Category Archives: Games and Gaming

Middlebrow Video Game Criticism

Posted on June 19, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Unfogged links to a Chuck Klosterman essay in which he asks why there isn’t more mainstream video game criticism in various newspapers and magazines. I’ve thought about this issue myself. There’s a huge difference between what a magazine like Entertainment … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging at the Social Computing Symposium 7

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Clay Shirky and Danah Boyd are wrapping up the meeting by collating questions that participants think could profitably be future research questions. Here are some of them: 1) How can we measure the success of different types of online communities? … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging at the Social Computing Symposium 6

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Good discussions following the third lightning round session: I would say the third set of presentations were the ones that stimulated the richest slate of follow-up conversations. One cool concrete idea that came out of Julian Dibbell’s presentation was something … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging at the Social Computing Symposium 5

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Julian Dibbell asks, “What is the place of games in social spaces, in virtual community? What difference does a game make?” He points to something that I think is really important, what he calls an authenticity problem: it is still … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging at the Social Computing Symposium 3

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Timothy Burke

From an afternoon session on mobile and pervasive social computing. Rich Ling suggests that mobile computing or communication creates social cohesion better than other computer-mediated communication. I don’t really buy that, for a variety of reasons. Perhaps partly because I … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging at the Social Computing Symposium 2

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Timothy Burke

So now we’re proposing sessions. One interesting thing was someone suggested a discussion on the ethics of using IRC backchannels during a conferencing session. I do have to say that it’s slightly weird to be hearing reports of what’s happening … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging: Social Computing Symposium

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Thanks to the amazing Liz Lawley, I’m here at the 2006 Social Computing Symposium. So I’m going to try something I haven’t done before, and post up notes here on sessions. Right at the outset one thing that makes me … Continue reading →

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One More Dog On the Pile

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Timothy Burke

I…can’t…help…myself. Wii?

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Oblivion!

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Timothy Burke

I’ve got to do a better job of breaking up the “Grandpa Burke Tells the Rest of the World What To Do, Dammit” posts with more fun stuff. I mean, these days, the best blogs I’m reading are several great … Continue reading →

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Dungeons & Dragons Online

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Timothy Burke

Boy, isn’t it always the way: you get to spring break with a long list of things to do and then you get sick. So while I’m trying to get over this sore throat, I’ve been looking into the current … Continue reading →

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