After reading a fabulous article on ADA: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology, by Marie Hicks, a lot of interesting ideas started flowing about the nature of social control and technology. Hicks writes of online dating, “rather than revolutionizing how people met and married, this article shows how […]
Hearthstone
Whenever people (often women, but not always) find out I play and study video games, they usually respond with the same refrain: “ugh, I just don’t have time to game.” It’s a good point; gaming does take up a lot of my time. I spend many late nights playing games. […]
I have been an avid Frisbee (aka disc) golfer for years. That’s not to say I’m good because I’m not, but I am passable. I played in the 2014 Amateur Worlds Championship (where I got second to last in my division, only because the person I was battling for last […]
Last week a witch hunt pervaded the Hearthstone community. Like most witch hunts, it spawned from a baseless accusation: a top Hearthstone player is not who they say they are. This statement, which was little more than a rumor, quickly became accepted as fact as it spread across Hearthstone communities, […]