One of the Honours tutors recommended that we keep a journal. Which is kindof what I am doing?

Haha, rock on.

But I want to move this elsewhere. Thinking of using WordPress. Hmmm.

At the top, I have an umbrella, an idea of what I would like my research to cover ( Read more... )

I just got an email back saying that I have been officially accepted into Honours!!!

:D :D :D :D

If you want in on my thesis proposal but am not on my friends list (I'd just like to say that it represents my starting point, and I am not bound to it), please let me know :)

I value any input or suggestions, but this is my honours, and if you start ( Read more... )

Ian Bogost
Gonzalo Frasca, Ludology.com
Espen Aarseth, GameStudies,org

128 pages!

That's a lof of printing.

I went and saw my supervisor, and chatted about what I wanted to do. She's lovely ( Read more... )

Okay, I know I'm haven't posted anything for a while, but I've been working, and I didn't want to jeopardise my job in any way by talking about things here ( Read more... )

Despite games and theatre being the most similar of the media types (I have people to back me up- I'm not just utterly insane and self-indulgent!), there is a definite difference between the audience of both.

In games, the audience feels involved. There is a sense of investigation.
In theatre, the audience feels less involved, but often more ( Read more... )

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Serious Gaming for the Greater Good: The 2007 Games for Change Conference

Designing for Motivation

The Everyman and the Action Hero: Designing a Better PlayerCharacter

The Ten Minute Game Sales Potential Test

Bring Out Your Dead! Can Nintendo Breathe New Life Into Adventure Games?
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"Help Me If You Can...: Australian Games Industry Still Feels Threatened"