Monthly Archives: December 2010
First three MSc theses of Interactive Media
Year 2010 has been a truly busy one (I cannot really understand that it is almost over and that we soon will be living 2011 already). Apart from all the research activities (some of which we try to mention in … Continue reading
Filed under game studies, media, personal diary, university
SSD upgrade
OSZ Vertex 2 Originally uploaded by FransBadger I have now OSZ Vertex 2, a 240 GB SSD drive, installed into my main workhorse, the Sony Vaio Z31WN, and I have to say I am impressed. The laptop feels totally different, … Continue reading
Filed under DIY, technology
Imaginary Japan book
Another interesting book, this one available for download from http://iipc.utu.fi/imaginaryjapan/ - Imaginary Japan: Japanese Fantasy in Contemporary Popular Culture. Edited by Eija Niskanen (University of Helsinki). Turku: International Institute for Popular Culture, 2010. This includes also a short article by myself, titled … Continue reading
Filed under digital culture, game studies, media
Nordic Larp book
Nordic Larp Originally uploaded by FransBadger This hefty tome is definitely worth all the extra publicity we can spare: Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola have done major cultural service to game, culture and art studies (as well as to the … Continue reading
Filed under digital culture, events, game studies
The most amazing 450 page presentation ever
I used to think Google Docs was a pretty limited tool; after seeing this, I do not think so any more (at least in much more skilled hands than those of mine). Something put together by three animators working together … Continue reading
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Word cloud
Here are some random words, taken from the xml dump of this blog site. This looks pretty technical, eh? (It is the meta terms that repeat the most.) Looking back, it was in April 2004 when the first posts into … Continue reading
Filed under media, personal diary
OCZ Vertex 2
My work laptop is slowly but gradually getting slower, and with Vista, the power management and battery duration are not the best either. As one solution, installing SSD (solid state) hard-drive should get a system a boost. We have put … Continue reading
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Gradu suomalaisesta pelikulttuurista?
(In Finnish only, sorry.) Tampereen yliopiston informaatiotutkimuksen ja interaktiivisen median oppiaineessa on mahdollista erikoistua tutkimaan esimerkiksi sosiaalisen median tai digitaalisten pelien kaltaisia alueita. Herätteitä mahdollisiin graduaiheisiin on nyt listattuna täällä. Erityisesti tässä yhteydessä mainostan mahdollisuutta tehdä gradutyönsä suomalaisiin pelikulttuureihin liittyen. … Continue reading
Filed under digital culture, game studies, university
ZTE Blade & Android
ZTE Blade & Android Originally uploaded by FransBadger I haven’t owned an Android phone before, but I decided to give it a try as Saunalahti/Elisa (a Finnish telcom operator) provided a nice deal with an unlimited dataplan, and I needed … Continue reading
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iPad & Apple Wireless Keyboard
iPad & Apple Wireless Keyboard Originally uploaded by FransBadger iPad has plenty of useful applications for multiple purposes; coupled with an unlimited 3G data plan, the tablet is almost there to be an all-around laptop replacement for productivity/utility purposes as … Continue reading
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