Archive for the “gaming” category
Webtwitch Wednesday
by Diana on January 13, 2010
Blogging hiatus is now over and what better way to get back in the saddle again than to start with a Webtwitch Wednesday post! Big news today: Google says: Sorry China, we will not be kowtowing to you any more. (…)
The things we enjoy…
by Diana on November 14, 2009
Is it sad that I actually enjoyed debugging code tonight? I suppose it’s not so much the act of debugging, but the success you have once you’ve figured it out. I call it a ding and refer to the way (…)
On being laid off
by Diana on November 2, 2009
Same story different verse, next verse same as the first. I was laid off. Yep, it happens and has been happening all over the US for some time now. As a matter of fact it’s the third time I’ve been (…)
The Information Needs of Gamers: A User Group Analysis
by Diana on April 3, 2009
You have met them before, may have children that are or even consider yourself one. This group of people cuts across all demographics including age, race, gender, class, nationality, and education (Squire and Steinkuehler, 2005). Together they spend an average (…)
Presidential Campaigning in Video Games
by Diana on October 26, 2008
I apologize at the lateness of this post as I was abroad and without Internet access when I first learned of it. Barack Obama has made history again, this time as the first presidential candidate ever to advertise in video (…)
Understanding energy consumption through an Internet game
by Diana on August 8, 2008
Chevron has joined forces with the Economist Group to bring you Energyville, your very own city where you get to manage the energy consumption while keeping your people “prosperous, secure, and living in a clean environment”. It sounds pretty interesting (…)
Fun
by Diana on November 23, 2007
Even though I spend a lot of time online, it has been fun today to spend most of it away from the computer for a change. I reccomned that everyone do themselves a favor and separate themselves from the connection (…)
Dating for gnomes and taurens…
by Diana on November 22, 2007
Short post today on this holiday. I know there are some people out there who look to online friendships and relationships to get them through this time of year. If you’re a WoW player, perhaps you can finally do something (…)
Appadurai’s Global Cultural Economy and World of Warcraft…
by Diana on November 20, 2007
In class this week are we talking about Globalization and Arjun Appadurai which sparked some thoughts in me on how I’d like to study globalization through interactions online. What I am interested in is seeing the mashup of ethnoscapes, mediascapes, (…)