Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

The Day Has ComeAfter a semester and a half of working towards getting myself to DiGRA, I am here. We have a beautiful harbourside room on the 8th floor in Vancouver. Getting ready to head out to a pre-conference house party being thrown by a gracious member of the conference organizational team. While checking intoContinue reading “The Day Has Come After a semester and a half of wo…”

OMG I’M DONE!For those of you who know me, I am sure this will be a (social) relief to hear! I am all but done my DiGRA paper. Now for the minor tweaking of sentences that hurt the eyes and misplaced words that hurt the ears. But I am done, and relatively satisfied with whatContinue reading “OMG I’M DONE! For those of you who know me, I am s…”

IBM MMOG Web ConferenceI just spent the last few hours listening to the IBM Online Web Conference about the current state and future of MMOG’s. It was industry oriented, but therewere some interesting comments on community and the technical capabilities and limitations of mmog’s. The conference will be offered at a later date as avideoContinue reading “IBM MMOG Web Conference I just spent the last few…”

Can’t Keep This a SecretAnything that makes me laugh this much cannot be kept a secret. For anyone who has played video games to any serious degree .. click … read… and laugh your ass off =)

More TunesRecent favorites for your listening pleasure: Bloc Party (Rockin’ Album if you like the 80’s new wave sound …) The Wedding Present – Interstate 5 … (could listen to this one more then once) The Dears … if you miss The Smiths, have a listen here Flunk – Summer Balcony (for that mellow sunnyContinue reading “More Tunes Recent favorites for your listening ple…”

But Why Games?I am (still) working on the paper for the upcoming DiGRA conference, and for the first time (in about 3 months of writing on and off) i let someone else read it. The feedback was not as scarry as I had imagined (isnt that always the case?) But one question that keeps comingContinue reading “But Why Games? I am (still) working on the paper f…”

The desk of a game researcher =)

Triadic ThinkingWhile working on my DiGRA paper, I realized that everything I write is always compartmentalized into three sections. Every theory, every example.. and i wonder .. why 3?The structure of my papers are always the same: Intro, three key concepts/ideas and conclusion. Even my Honours thesis was triadic in a way of sorts.. withContinue reading “Triadic Thinking While working on my DiGRA paper, …”

Making a ComebackI have mentioned before that the game of EverQuest has changed enough to make anyone who takes a lengthy vacation feel like a first time player. Over the last few weeks, I have transfered my character to a new server to play with some old friends. Even though we are only 5 levelsContinue reading “Making a Comeback I have mentioned before that the…”

Simmel, Sociability & Fun in GamesI am re-reading an article by Georg Simmel called The Sociology of Sociability. Quite an interesting piece that deals with the question of fun, play, and the sociability that surrounds it. The jist of what I get out of the article is that in order for true sociability to existContinue reading “Simmel, Sociability & Fun in Games I am re-reading…”