Kinesthetic learner

A lot of people want to improve their writing skills , both professionally and personally. In order to achieve that, a key ingredient is often ignored: Reading. Belle Beth Cooper from social sharing service Buffer uncovers what it takes for you to become a more skilled reader—and in turn, a better writer. Advertisement Even if you’re not a "writer" per se, writing can be highly beneficial. It can be helpful for a number of things: working through feelings staying positive expressing your thoughts more clearly marketing your product Generally, there are two things that writers recommend to others who want to improve: more writing, and reading. More writing is an obvious one, since practice makes perfect. But writing in a vacuum won’t do us much good. Reading exposes us to other styles, other voices, other forms, and other genres of writing. Importantly, it exposes us to writing that’s better than our own and helps us to improve. … [Read more...] about Become a Better Writer with These Important Reading Skills First

From a Certain Point of View, the new Star Wars anthology novel released to celebrate 40 years of the beloved franchise, is unlike any other book we’ve seen so far in Disney’s Star Wars canon. It’s all about the little details rather than the major events of the movies—but that doesn’t there aren’t a few interesting secrets in there, too. Set directly in and around the events of A New Hope—the plot of the movie slowly rolling on in the background as each of the 40 short stories progresses—From a Certain Point of View really is more about enriching the tapestry of the Star Wars universe than it is dropping major reveals, meaning it shares more in common with the likes of the classic EU books Tales from Mos Eisley Cantina and Tales from Jabba’s Palace than it does things like the Aftermath trilogy or Bloodline. Advertisement So if you’ve ever been curious about the tiny little questions about the Star Wars galaxy—who … [Read more...] about The Most Intriguing and Important Details the New

Any great video game has a groove to it, a kinesthetic dance of feedback and response that can easily be thought of as a kind of music. Call it "The Rhythm of Play." Our fingers push and pull with the beats and pulses of the game, using the controller to develop a cadence as surely as a drummer does when slicing his sticks around a drum kit or when a pianist bangs out chords with both hands. Advertisement Other people think about games in terms of their graphics, others concern themselves with their stories; still others focus on game mechanics and design. But when I close my eyes and think back to my favorite games of the past few years, I remember the way they feel: the heavy-metal crunch of God of War II, the gliding flow of Flower; the irrepressible bounce of New Super Mario Bros. DS and the impeccably timed slip and slide of Super Meat Boy. Each of those games had its own unique rhythm, an irresistible tempo that hooked me and kept me coming back. And where those games … [Read more...] about The Unsung Secret of Great Games—and How Some Games Get It So Wrong