Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

MA ProgramLooks like a decent MA program in Digital Culture in Finland. Application has been extended to May 31st. I wish I had the finances to apply (well, to actually move the family there if I were to apply and get accepted).

Game StudiesThe dichotomous debate within Game Studies is more often then not, one between narratology and ludology, but lately, another – less formal – debate has come to mind. The one between gamers are researchers and non-gamers as researchers in the field of game studies. There are pros and cons from both perpespectives. A gamerContinue reading “Game Studies The dichotomous debate within Game St…”

Back to GamesOver the last few days, my boyfriend has been playing Heritage of Kings: The Settlers. Not a bad game per se, but watching him get frustrated when the game crashed a few times, made me ask a few questions. After checking around online, we found out that there is actually a patch thatContinue reading “Back to Games Over the last few days, my boyfriend…”

Musical PoetryOne of my newly discovered favorite bands, The Whole Fantastic World offers a site to listen to select tunes. They also offer a link to the lyrics of each song listed. Here is my favorite song – poetry i tell ya =) Postcards From Out of Town:“Clearly its evident,” she uttered into the machine“AmateurContinue reading “Musical Poetry One of my newly discovered favorite…”

Help for GamersWhen I saw this news title over at Yahoo!, my eyes were already rolling before i clicked the story link. Interestingly, the article had nothing to do with addiction and self help, but with the weekends hot searches. It also showed me that i dont read the fine print – heh. Below theContinue reading “Help for Gamers When I saw this news title over at…”

More digital kidsOver the last few weeks, I have been thinking about the social differences between my childhood and my daughter’s. I recently posted about her favorite website the N, and its methods of creating one’s avatar. She has been saving her credits the past few weeks for the hairstyle of her choice. Although sheContinue reading “More digital kids Over the last few weeks, I have …”

Shift in ThinkingIt is with pride and relief that I announce that as of 10:30am saturday morning, the official end of my BA arrived. I am now working on other projects that require just as much attention and just as much work, but I’ve realized this morning that there is a shift in how IContinue reading “Shift in Thinking It is with pride and relief that…”

How Kids Build Community: CyberstyleMy daughter belongs to a Nickolodean sponsored website, The N , originally designed for tweens and teens. She has been participating in the message board community on this site for almost three years. Board participation is reward based; the more you post, the more credits you get. These credits are usedContinue reading “How Kids Build Community: Cyberstyle My daughter b…”

More playing with pictures – this is my oldest daughter and her avatar, Abbie. 

Playing with PicturesJust figured out how to get pictures posted to blogger… i apologize in advance =)