Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

Denmark in December I am off to Copenhagen tomorrow to attend the Digital Arts & Culture conference. There are a few papers that speak directly (more or less) to my current/future research of the relationship between gamers and designers (specifically in the case of MMOG’s for myself). As well as a bunch of other interestingContinue reading “Denmark in December I am off to Copenhagen tomorr…”

CFP: She’s Such a Geek I could think of a few people who would be interested in this =) ——————————————-CFP: She’s Such a GeekAn Anthology by and for Women Obsessed with Computers, Science, Comic Books, Gaming, Spaceships, and RevolutionSlated for Fall 2006 Geeks are taking over the world. They make the most popular movies andContinue reading “CFP: She’s Such a Geek I could think of a few peo…”

Putting the Word OutI have been thinking about ways to get the people from around town who play and study games in all its various forms (arts, literature, cinema, sociology, design etc etc) together. Although we have periodic gamecode meetings, and igda monthly meetings among other ‘functions’ I was tossing the idea around with mikeContinue reading “Putting the Word Out I have been thinking about w…”

Upcoming GameCODE Talk Playing with Violence: Player’s’ social construction of violent video game playFern DelamereDepartment of Applied Human SciencesConcordia University Violence as a spectacle has been used as a form of leisure entertainment throughout the ages (Goldstein, 1998). From Roman gladiators to the modern day boxing events, society has maintained an interest in viewing spectaclesContinue reading “Upcoming GameCODE Talk Playing with Violence: Pla…”

New PhoneI was happy today when my doorbell rang and there was a handsome UPS guy handing me my new phone. It takes pictures, makes videos and hopefully rubs my feet when I’m tired too! But in all seriousness, the gadgetery aside, I must say, I preferred the learning curve (low) and useability of myContinue reading “New Phone I was happy today when my doorbell rang …”

Cultural Identity, Globalization and the Digital DivideI am working on the last book for my Sociology of Culture seminar. Its a decent read – a world beyond difference: cultureal identity in the age of globalization by ronald niezen. I had to write a summary of chapter 4, (anti)Globalization from Below concerning the different strategies distinctContinue reading “Cultural Identity, Globalization and the Digital D…”

The Haves and Have-Nots: Open source ideas without the skillsI had a discussion recently with Mike about his ideas on open-source concept mmog’s. My only real argument was that to make something open-source was still only opening the possibilities of change and participation to those who had the skills to do so. I admit thatContinue reading “The Haves and Have-Nots: Open source ideas without…”

Who Owns WhatAfter a beer or two and another great conversation with Mike, I have been driven (asked?) to post a link to a good discussion over a Terra Nova that took place a little while ago. We were having a conversation about distinguishing the difference between actual technological limitations (re: Taylor’s article) the choiceContinue reading “Who Owns What After a beer or two and another grea…”

Arcadia ImageSaw it, like it, snapped it =)I love digital.

More on Mmog’sOr ‘moog’s as I have heard it pronounced. In my first paper on avatar’s and identity (cutely titled Pixel People), I struggled through describing and defining the game world for my non-digitally minded professor at the time. If only I had known of Wikipedia then. They have this long page defining MMORPG‘s. IContinue reading “More on Mmog’s Or ‘moog’s as I have heard it prono…”