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For the last week I have participated in all group meetings. In addition I have helped to merge all of our various "idea" documents into the final document which was turned in. In addition I have created my own "idea" documents which were used to contribute to content.

looked up sites we might use

Ealier this week our group, which also consists of JJ Nielsen and Nate Stoops, dlegated the responsiliblites of the white paper.  We are going to begin our research in order to find credible sources and useful inofrmation.  We finished the deliverable scope of work and will determine future meeting times if deemed necessary to collaborate on the white paper.

I started to do basic reseach on currently techniques used to prevent video game piracy.  I  discovered that Star-Force is a decent protection method used to protect the actual game media it self. I have also reasearched how CD/DVD keys have been used to provide basic protection.  Doing research I also discovered online distribution methods such as Steam by VALVE can be used to make pirating difficult.

1. Met during class time Wednesday (2/25/09)

2. Nathaniel Stoops, Kevin Lowry, JJ Nielsen

After class today, I researched for articles related to our topic through Purdue Library's online databases and Google Scholar.  I started getting many more "hits" when I started using the keywords "digital rights management".  I have saved several articles that I believe will be useful in drafting our white paper, although some articles are contradictory, suggesting that digital rights management is becoming decreasingly important.

This week our group switched our focus to making a game for Nintendo Wii that would compete with role-playing games. I provided some input for the memo involving the health risks with continuous online gaming. For our scope of work, I volunteered to research the health benefits of Nintendo Wii versus sitting in front of a computer screen playing games all day. Despite class being cancelled Monday, our group decided to meet at 3:30 to research.

This week I began researching the registering of users on Wikipedia.  I found a few specific articles pertaining to my research.  I plan on continuing my research and compiling everything in a document that can be used when we meet as a group to compose the draft.