Kelly Boudreau

A Question of Aesthetics

And identity of course. I am struggling with finding aesthetic peace here at wordpress; not for the lack of options, but rather quite the opposite really. With blogger, I had a limited amount of templates to choose from, and any alterations or personalization was done through the code of the template. Often time consuming, andContinue reading “A Question of Aesthetics”

What to Play…What to Play…

So in the spirit of getting on with things, and actually playing games when I actually have the time – I am looking for suggestions. For now, single-player games have priority since I want to start looking at other elements of gameplay and design (outside of social and role interaction) that influences player identity and/orContinue reading “What to Play…What to Play…”

Getting Back Into The Game

Since my formal academic work is complete until I hear word about my fate at Universite de Montreal for the fall session, I have been in a sort of ‘float’ mode. Returning my focus to my family, our new condo (we still have many boxes that need to be unpacked, and the white walls couldContinue reading “Getting Back Into The Game”

Spirit of Inquiry – Day 1

Thank you to a kind sponsorship by the organizers, I spent today attending sessions at the Spirit of Inquiry conference. Sadly, I missed the welcome and morning key note – which I was told was riveting. Sessions are 1 hour long, with only one presentation – which leaves plenty of time for interaction, which is reallyContinue reading “Spirit of Inquiry – Day 1”

The simExchange

For those who like games and ecomonics. From the website: The simExchange – (noun) the video game prediction market for forecasting the number of copies games will sell.

Moving

Looking for a new blogging home – hope this will be the right fit!

A Difference in Meaning

So, I am reading this book, which is interesting so far. But in making the claim that machines will surpass humans in terms of ‘intelligence’, I ask the following question: Although computers may be able to store and compute more information than human capacity, is it really memory and knowledge? In the last book IContinue reading “A Difference in Meaning”

The Spirit of Inquiry

A great looking conference coming up next week, May 14-16 at Concordia University. I am registered and waiting! The Spirit of Inquiry: Developing Critical Thinking, Creativity and Community is part of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Conference Series. For anyone who plans on making teaching a part of their academic career, and hope to implementContinue reading “The Spirit of Inquiry”

Check Marks & Being

I submitted my chapter/essay over the weekend (and had the obligatory editing exchange) and at this time, I believe it is safely tucked away, earning another check mark on my list of things to do. The last thing on my list is the groundwork for our AoIR paper on community building through course websites (withContinue reading “Check Marks & Being”

Loose Ends & Moving On

As I finish up this chapter (today) I am faced with the fact that this is my last ‘academic’ project until I get news about my PhD. Perhaps that is a little dramatic since I do have a paper for AoIR to research and co-write and that research methods project my colleague and I keepContinue reading “Loose Ends & Moving On”