Monthly Archives: December 2011
The five-year upgrade plan
Here are some retro- and introspective reflections on the occasion of PC upgrade at Christmas 2011. After three days (and one night) of installation, hacking and re-installation, I have again a personal play/workstation that is pretty pleasing to use. (My … Continue reading
Filed under game studies, media, personal diary, technology
Play, fantasy, empowerment and learning
I will be talking about the themes mentioned in the blog topic today in an eLearning seminar in Tampere. My (Finnish) title can be translated as “Games – learning and growing into subjects of online world”. The full program is … Continue reading
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Portti-kilpailun tulokset 2011
(The Portti science fiction short story awards were given out yesterday) Portin Tieteis- ja fantasianovellien kirjoituskilpailu 2011:n tulokset 1. palkinto, 2000 e: Anne Leinonen (Ristiina) novellista “Oliverin kirja” 2. palkinto, 700 e: M.G.Soikkeli (Tampere) novellista “Luottokoira vain sinun rakkaudellesi” 3. … Continue reading
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System speed upgrade
Ok, I have now submitted my order for the following PC components: Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 ATX motherboard Corsair Vengeance 8 GB Kit PC3-15000, 1866 MHz, 2×240 DIMM 8 GB Kit(2×4096 MB) system memory OCZ Agility 3 120 GB … Continue reading
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Digiajasta ikuisuuteen -seminaari
[A seminar about keeping our digital heritage.] – Levitetään viestiä mielenkiintoisesta seminaarista: Digiajasta ikuisuuteen eli mitä kulttuurista kannattaa säilyttää Kiasma, Helsinki Tiistai 13.12.2011 klo 10–16 Tulevaisuutta on vaikea nähdä. Historiaa ei voi ennustaa. Nykyhetki näyttää selkeältä vain etäältä tarkasteltuna – … Continue reading
Filed under digital culture, events
iPad as the only computer?
Better battery life, light-weight, connected device — sounds good, but the virtual keyboard of iPad is a major no-no to most business users, so the idea of having iPad as your main computer has not really become mainstream. But there … Continue reading
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Upgrade blues
I bought my previous workstation/gaming pc in spring 2007, which would be five years next May — an eternity in terms of how pc and gaming hardware in particular evolves. As I do not have much of a budget for … Continue reading
Filed under DIY, personal diary, technology
Philosophy of Computer Games 2012
For your information, the 2012 Philosophy of Computer Games conference has now published the list of accepted papers in its program page — go to: http://2012.gamephilosophy.org/ The conferene will take place in Madrid at the end of January.
Filed under digital culture, events, game studies
