Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

/SighWhatever happened to free will of the individual? and taking responsibility for your actions and choices? Although some will see this as a victory – i see it as shifting responsibility… much like blaming children’s consumption of violent video games on the game companies and not the parents who actually raise the kids….

Old Technology – New Owner I am the proud new owner of a NEC MobilePro 790 PocketPC. Although this puppy is from 2001, and therefore considered quite dated technology-wise – i am very happy with my ebay purchase. At only 1.7 lbs and a whopping 1.1″ thick, I can throw this in my bag withContinue reading “Old Technology – New Owner I am the proud new own…”

More on Simmel, Space So, after finally finishing Simmel’s piece on Spatial and Urban Culture (well worth the read), I am – amazed might be a strong word – but appropriately awed, that Simmel dealt with such abstract concepts of space in the early 1900’s – yet people today still have a hard time dealingContinue reading “More on Simmel, Space So, after finally finishin…”

The Concept of Space & MMOG’s Reading Simmel‘s article on Spatial and Urban Culture for my Sociology of Culture class, and it got me thinking about how we preceive space in the digital context, and even more specifically in the context of mmog’s. When looking over my play experience in EverQuest, Dark Age of CamelotContinue reading “The Concept of Space & MMOG’s Reading Simmel’s ar…”

Living AvatarsA colleague of mine has often said that I remind her of an avatar. This post if for her. Although I did not attend the Tokyo Game Show 2005, Lisa Galarneau, over at SocialStudyGames did. I thank her for the links of the booth babes and living avatars (or cos players) that were atContinue reading “Living Avatars A colleague of mine has often said…”

Conforming to Simplistic Thought After much deliberation, reading and converstation, I created my genealogical tree of classical sociology represented by theorists. Although I stand by my earlier post, my common sense tells me that I should stay somewhat into the ‘typical’ concept of classical social theory. So, when i think of “dead white guys” whoContinue reading “Conforming to Simplistic Thought After much deli…”

The Geneology of Social TheoryWhat started out as a relatively simple assignment, has taken on a life of its own this evening. Our assignment was simple. Create a geneological tree consisting of social theorists that we feel represent classical social theory. The point was, or what I understand the point to be, is that everyoneContinue reading “The Geneology of Social Theory What started out a…”

Alas! The Academia That I Have Been Dreaming About…Sort of … Without the beer of course. Heh.Today was my first seminar in my Sociology of Culture course – yes, the one I bemoaned in my last post. I managed to get all but 6 pages read for this week’s seminar, so I felt quite prepared.Continue reading “Alas! The Academia That I Have Been Dreaming About…”

The Processing of Knowledge Let me start by saying, I look forward to the challenges that lie ahead of me in my Master’s degree. But even after the first week, I am slightly saddened at the reality versus my preconceived notion of ‘higher education’. Over the last two years or so, I have had theContinue reading “The Processing of Knowledge Let me start by sayin…”

Revisting Knowledge My classical social theory class had us revisit theorists that we often hear their names and roll our eyes (marx/weber/durkheim) but an interesting excercise today had us explore the wider scope of theorists and how they fit in the scope of social theory. What started out in an excercise of deconstructing the ‘geneological’Continue reading “Revisting Knowledge My classical social theory cl…”