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|  ~ Mrs. Steve Harrington ~ It be like that sometimes.
SPOILER!!: Natasha! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Angel of Music  Natasha waited patiently as she already had a gmail account. When told to, she googled "free online games". She quickly found an online version of a game called checkers that she liked playing. After the game loaded, she enjoyed a few quick rounds during the remainder of the lesson.
“I was rubbish at checkers,’’ Kay said conversionally to baby Ravenclaw. “I don’t think nothing much has changed,’’ was the added comment after an afterthought. Still, it was refreshing to see someone give the game a go.
SPOILER!!: Jessa! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by DaniDiNardo ”Yes, of course Professor.” Jesss replied the moment the woman questioned her attention. Better to assure the woman now than have her walk back down here to check. No, thank you. If she could avoid that then she would.
Seeing this as an opportunity for a bit of creativity while she waited for this class on “games” to end, Jessa once again waited until the Professor’s attention was elsewhere, she drew her wand subtly and did a bit of intricate reprogramming with some well placed animation and illusion charms. A game did appear on the screen, one she’d played a long time ago while she was still in primary school.
It was quite the same this time. Rather than the click of a mouse, the game seemed to react to the subtle movements of her finger.
One hand, she kept on the mouse, moving it about for show, while the other hand more subtly dictated the outcome of the character on the screen. Occasionally, the images would be interrupted by those that belonged to another game and the game itself changed but her method of controlling it didn’t. All it took was a few muttered words. When she didn’t like it, she muttered some more and again it would change.
Kay had nodded at Jessa’s reassurance but she was still checking that everyone had managed to find a website and were playing a game. As she approached, she could see Jessa’s mouth moving; she wondered what that was all about. Kay moved to stop behind the girl, taking in the images on the screen. “What game is this?’’ To her, everything looked normal: from the way Jessa’s hand was on the mouse, the game on the screen...
SPOILER!!: Hanna! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessiqua Hanna took in what Professor Stewart about social media, and things about messengers. "And here I was thinking owl post was pretty quick," she replied, having never actually questioned whether something out there was quicker. Things that sent mail immediately. Hanna imagined if she sent a letter home, and getting a reply within minutes. It was rather baffling.
Hanna wasn't sure what download was, but she knew what games were. This would be fun! But how she'd manage playing a game and using the mouse and the keyboard at the same time - she wasn't sure how that would go.
Pulling back up the google, Hanna slowly made her way back and forth through the keys to type in 'Free Online Games', and clicked the 'I feel lucky' button. Because she wasn't sure what would happen if she pressed the other one. And having the page open up right away for her was good. It brought up something called freeonlinegames - which was not at all surprising. Looking through the icons, trying to find one that looked fun, her eyes fell on a cartoon of a grandma. She moved the mouse over to it and clicked on it, where she discovered the game Angry Gran Run. But there were many of them, which country? Looking through them, she clicked on the Japan one. She always wanted to go there.
The woman grinned. “Muggle technology has evolved significantly. Most methods of communication are faster than owl post.’’ As for the game the Ravenclaw had chosen... “Interesting. I’ve never played this one.’’ Goodness! There were so many new games!
SPOILER!!: Derf! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie In all honesty, all the 'later in the term' talk about things regarding SAFETY were sorta putting him on edge. While he was sure that precautions had been taken with all the computers here - however one did these precautions with this stuff - it was still...you know. The INTERNET. It was ... big and stuff...like the UNIVERSE and always expanding too. There was just...loads there and with them just...hopping to it all and such...he was more than a little uneasy.
Which was why he did not take to searching on this Google thing again just yet and instead began poking around the computer itself to see what was there. And there was a game folder right there with a couple of archaic looking programs that were...games.
Um...
Hand up, Derf waited for Professor Stewart to notice him before speaking. "Can...you get virus things from these game pages too?" he asked warily. "Visiting a page that you think is this neat game but instead it's, you know, like a pogrebin? Disguising itself as something harmless but really just sitting there waiting to devour a visitor?"
And what did they DO if they came across one of those things now?!
There was a nod to the Huffleuff when she was finished speaking, who had his hand in the air. “Yes, the computer can. This is the reason there are software developed to protect against viruses. If the page you visit is unsafe, there will be a message popping up on screen to let you know. If you come across such a message, it is advised that you exit the page immediately. All the computers here have been secured.’’
