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buell dissertation colloquium 2013
i’ll be presenting my dissertation research at the buell dissertation colloquium, at columbia university, on april 6. my paper is titled “the machine in the pampas: buenos aires, 1943… more →
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buell dissertation colloquium 2013
wrote 1 month ago: i’ll be presenting my dissertation research at the buell dissertation colloquium, at columbia … more →
Bataillean Abjection
wrote 3 months ago: Through a postmodern lens focused onto itself, we are grouped in the discarded sacred rites of ances … more →
Aspects of Play: Some Research
wrote 4 months ago: Below is the research I’ve put together for my aspects of play module. The brief for this proj … more →
The game categories of Roger Caillois. Baudrillard believed that today Ilinx prevails
wrote 8 months ago: Jean Baudrillard: “Think of it all as a magnificent game, where certain things come to repres … more →
Diablo II: Elements of Gameplay
wrote 8 months ago: Video games emerged as digital forms of a much older human pastime—the sometimes vague yet specifica … more →
cortázar a caillois
wrote 10 months ago: Entendámonos: el propósito central de su libro ha sido plenamente logrado. Nadie, después de leerlo, … more →
Week 1: Cave Story+
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wrote 1 year ago: This week I played Cave Story+. I acquired this game from a charity indie game pack a while back and … more →
Pictures devour reality
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wrote 1 year ago: Most of us harbour the suspicion that being photographed removes something essential: if not our sou … more →
Caillois- Man, Play and Games
wrote 1 year ago: This semester, I have a book-a-week class on games in culture. I’ve tentatively decided to tr … more →
Conceptualizing Play and Game: Hardcore
wrote 2 years ago: I’ve actually discussed the intricacies of defining play and game before, most notably in my p … more →
Minecraft - The Lego Game
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wrote 2 years ago: Dear Minecraft You’re the wet dream of an indie developer come true. You’re the mocking laugh in the … more →
Pre-Game Studies; The study of games.
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wrote 2 years ago: Although what is now referred to as Game Studies began to form around the late 90′s, as mentio … more →
Game Journal: Week 2 Readings
wrote 2 years ago: I Have No Words & I Must Design: Toward a Critical Vocabulary for Games by Greg Costikyan Reacti … more →
from cosmos to earth II: seeing
wrote 3 years ago: To classify, therefore, will no longer mean to refer the visible back to itself, while allotting one … more →
The Practice of Theory: Seminar of Culture Studies
wrote 3 years ago: I attended the seminar of Society for Cultural Studies in Finland. It is a two-day seminar, so I … more →
Review of Roger Caillois' "Man, Play, and Games"
wrote 4 years ago: There are several books which form the foundation of modern ludic theory, one of which is Johan Huiz … more →
Huin102 - Digital kompetanse & Virtuelt rollespill - Time 7
wrote 5 years ago: Hei! I dag begynte vi med en annen type rollespill som er inspirert av et opplegg jeg brukte med stu … more →
Mimicry & videogames
wrote 6 years ago: Roger Caillois outlines 4 distinct types of play – agon, alea, mimcry, and ilinx. I’d l … more →
