Just a short post really. But I was thinking of all of the conversations about what constitutes a “video game”, and I have been wondering about online role-playing games. Perhaps a little too late for me to start contemplating this since my entry has already been written and printed on this, but thinking about myContinue reading “Speaking of Role-Playing”
Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau
Online Communities and the Delete Button
My oldest daughter has been part of various online, forum-style role-playing communities for the past several years. She has made quite a few good friends over the years, as the communities develop layers of interaction, social circles expand and she feels a real sense of friendship (unity) with individual members of each community. Over the years, one communityContinue reading “Online Communities and the Delete Button”
And We’re Back
Spring break is over, and it is back to the grind. The end of the semester is looming, and the work that looked so harmless in January and February suddenly seems a bit more threatening. It is a good thing that I have a tendency of needing to be a bit overloaded to be productiveContinue reading “And We’re Back”
Spring Break, Community & Upcoming Events
How I wish I could spin some exotic tale of how we are heading down south to the sun and the sand. However, ’tis not the case. We are driving for 10-12 hours to visit my family in New Brunswick for a week of skating, tobogganing (sp!?) and sitting by the fire with a hot drink.Continue reading “Spring Break, Community & Upcoming Events”
Thesis Methodology: Seminar Notes/Personal Synthesis
I have to give a (max) 30 minute oral presentation on my ‘methodology’ for my thesis in my doctoral seminar. The instructions were relatively loose – stemming from a guest speaker we had at the beginning of the semester. The following comes from my notes of that particular seminar. There are four primary questions that need toContinue reading “Thesis Methodology: Seminar Notes/Personal Synthesis”
Looking at the end of February
And I ask myself how did this happen? I cannot believe that it is almost March! the semester hardly feels underway. This whole loosy goosy deadlines at the PhD are killing me – I have such a hard time working when there is no pressure! I wonder if that ever changes? For all the times I TALK aboutContinue reading “Looking at the end of February”
Sesame Street Nostalgia
Over the last few days, for some reason, I have been waxing nostalgic (to borrow a phrase) about my childhood. My favorite Sesame street sketch was the ‘Capital I’ (as well as the Ladybug Picnic, The Alligator King and the pinball number song). Thanks to the power of You-Tube – someone has taken the timeContinue reading “Sesame Street Nostalgia”
Method Help
In response to my rambling post about being stuck with the ‘how-to‘ of writing my film paper(s) – I have two texts to help me with my plight. L’Analyse de Sequence by Laurent Jullier and Raymond Bellour’s “The Unattainable Text” in The Analysis of Film (C. Penley Ed.). No excuse now it seems!
The Simplest Things
On a personal note – 2008 has been pretty productive. I am into my second semester in my PhD program – one more short (one reading class, one seminar) semester to go then it’s onto my comprehensive exams and proposal. I am on a 3 year plan – but my friends, advisor and the restContinue reading “The Simplest Things”
Reading Commentaries and/or Justifications
In my “reading” section, I have had the same three books up for quite some time. In my attempt to justify this lenghty reading time frame, I figured I would chat out some of the reasons why it’s going so slow. I started reading The Virtual Window in October on the plane home from AoIR.Continue reading “Reading Commentaries and/or Justifications”
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