing fruit, Sea Garden does it with sea creatures. Players are spurred to send different creatures to each other – the more you send to friends the bigger the variety of creatures you can choose from. While this sounds eerily similar to Lil Green Patch, it doesn’t stop there. Mob Science is also donating money to different ocean-saving charities, such as the Surfrider Foundation, for every 10 creatures you send to friends. It’s a pretty smart idea, and has brought Sea Garden to #15 in the Facebook game charts.

In terms of game play, it’s a very ‘what you see is what you get’ with the game’s main pull be-ing its ‘green fingers’ approach. While it’s fun if you have plenty of friends to play with you, Sea Garden’s overall lack of features right now makes its replay value low for many. Forcing players to earn plenty of ‘SeaBucks’ currency before they can even start getting into the meat of the game might not make as much sense as letting players start with a few items to clean out their garden and get to grips with what’s going on.

Captivating thrill of Farm Town

It is not only prettier to look at but contains a great deal more depth too. Farm Town game has players building up and designing their own farm. You plow away ground, plant crops, care for animals, and place objects in order to make your farm better than all the rest. Each action you take gives you experience, which in turn unlocks new items for purchase, and you earn money by selling your crops or visiting and helping out neighboring

The War is on: Green revolution invades the tech worldAre you ready to battle? Well, it is not easy to go with the clash especially when you do not have the right strategy and weapon to fight against the hottest enemy on the planet, Global Warming.

farms (people added as friends). In contrast with rudimentary graphics of other facebook application, players can create their own custom avatar and walk around a world. When players choose to leave the farm, they can visit the local inn, bank, marketplace, or realtor’s office. Upon arrival, you are im-mediately surrounded with other players also currently online and can talk and socialize with any of them. One of the more interesting features of this game is the ability to hire people to work for you (or visa versa). By doing so, actions around the farm can earn you a 25 percent more income.

The Farmville mania

Farming fanatics, here is the game which will fit your crops! FarmVille has about half as many features as its predecessor. In Farm Town, players are able to travel around to the market and local inn to interact with other players. FarmVille limits players to their own farm and their surrounding neighbors. Like the other farming titles, players plow land, grow crops, and harvest them for money with the sole objective of creating an aesthetically pleasing virtual environment that allows expression of oneself. For each action done, players earn experience and work towards new levels that unlock better and more interesting items and crops. Visually, the game does look good, but it looks rather familiar, using the same art style of Farm Town. However, each item has a cartoonish feel to it and fits well with the visual style. A tree has the same art style as a crop, while in Farm Town it looks more like a photograph. Ultimately, the visual design in FarmVille is excellent, but the game play still leaves a lot to be desired.

Climate Challenge’s redemption

Smarter than a fifth grader? Then climate change game will test your thinking ability. Climate Challenge is a single-player game about climate change. It is a sandbox-style strategy game based on real climate change data, where the player can try out different ap-proaches, learn about the issues and have fun at the same time. The game was designed and developed by Red Redemption Ltd, with scientific advice provided by Oxford University Centre for the Environment (OUCE) and a number of Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scientists. The developers wanted to make a fun, challenging game, but a game that was also based on scientific facts. Climate Challenge uses the most commonly cited and accepted carbon dioxide emission forecasts, which are produced by the IPCC.

In Climate Challenge, the player takes on the role of the President of Europe, choosing poli-cies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 to 2100. The player has to balance emis-sions reductions with making sure there is enough electricity, water and food for the people, whilst also managing their spending and trying to remain popular with the electorate. The game was also accompanied by scientific notes for further learning and was also used for on-going scientific research into the effectiveness of computer games as a learning tool.Climate challenge game can be played on http://www.red-redemption.com/climate chal-lenge/.

The Vinyl Game

Can you manage an industry sustain ably? Then Vinyl Game requires you to deliver share-holder profits whilst taking socio-economic and environmental decisions. The Vinyl Game challenges players to manage a virtual plastics industry whilst balancing economic growth against sustainable development. As you play, you are required to build factories and ramp up production to make the profit that shareholders demand, whilst taking the socio-economic and environmental decisions re-quired to run your own PVC industry in a socially responsible way. The consequences of playing purely for economic growth without regard to production safety, environmental im-pacts or issues such as post-use recycling become apparent as society in the virtual scenario responds to lack of corporate social responsibility. The main purpose of the Vinyl game is to increase the understanding of the importance of full material lifecycle assessment in making material choices; and the need for industry, gov-ernment, and society partnership initiatives to be able to meet environmental challenges

The solutions to climate change like the environmental games are here and it’s time we put them to use to win the battle. If we get started today, we can deal with this problem and decrease the unpleasant outcomes that await us if we do nothing. PA