Category Archives: Technology

Presentation on Capitalism and Video Games at San Diego State University

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

I’ll be presenting at the “Capitalism: Culture and the Individual” on April 14th at San Diego State University.  The presentation, entitled “Now You’re Playing With Power: Video Games and Capitalism”, will focus on how video games have contributed to a … Continue reading →

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Splatoon 2 Players Fight Hate with LGBT Pride

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

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 →

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Can the Nintendo Switch Create Physical Gaming Spaces?

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

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 →

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Book Review: Coming of Age in Second Life by Tom Boellstorff

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

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 →

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2017 ESA Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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 →

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Google Releases Findings on What Teens Find Cool

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

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 →

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The Queerness and Games Conference

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

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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Games Studies and The Sociology of Video Games

Posted on January 29, 2017 by

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 →

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BBC’s The Women Challenging Sexism in E-Sports

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

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 →

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Voice Actors Are Striking: Why You Should Care

Posted on November 16, 2016 by

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 →

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