SPOILER!!: Bel! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegz Bel had happily been googling stuff relating to motocross, and had even found videos of certain tricks which she was mentally cataloging and going through as to whether she had mastered them herself or not yet, when they moved on to email and the headmaster arrived. She quietly tried to stay on task and not draw any attention.
... and now games. Well okay. She'd rather go back to the videos in all honesty, but if she was getting graded on trying games, that was okay too. Maybe she could find a racing one? She searched for free online motorcycle games to see what came up.....
.... yes?! There were a few hits at the top, but on further investigation, the games that appeared were wayyyy too advanced for this computer, it seemed like. Too bad. Meant she couldn't play them. Hum.
Maybe... if she added retro in front of it? How long did internet stuff last anyway? Technology wise? If they were using million year old rigs, how much of what was available would actually work? And how much from what was available back when these things were current would still be out there? The big questions right here. Bel continued trying to google for games that suited her interests, that would also work with the equipment they had. This was harder than she had expected it to be. Too bad she didn't have a VR set or something, those were epic fun for training.
“Found any game of interest, Ms. Macindoe?” Kay asked curiously.
SPOILER!!: Josef! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Harron Peasley Goggle searching was confusing, and of course didn't display any results for Quidditch aside from a road somewhere he didn't care about. House prices, what? Goggle emailing was even MORE confusing and Józef didn't actually do much but STARE at the buttons he was supposed to click.
Did Flynn use emailing?
It was a stray thought Józef had about a lot of things - 'does Flynn....?', and of course there was no way to know the answer right then, so he quickly moved on from it, trying to scribble notes as Professor Stewart spoke and Headmaster Boring stared.
Suffice to say, his notes were not particularly coherent, and he probably missed a lot of key information out. BUT now they were talking about GAMES and that was one thing he could get on board with. GAMES. Goggling GAMES was easy, but clicking on the links and FINDING a game was a different story.
He knew how to do the back button now, though.
So BACK to goggle he went and eventually, on approximately page 8 of the goggling search he found a link to a game where you got to shoot aliens.
And that sounded right up his alley.
Aliens! Well, that was certainly an entertaining game. Don’t mind if she lurked here in the background watching for a moment, Józef.
SPOILER!!: Nettie! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Lissy Longbottom Games? You didn't have to tell Nettie twice! She smiled, happy that the lesson had taken a more pleasant turn, and opened Google so she could search for some games. She hoped the Headmaster wouldn't take offense to them having FUN, although at this point, she wouldn't be shocked if he did. Soon they would be losing house points for BREATHING.
She clicked on a game that looked interesting and started to click around until she got the hang of it. So, she had to match up these candies and then...she got points. OOOH and sometimes cool things happened! What was this game called? Candy Crush according to the website. Interesting premise...
Candy Crush! This game was easily recognisable. “This happened to be a rather popular game once. It contains many, many levels.’’
SPOILER!!: Big Lucas! Quote:
Originally Posted by kayquilz GAMES THEY GOT TO PLAY GAMES???? LUCAS WIGGLED IN HIS SEAT SO EXCITEDLY AND HE COULDN'T HELP IT---
"I KNOW A WEBSITE WITH FREE ONLINE GAMES WHERE YOU CAN PLAY EACH OTHER IN THE GAMES IF ANYONE WANTS TO JOIN ME OR JUST LOOK AROUND THE SITEEEEEEEEEEEEEE - " He had hopped up and was speaking LOUDLY.
HE WAS READY TO KICK EVERYONE'S BUTT. YOU KNOW WHAT LUCAS DID ALL SUMMER BESIDES DANCE? PLAYED VIDEO GAMES.
Bring. it. ON.
"The website is FRIV.COM by the way---" HE BEAMED.
“Mr. Choi! Indoor voice please.’’ Kaysha looked sternly over at him before turning to the rest of the class. “Feel free to take up Mr. Choi’s offer! It’s just as enjoyable to play against each other.’’
