Category Archives: videogames

Wii and Lightsabers.. so why am I so nervous?

Mrxk shot me an email today with the subject: “End of Civilization.” The link, of course, was to the announcement that the Force Unleashed was porting to the Wii. I should be really excited. But I’m not. Let me explain. … Continue reading

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Things and Stuff

Everything moves a bit too fast for me to offer any meaningful reflection on fatherhood. While I don’t recognize any substantial changes so far, I’m sure they’re there. Favorite thing: any smile. Smiles usually signify gas, but you don’t really … Continue reading

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Victory is (Almost) Mine! (Standards Compliant Slideshow via ImageShack)

I recently finished working with a local dog group on a website redesign. Intially, I was particularly proud to recreate what was a table-based layout in xhtml and css. Later, the group decided they wanted to make some significant changes … Continue reading

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Way back machine

I spent most of my blogging brain cells responding to Casey’s question on yesterday’s post, so here’s a breather: This ranks high in the hall of awesomeness. “Give him ze uppercut!”

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New Media, Video Games, and Interactivity

Feels like forever since I put up a quality post, hope to change that today. I’ve been copyediting a forthcoming book on new media and its impact on traditional conceptions of mind and body. Essentially, the author convincingly argues that … Continue reading

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Japan will never be the same

I’ve been having a really good week: I deposited my prospectus, set a defense date, won a multimedia writing award, gave a conference presentation without reading from a paper or notes, received a summer research grant, and got a job … Continue reading

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Can’t Resist One Post

Slash.dot’s had a running conversation of a recent NYTimes article that included a list of the top ten most important video games of all-time. Their list: [Henry] Lowood and the four members of his committee — the game designers Warren … Continue reading

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Resident Evil, Silent Hill & Psychoanalysis

Slash.dot had up a link to my article on Resident Evil and Silent Hill in the Game Career Guide, an article which I realize is way too jargoned for mass publication. Oh well. This morning someone emailed me to ask … Continue reading

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