Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

The Semester Ahead Looking forward to this semester. Although slightly intimidating for me to be working on my Master’s degree, I am excited to be in a program that looks challenging and mind expanding (finally!). This semester, I will be taking a methods course – which I was dreading in the beginning, but it actuallyContinue reading “The Semester Ahead Looking forward to this semest…”

Back to SchoolWell, its back to school for me. Pardon for the long interval between postings, but after the submission to the DAC conference, I have been busy ‘lfg’ and ‘grinding’ in EverQuest to make level 70 – Which I am proud to say, I did a few weeks ago now. In honour of theContinue reading “Back to School Well, its back to school for me. P…”

Second ChanceI had all but given up on the DAC submission, but happily, I was not the only one affected (and perhaps disappointed) about the time zone issue. Crossing my fingers and hoping this is a sign =) Today on the DAC site: 09.08.2005 The submission site closed down midnight Danish time on August 8th,Continue reading “Second Chance I had all but given up on the DAC su…”

Grrrr Time ZonesJust spent my day writting, cutting, pasting and editing in the hot hot sun. The deadline for the DAC conference was today – August 8th. Its only 8pm here, and I was quite proud to get my paper written before midnight. I excitedly log into the DAC website to submit my paper, andContinue reading “Grrrr Time Zones Just spent my day writting, cutti…”

Still on VacationHeading into August and I am still seaside on vacation. I must admit that this point into my 5 week holiday, I get a bit homesick.I am working on a paper for submission for the DAC conference, but it is hard to concentrate in a house of 9 people – no matter howContinue reading “Still on Vacation Heading into August and I am sti…”

Virtually Real MemoriesToday we were driving along the highway when I saw some beautifully picturesque landscape. As i looked out my window, I got a sense of familiarity – like I had seen it before. Then it dawned on me… this hilly landscape with the old wooden fence around a few old houses reminded meContinue reading “Virtually Real Memories Today we were driving alon…”

Summer Vacation I make my annual migration eastward this coming Sunday. I am looking forward to spending a few weeks on the beach with my family. Sun, sand, beers and barbecues indeed =) Although I look forward to this time of year, I always get nervous about cutting myself off from technology for 5 weeks.Continue reading “Summer Vacation I make my annual migration eastwa…”

WoW vs EQMuch to my kicking and screaming, I have decided to use up my boyfriend’s 10 day trial WoW disk…I have been adamant about not playing the game. Anything with that much hype has always turned me off, and I have always been quite happy with my EQ play-time and friends. Although I haveContinue reading “WoW vs EQ Much to my kicking and screaming, I have…”

Hybrid GamesFrom console to pc, eye-toy to mobile games, innovation and creativity in the field of video games is a constant goal for designers. Among the many interesting works seen at DiGRA (mentioned in previous post) one of the most interesting and imo, innovative is the game Scoot SCOOT is a mixed reality experience designedContinue reading “Hybrid Games From console to pc, eye-toy to mobile…”

DiGRAIts tuesday, and I am home and exhausted. Happy to be in my own bed, but sad that i dont have a maid coming in every day to make sure my room is all clean =) For my first international conference, I must say that DiGRA was an incredible success. My presentations (2) went overContinue reading “DiGRA Its tuesday, and I am home and exhausted. Ha…”