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Author Archives: ianrl1989
Splatoon 2 Players Fight Hate with LGBT Pride
There’s been an interesting development going on in the Splatoon 2 community. Players can interact with their fellow peers via shared in-game pictures and messages. For anyone familiar with Mii-verse, these messages are more or less mii-verse posts in game … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged games, LBGT, Nintendo, social issues, sociology, splatoon, Switch, Video Games
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Can the Nintendo Switch Create Physical Gaming Spaces?
I recently did a pilot study of physical gaming spaces and why individuals choose to attend gaming events. I’m currently looking to extend the pilot study to a fully realized research project, and will hopefully share it when it is … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Research, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged games, Gaming, Local Multiplayer, Multiplayer, Nintendo, sociology, Switch, Video Games
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Book Review: Coming of Age in Second Life by Tom Boellstorff
I’m a few years late with this, but I recently had the chance to read Coming of Age In Second Life by Tom Boellstorff, an anthropological ethnography of the Massive Multiplayer Online World Second Life. I know this might be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Research, Sociology, Study, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthropology, Game Studies, Gaming, Interactive Media, Second Life, sociology, Video Games
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2017 ESA Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has published their annual report about the computer and video game industry. This yearly report is an invaluable asset for researcher looking for statistics and figures concerning video game usage and consumption, as the ESA … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Shenmue, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged esa, Facts, Gaming, gaming industry, Research, sociology, Statistics, Video Game statistics, Video Games
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Google Releases Findings on What Teens Find Cool
How do you do, fellow Kids? Google today released It’s Lit: A Guide to What Teens Think is Cool a report of the brands, technology, and products teens think are cool. Of the topics covered in the report are what … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Research, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged cool, Gaming, google, Microsoft, Research, teens, Video Games
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Video Game Music: Discussion and Resources
I often find myself listening to video game music as background music while I read or write. It makes sense, most of the tunes we hear in video games were meant to be just that: background music to your adventure … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Sociology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged Gaming, music, sociology, Video Games
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The Queerness and Games Conference
Just wanted to give heads up to a exciting conference in the near future: The Queerness and Games Conference at The University of Southern California, taking place April 1st and 2nd, 2017. The schedule is an impressive list of panelists … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaming, sociology, Video Games
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Games Studies and The Sociology of Video Games
Having started upon a path towards advanced degrees with an emphasis in interactive media and online communities, it has increasingly become evident to me that there is no singular route to studying the emerging field of video games. As I … Continue reading
Posted in gaming, Psychology, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged education, Game Studies, Gaming, Psychology, Research, sociology, technology, Video Games
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BBC’s The Women Challenging Sexism in E-Sports
A quick one to share today: Apart of their 100 Women of 2016 series, a series of videos and articles about influential women in varying industries, the BBC has put together a video and accompanying piece about women in the … Continue reading
Posted in equality, gaming, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized, video games
Tagged equality, Gaming, sociology, Video game, Video Games, women
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Voice Actors Are Striking: Why You Should Care
For the last couple of weeks SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents many voice actors in the video games industry, have been picketing and striking outside of major video game developers and tomorrow, Nov.17th, they plan to picket Insomniac Games in … Continue reading
Posted in equality, gaming, Politics, Sociology, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged equality, Gaming, labor, sociology, strike, Video Games
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