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From: Robin Walker
To: Me
Subject: RE: TF2 as a Teaching Tool
Hi,
This is the best feedback email we've ever received.
I've cc'd Matt Boone on this, the 'programmer' of the knife code. Now that you've explained what the whole front-stabbing problem is, in single syllable words & detailed diagrams, he has no excuses left!
Robin.
From: Me [mailto
gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:39 AM
To: Robin Walker
Subject: TF2 as a Teaching Tool
Hello Mr. Robin Walker,
I am sure many people have already e-mailed you to say how fun they have found Team Fortress 2. However, I hope I am the first to email you about the educational benefits of your game. You see, I am a teacher at a primary school in Sydney, Australia and I like to use unconventional methods to teach.
Now, I know the educational value of Team Fortress 2 may not be clear on the outset, but it is really very simple. Team Fortress teaches teamwork, hand-eye co-ordination and human anatomy. In fact, I have found on occasion that Team Fortress 2 is even more accurate than my books. For example, in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the area of the human body known as the 'back' is defined as: '1 a (1): the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine.' Now, I assumed that such a source as the Merriam-Webster dictionary would be accurate, so imagine my surprise when I learned of the spy class in your game and discovered that this was incorrect! As we all know, the back is indeed an area that covers almost the entirety of the human body except for a small region on the stomach known as the 'front.' I have sent a strongly worded email to the publishers of this dictionary informing them of their mistake and have included the proper definition '1 a (1): Pretty much everywhere. E.g. if you are shooting someone in the face, they can still backstab you.'
I also included a picture for them to use in the next edition:
FIGURE 1.1
Your description of back has helped me in many ways. For example, my history lessons about the murder of Julius Caesar have become far more historically accurate.
FIGURE 2.1
However, there is one truly inspirational story I would like to share, that of Billy, the youngest in my class. Billy has had a very hard life and has a very low standard of education, but he certainly loves games and movies. I have tried to teach him about life using not only Team Fortress 2 but through famous movies. I think that Team Fortress 2 has helped in my explanation of the film 'Hard Boiled.'
FIGURE 3.1
It has also helped in my interpretation of Billy's favourite movie, 'Back to the Future.'
FIGURE 4.1
SINCE WRITING THE ABOVE, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED. I was taking my class on a road trip. I told Billy to get into the back of the school bus. But, instead, he got into the driver's seat because he thought it was the back! Billy accidentally started the school bus and rolled down the hill into a busy highway. Upon impact with oncoming traffic, Billy was thrown from the bus and his entire torso was twisted around approximately 180 degrees. Billy will never be able to watch 'Back to the Future' again. He will be permanently crippled and will need to use a special device to get to school every day. I trusted you, Mr. Walker. I relied on your for my curriculum, and I feel as though you have BETRAYED me in a particularly VICIOUS manner, the name of which escapes me!!!.
If only I had not been backstabbed in the face, Billy would still be able to walk!!!.
Sincerely,
Me
From: Ferdinand Magellan [mailtogmail.com]
To: Robin Walker
Subject: A tale of woe and sorrows on the High Seas.
Salutations!
I am known as Ferdinand Magellan, once famous explorer of the circumference of the earth. I am well known for my mighty achievements in the fields of exploration and travel. I have rounded the W. Indies. I discovered a safe passage through the sharp ice that tips the Americas to the south. I fought deadly battles with strange opponents. In my perilous journeys, I became the first man to cross all the meridans of the globe we call Earth.
It was on one such voyage, in 1520, that I discovered an orange crate washed up upon the shore. Sadly, it did not contain oranges, which might've helped to stave off the scurvy. We've lost a good dozen men to the ravages of't already.
But it contained bountiful treasures almost as good! We prized open this ancient chest to discover wondrous magical steam work devices. I have been enthralled by the strange charm of one in particular, a device the oracles herald as 'Team Fortress 2.' Above and beyond sampling its gaming delights, I have become near driven to madness with the achievements it offers me. Why, I may have a strait named after me, but imagine if I got 25 headshots!
However, one achievement in particular has cursed me with its siren song. It is known as 'World Traveler,' and it is a mangy dog. Long ago, I did indeed travel and play a complete round of each of the six original maps. And yet, the achievement eludes me with the progress bar stuck at 6/6! I resent the implication that I am not a world traveler! I have played every stage of Hydro and Dustbowl, even in the same round once! I offer you a map of my voyages thus (my route be lightly marked):
I have heard strange tales of faroff places; to the East, Well (CTF), to the icy south, Badlands. However, I traveled to all known maps before these were released and have traveled to them myself since! If't be any help to you, my Steam - powered moniker be []. E'en if you cannot aid me, at least know of my plight.
Here is a picture of me enjoying a game of Hydro.