SPOILER!!: Jackson! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Dokimoto SPOILER!!: Before
Jackson was never too worried about Muggle Studies to be honest. The class was more an interest because he got to hear different ideas on how non-magical things work. It could be quite entertaining, and helped spark his creativity. Speaking of entertaining… Today’s class was in the Entertainment Room, and honestly, Jackson could use more of that sometimes. He tried to stay away normally, because he was at a WIZARD school. He could play video games at home… OR if someone wanted to learn of course, he would help them out. Walking into the room, Jackson completely stopped in his tracks when he saw the room. It literally looked like a primary school computer lab. He was having flashbacks of some MUCH simpler times. Finally spotting a busy looking Head of House, Jackson greeted her with a smile. “Good morning, Professor Stewart!”
As she started the lesson, Jackson had his daily internal struggle of answering too quickly. It really wasn’t fair, was it? That he had grown up with this. It’s not like there were classes about what a Hogwarts is. As it turned out, plenty of other students had an idea of how the internet worked, or at least had heard of it. Jackson followed the instructions, which were the loooooongest way of saying ‘turn it on’ he had ever heard. He listened to her explanation of typewriters and cell phones, both of which Jackson was a fan of. Once his computer had started up, Jackson found the Chrome icon… which… he had to admit, he had never realized they were the House colors. Opening Google Search (like he had even heard of the other options), Jackson wondered what he should look up. Hahaha DUH! Now was the best time to look up…
Online games?? Had he not JUST been daydreaming about his summers with his parents, before? The answer was yes. After he had finished cleaning up his inbox a little bit, Jackson went back to the search bar and typed in ‘free online games.’ As the professor knew so well, plenty of options were immediately at his disposal, but he couldn’t remember ever being ASKED to play one of these games. It’s not like they were secretly typing tests or something, which Jackson would NOT appreciate as he was a slow typist. He opened up one of the billions of websites (one that he was familiar with, because yea, viruses were a thing and he didn’t need to crash the Hogwarts… server…(?... yea he hadn’t thought about how all this was getting a signal from muggle networks). He opened up an ANCIENT looking game called Burger Tycoon and began to play. Moo!
Kaysha had come to a stop behind Jackson. She was observing the game he had pulled up. “This is one game that would definitely get me hungry,’’ she mused out loud.
SPOILER!!: Chloe! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by Cassirin Oh, good. The games portion of the class had begun, and Chloe excitedly brought the Goooooooogle back up. Or maybe it was up already, but she brought up the page with the big white box, waiting for her to type in something else. Like, perhaps "free online games".
Because none of the really fun magical creatures came up, anyway.
Chloe searched for games, and she was surprised by the number of results. Millions? BILLIONS? Merlin, Muggles were so kind to be out there entertaining people for free. Chloe clicked on the first button and brought up a brightly colored screen with dozens of playing cards on it. Oh, she knew this game!
A card game. Simple and fun. Kaysha was trying to figure out which game it was though.
SPOILER!!: Derf again! <3 Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie While he was waiting for Professor Stewart to address his...spiraling on internet security and stuff, Derf gave a bit of a jump in his seat when he heard Lucas' exclamation about playing WITH each other. Now THAT sounded way better than sitting here plugging along and doing things on their own. The Internet was all about connection, right? Only made sense that they CONNECT with one another.
"Count me in!" he chirped gleefully while offering his friend two thumbs up, momentarily forgetting that Headmaster Doom and Gloom was quite literally lurking in the back of the room still. Index fingers hunting the keyboard for the appropriate letters again, Derf eventually managed to find all the right ones and hit enter.
.............only to be faced with a completely WHITE page and grey text reading: Click to enable Adobe Flash Player. There was also a grey puzzle piece above the text...and Derf felt his heart began palpitating viciously in his chest while his expression was one of complete horror.
WHAT WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO?!
"UUUUUH...Lucas? I think your site is trying to get me to enable something BAD."
Something bad... it couldn’t be a virus. At least Kay hoped not. A closer look at Derf’s system told her all she needed to. “That’s fine, Mr. Ashburry-Hawthorne. An Adobe flash is a software that allows you to view files such as videos and games. Go ahead, click on it. Once it is installed, you’ll be able to play the games.’’ OOC:  My peopleees!  There are 48 hours left for this activity! Love reading yal posts :3 |