Casual Gaming: An introspective ramble

Over the last month, I have been playing a lot of casual games (gearing up to the big ones perhaps hehe). I have been no stranger to digital casual play – I shamelessly bought the highly addictive shareware solitaire package Pretty Good Solitaire – something about having over 700 different solitaire games intrigued me (althoughContinue reading “Casual Gaming: An introspective ramble”

Kinephanos Issue 1

We are proud to announce that the first issue – Digital Imageries : Culture and Reception edited by Marc Joly-Corcoran et Martin Picard is online at http://www.kinephanos.ca/.  Also – In order to unveil its online publication, you are cordially invited to the official launch of the first issue of the journal Kinephanos, “Digital Imageries : culture andContinue reading “Kinephanos Issue 1”

CFP ECREA 2010 Preconference: Avatars and Humans

I was hoping to go to AoIR this October in Sweden – but after seeing this CFP, I might have to take my October travel voucher to Hamburg, Germany. After reading the cfp (posted below), I said to myself that this is “my” conference, how could I not submit/go!? Would be the perfect place toContinue reading “CFP ECREA 2010 Preconference: Avatars and Humans”

CFP: IR 11: Sustainability, Participation, Action

Call for Papers Internet Research 11.0 – Sustainability, Participation, Action The 11th Annual International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) October 21-23, 2010 University of Gothenburg/Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden The challenge of this conference is to find multiple avenues for participation and action towards a sustainable future. In aContinue reading “CFP: IR 11: Sustainability, Participation, Action”