Thanke,
Magellan
To: Me
Subject: RE: TF2 as a Teaching Tool
Hi,
This is the best feedback email we've ever received.
I've cc'd Matt Boone on this, the 'programmer' of the knife code. Now that you've explained what the whole front-stabbing problem is, in single syllable words & detailed diagrams, he has no excuses left!
Robin.
From: Me [mailto
gmail.com]Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 2:39 AM
To: Robin Walker
Subject: TF2 as a Teaching Tool
Hello Mr. Robin Walker,
I am sure many people have already e-mailed you to say how fun they have found Team Fortress 2. However, I hope I am the first to email you about the educational benefits of your game. You see, I am a teacher at a primary school in Sydney, Australia and I like to use unconventional methods to teach.
Now, I know the educational value of Team Fortress 2 may not be clear on the outset, but it is really very simple. Team Fortress teaches teamwork, hand-eye co-ordination and human anatomy. In fact, I have found on occasion that Team Fortress 2 is even more accurate than my books. For example, in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the area of the human body known as the 'back' is defined as: '1 a (1): the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine.' Now, I assumed that such a source as the Merriam-Webster dictionary would be accurate, so imagine my surprise when I learned of the spy class in your game and discovered that this was incorrect! As we all know, the back is indeed an area that covers almost the entirety of the human body except for a small region on the stomach known as the 'front.' I have sent a strongly worded email to the publishers of this dictionary informing them of their mistake and have included the proper definition '1 a (1): Pretty much everywhere. E.g. if you are shooting someone in the face, they can still backstab you.'
I also included a picture for them to use in the next edition:
FIGURE 1.1
Your description of back has helped me in many ways. For example, my history lessons about the murder of Julius Caesar have become far more historically accurate.
FIGURE 2.1
However, there is one truly inspirational story I would like to share, that of Billy, the youngest in my class. Billy has had a very hard life and has a very low standard of education, but he certainly loves games and movies. I have tried to teach him about life using not only Team Fortress 2 but through famous movies. I think that Team Fortress 2 has helped in my explanation of the film 'Hard Boiled.'
FIGURE 3.1
It has also helped in my interpretation of Billy's favourite movie, 'Back to the Future.'
FIGURE 4.1
SINCE WRITING THE ABOVE, SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED. I was taking my class on a road trip. I told Billy to get into the back of the school bus. But, instead, he got into the driver's seat because he thought it was the back! Billy accidentally started the school bus and rolled down the hill into a busy highway. Upon impact with oncoming traffic, Billy was thrown from the bus and his entire torso was twisted around approximately 180 degrees. Billy will never be able to watch 'Back to the Future' again. He will be permanently crippled and will need to use a special device to get to school every day. I trusted you, Mr. Walker. I relied on your for my curriculum, and I feel as though you have BETRAYED me in a particularly VICIOUS manner, the name of which escapes me!!!.
If only I had not been backstabbed in the face, Billy would still be able to walk!!!.
Sincerely,
Me
From: Ferdinand Magellan [mailto
gmail.com]To: Robin Walker
Subject: A tale of woe and sorrows on the High Seas.
Salutations!
I am known as Ferdinand Magellan, once famous explorer of the circumference of the earth. I am well known for my mighty achievements in the fields of exploration and travel. I have rounded the W. Indies. I discovered a safe passage through the sharp ice that tips the Americas to the south. I fought deadly battles with strange opponents. In my perilous journeys, I became the first man to cross all the meridans of the globe we call Earth.
It was on one such voyage, in 1520, that I discovered an orange crate washed up upon the shore. Sadly, it did not contain oranges, which might've helped to stave off the scurvy. We've lost a good dozen men to the ravages of't already.
But it contained bountiful treasures almost as good! We prized open this ancient chest to discover wondrous magical steam work devices. I have been enthralled by the strange charm of one in particular, a device the oracles herald as 'Team Fortress 2.' Above and beyond sampling its gaming delights, I have become near driven to madness with the achievements it offers me. Why, I may have a strait named after me, but imagine if I got 25 headshots!
However, one achievement in particular has cursed me with its siren song. It is known as 'World Traveler,' and it is a mangy dog. Long ago, I did indeed travel and play a complete round of each of the six original maps. And yet, the achievement eludes me with the progress bar stuck at 6/6! I resent the implication that I am not a world traveler! I have played every stage of Hydro and Dustbowl, even in the same round once! I offer you a map of my voyages thus (my route be lightly marked):
I have heard strange tales of faroff places; to the East, Well (CTF), to the icy south, Badlands. However, I traveled to all known maps before these were released and have traveled to them myself since! If't be any help to you, my Steam - powered moniker be []. E'en if you cannot aid me, at least know of my plight.
Here is a picture of me enjoying a game of Hydro.
Thanke,
Magellan
