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Monthly Archives: February 2014

Tech Tuesday: Diversity in Video Games

25 Feb

Did a spot on the radio today on the Kojo Nnamdi Show with some pretty cool people: Kate Flack, Mike Williams, and Larry Frum. Kinda wish I could have made it up to the studio, but it was still a … Read More »

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Tootsie Pops – for Science!

19 Feb

Okay, so given some of the responses I’ve gotten in other forums, I’m going to put this out there as a possible example of crowd-sourcing. My students need YOU to lick tootsie pops for science! Research Question: How many licks … Read More »

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ONLINE: “Maker’s Breath”

14 Feb

I’ve now entered the official world of games criticism, rather than just as a personal and professional blogger. My first published piece, “Maker’s Breath: Religion, Magic, and the ‘Godless’ World of BioWare’s Dragon Age II (2011)” is now available through ONLINE: The … Read More »

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Flapping at Windmills

11 Feb

So today’s internet explosion of quasi-idiotic behavior has sent me running back to my feminist soapbox, lance firmly in hand and plumed helmet fastened. Today’s rant is brought to you by Flappy Bird and unmitigated internet rage. I remember seeing … Read More »

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Flashbacks and Archetypes

5 Feb

I recently started playing Dead Space (the first one, which I’d never gotten around to playing, despite being interested in doing so), and it’s created a fun kind of nostalgia in addition to telling me a lot of things about how … Read More »

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