Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

The Purpose of BloggingSomething that is relatively disputed among those who have been blogging since the proverbial beginning, but aside from the “real” purpose, I have been thinking about my purpose, and the ‘general’ purpose. Admittedly, my two final projects (for my cinema, vid game class AND my contemporary sociological theory class) involve the useContinue reading “The Purpose of Blogging Something that is relative…”

Learning to Play(cross listed over at gamecode.ca, with some editing here)I am heading into my final project for my CIN6011, exploring the ways that people learn to play (in reference to my own play sessions written about here over the last few months) and how people ‘learn’ or understand a film. I have been workingContinue reading “Learning to Play (cross listed over at gamecode.ca…”

Clap Your Hands Say YeahWent to see them tonight – not a bad show, but for anyone who has heard this guy’s voice – imagine it gets much worse amplified with a bad sound man controlling the mic. Their opening band – The Brunettes – rocked!! My daughters go to a school that focus (amongContinue reading “Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Went to see them tonight …”

Board (Bored?) ParticipationAs I sit here and procrastinate in what should be one of my busiest times of year, I find myself wandering the internet, trolling boards and scrolling through random blogs. After visiting all the usual suspects on my daily stroll through cyberspace. Found myself reading a babyblog today!! (and not just the firstContinue reading “Board (Bored?) Participation As I sit here and pro…”

Internet Science JournalLooks like a good place to submit my final paper for my methods class =)Here is their mission statement: The International Journal of Internet Science (IJIS) is a forum for publication of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It welcomes articles on empirical findings, methodology, and theory in the field of InternetContinue reading “Internet Science Journal Looks like a good place t…”

Unless…I write my final paper as a hypertext… not sure if that would fit in the theme of cinema, video games and interactive fiction… as it would be interactive theory. Could be easier than implementing a web design (because I have to think about layout and content, whereas with the hypertext version, layout is moreContinue reading “Unless… I write my final paper as a hypertext……”

Multi-Media ProjectsAs the days tick by, I have been thinking about my final project for the Cinema, video games and interactive fiction course I am taking. I already have my topic as I have posted quite some time ago, but now, I am looking at how I will present it. Being a ‘sociologist’, I usuallyContinue reading “Multi-Media Projects As the days tick by, I have b…”

Second PersonThe second installement of an anthology that started with First Person, Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media looks like some very interesting reads from ‘game designers, writers, artists and game studies scholars.

LinksI have been torn about adding to my links section lately. In discussing the content of the gamecode blog, we tried to determine how much is enough and how many is too much. The goal is to point other people to spaces that I find interesting or relative to the things I talk about hereContinue reading “Links I have been torn about adding to my links se…”

International Academic CensorshipAnd the good ole US of A. I was perplexed to read this over at jill/txt. I guess this type of censorship is in the name of ‘homeland security’? Although the author states that the content of the research is not political but on the topic of geography etc. this makes me thinkContinue reading “International Academic Censorship And the good ole…”