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Category: Games

Design for Neighborliness

November 5, 2010 Jess 2 Comments

This morning, the boy sent me this post about what works for political campaigns.  I don’t know where the information is coming from,…

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Posted in: Games, Teaching, Think Tank Filed under: game design, politics, project

The Last Refuge of the Bigot

August 5, 2010 Jess 1 Comment

From the MIT report on women science faculty: Each generation of young women, including those who are currently senior faculty,…

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Posted in: Advance Filed under: discrimination, gender, racism

Finding My Line

July 28, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Over the last two months I’ve been working intensely on my dissertation.  If you’re wondering whether this relates to my…

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Posted in: Advance, Creativity, Think Tank Filed under: dissertation, productivity

Red Flowers, Pink Flowers

July 1, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Camara Jones’ article on institutionalized racism is wonderfully written.  What really impresses me is the way she makes current scholarship…

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Posted in: Advance Filed under: racism

The Time Traveler’s Knife

June 7, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Hey!  A game I worked on won “Best Narrative” at Come Out And Play this year! I had to bow…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: awards, yay

Valve’s Play-Testing Methodologies

April 30, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

I was incredibly excited to come across this presentation on Valve’s approach to play-testing.  For those who don’t want to…

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Posted in: Games, Lit Filed under: game design, research methods

The Click Economy and Other Farmville Thoughts

April 21, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

A.J. Liszkiewicz uses Farmville to reflect on the values of play.  He thinks Farmville is really problematic, because it embodies…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: cognitive theory, game design

Gorak!

February 23, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

A friend sent me this video about a game called Gorak, out of Brazil.  According to the video, they’re trying…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: emotion

Mashable on Social Gaming

February 17, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

Mashable has a nice piece on social gaming … except I’m a bit puzzled by how they’re using the term.…

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Posted in: Games Filed under: learning

Women Scientists and Housework

February 2, 2010 Jess Leave a comment

As part of my research on gender, I often find myself reading pieces like this one, and the Academe article…

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Posted in: Advance, Think Tank Filed under: academia, equity, gender

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