Examining Contemporary Cultural Production

Monthly Archives: July 2011

On technical agency Jul 12, 2011

Casey’s post yesterday about games being designed to “do” things resonated with the research that I’ve done on technologies in industries, first on Building Information Modeling in commercial design & construction and now on consumer biosensors. In both cases, advocates … Continue reading →

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The Brewing Storm Between Games and Education Jul 11, 2011

This one has been brewing for a while. Perhaps, as Stephen Totilo notes, ever since Raph Koster voiced his concerns back in 2006. I believe that there is a storm coming between “game people” and educators, precisely at a moment when money is flooding … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Education, Educational Games, Edutainment, G4C, Game Design, Game Development, GLS, Serious Games | 3 Comments

On Moderation Algorithms Jul 2, 2011

Here’s a quick thought that comes from my dissertation. It deals with Newsvine, one of the sites on which I did fieldwork, but it involves no inside knowledge of the site. It was originally posted on my personal site, but … Continue reading →

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