Never fail, come spring or fall, I get the urge to change the look of my blog… usually lighter in spring and darker for fall, but for some reason, I am in a light mood, and so, chose something out of the limited templates that reflected the calm smoothness I have been feeling these days.Continue reading “That Time of Year Again”
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Off To London
I am off this evening to London for the Digra: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory conference where I am presenting with my colleague Shanly Dixon on girls and videogames (will post abstract eventually). As always I am rushing around trying to finish up the last bit of packing, trying to findContinue reading “Off To London”
Prepping for DiGRA
No matter how long I work on a research project, no matter how many tomes of reading notes and ethnographic synthesis’, I always find myself up against the clock when preparing for any important presentation. This does not help my fear of public speaking. We are speaking on Tuesday, Sept. 02, so technically we areContinue reading “Prepping for DiGRA”
Horror: Hell in a handbasket I tell ya!
Sitting in the car last night, stuck in traffic, a radio announcement came on for the new movie “Drag Me To Hell“. At first we thought it was a parody, or some strange credit commercial; but no – it was dead serious – meant to make us scream in terror. If horror films follow contemporaryContinue reading “Horror: Hell in a handbasket I tell ya!”
Dead Ipod
I was against getting one. I hate(d) itunes (why, with three ipods in the house can we not have separate libraries!!!). But, back in 2005, when a good friend of mine offered to get me one (actually 2; a 30g first gen ipod video and an 8g first gen mini in black lacquer and appleContinue reading “Dead Ipod”
/Rant On
RE: Online streams of TV shows blocked I understand (some) of the underlying reasons about why American channels cannot (or will not) stream previously aired tv shows to Canadian IP addresses – but sheesh – we pay for American channels on our cable (since there is actually VERY LITTLE choice otherwise), so – in myContinue reading “/Rant On”
Professional Identity
I have been working on the same stream of research on identity and video games over the last five years. My argument has been relatively consistent over the years, with a few flaws here and there as to be expected. Regardless, my goal has always been the same – to decentralize the concept of identityContinue reading “Professional Identity”
Holiday Weekend Sword Play
Just a quick note – this weekend, I was sitting in my kitchen when I noticed out my back window 2 kids with huge duct tape & foam swords (one massive sword and another massive axe). They ran up and down the alleyway swinging their swords at each other yelling “on guard”. Shortly afterwards, IContinue reading “Holiday Weekend Sword Play”
Plagiarism and Patents
Throughout my academic career, the question of plagiarism has always been at the forefront of my mind. Many conversations have been had over the years about what constitutes an “original” idea, and what ideas are merely a result of some form of intellectual ‘mash-up’ of books read, stories heard and other intellectual conversations. It hasContinue reading “Plagiarism and Patents”
“Insert Catchy Title Here” or “What I have been up to lately”
I didn’t realize that I hadn’t posted anything in the last three weeks! I suppose it is a combination of not having much to say, and laziness (who doesn’t get stuck in the end of winter rut?). Things are starting to look up – with more sunny days and less looming snow days. I amContinue reading ““Insert Catchy Title Here” or “What I have been up to lately””
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