Monthly Archives: August 2010
Mycetozoa, a slime mold?
Limasieni yliopiston nurmikolla (Mycetozoa/a slime mold?) Originally uploaded by FransBadger This is something that I spotted on the university lawn this morning, on the way to work. My guess is that this brain-looking beast is something from the family of … Continue reading
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Lecturing in Oulu
There will be some game studies program in ‘Taiteiden yö’ event in Oulu this year. My own talk in Thursday Aug 26th will deal with games, ethics and effects (dealing with both the claimed positive as well as negative effects … Continue reading
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Welcome to the family
My sister’s little one… Originally uploaded by FransBadger Welcoming a new addition to our extended family, I believe this type of dog is called ‘smooth fox terrier’. Very active – until suddenly sleep overcomes the baby (he is only 7 … Continue reading
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IR11 deadline extended
I do not see this at the conference website, but since I got the news from the conference chair, passing the information on: the full paper deadline for IR11 is not tomorrow (Aug 21st), but in one week, 28th of … Continue reading
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The visual style/theme of this blog was …
The visual style/theme of this blog was today changed. It is now based on P2 theme; for an introduction into what and why, see the video: http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/06/p2-theme/
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Continuum double call: new series in Game Studies
This might have been missed by some, so here is the call (I sit in the review board): Double CFP: Continuum Approaches to Digital Game Studies Book Series (Edited Collection on Digital Role-playing Games and Edited Collection on First Person … Continue reading
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Human IT 10.3.
Since I am at the editorial board, spreading here information about the latest issue of the open ‘Human IT’ journal: A fresh issue (10.3) of Human IT is now available at http://etjanst.hb.se/bhs/ith/3-10/, marking the finalization of the tenth volume of … Continue reading
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Starting the new academic year, with Games Literacy
The academic year 2010-2011 starts officially only in September when the teaching starts. However, there is much going on already in August. I made an early start last week by lecturing in ‘Äidinkielen ja kirjallisuuden opetuksen foorumi 2010′ event (the … Continue reading
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Goodbye Hypermedia, Welcome Interactive Media
This piece of news someone might have missed during the summer vacation period: the official name of new media studies will no longer be ‘hypermedia’ (despite the honorable tradition of the term, leading back to 1960s), but ‘interactive media’. There … Continue reading
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iPeng. iPhone. Spotify. And Squeezebox.
iPeng. iPhone. Spotify. And Squeezebox. Originally uploaded by FransBadger This has been one of the most fun recent everything-is-now-connected experiences: after upgrading into a Spotify Premium account, I first did find out that Spotify has a very nice mobile client … Continue reading
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