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New uncanny valley blog and ScoopIt pages
Hello lovely readers! (There are still some of you out there, right ( Read more... ) -
About this journal - my studies of the uncanny valley
This LJ is all about my research into the uncanny valley at the Open University. I began this journal during my MSc in 2003, and plan to complete my PhD thesis in 2013 - I'm studying part-time while I work full time, also with the Open University ( Read more... ) -
Notes from the wrong end of the telescope.
I've been working on this post, on and off, since December when I first sat down and started writing my thesis up - it contains all the little notes to myself that I dearly, dearly wish I'd known when I set out to do a PhD. For me, that was six long years ago but I hope it's helpful to full-timers, part-timers and people who are considering whether ( Read more... ) -
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Bad Week
Some weeks I wish I had never started this project - six years is a very, very long time to take over what should have been over and done with in three (well, if I was doing this full time) and even though I was enthusiastic and keen to start with, it's stretched thin over such a long time that it's really just bloody mindedness getting me through ( Read more... ) -
New term, new toys.
Hello again! My short suspension of study is now over, and I'm back to work. Starting again on the first of September has really made it feel like going back to school after the summer holidays - the light's changing, the days are getting short and it's dark in the morning when I get up. Once upon a time I would have had new stationary to start the ( Read more... ) -
Taking a break
This is a sad post to write - I'm taking a break from my research for a while. I've had a difficult year: my family have been through bereavement and serious illness, and I'm finding that's making it difficult to focus on my research. Studying with the OU allows research students a degree of flexibility so I'm able to suspend my studies for a short ( Read more... ) -
347 and counting
I said the other day that I'd booked today off to get some work done… and here I am ( Read more... ) -
351 days to go…
I'm nearing the end of my research now, and it seems like a good time to start writing this blog again, to keep track of how I'm getting on with the last phase of the project seeing as it has been so important and instrumental in keeping me on track long enough to get to this stage ( Read more... )
