Episode 10: The Big 1-0: L.A. Noire Ate Our Brains! (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk mostly about L.A. Noire. It’s our 10th episode and we’re just going for it! Links of Note: Call of Duty: MW3 Trailer Sissy’s Magical […]
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(“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about games and sexuality. This week we focus on representations of sexual orientation in video games. Links of Note: Brink has zillions of character variations and no women Call of Duty: Black Ops Commercial […]
(“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about women and technology. dr. b. drops a few f-bombs while drinking tea for the royal wedding, Alex goes mad-eyed dog crazy, and Sarah…she’s a friggin’ cow in the west. Links of Note: Android […]
Sheri Graner Ray, author (Gender Inclusive Game Design: Expanding The Market) and game designer, has written a new post over at Fem IRL on hiring folks based on whether or not they fit in and how that leads to companies hiring people who are just like their current employee base. […]
Below is an edited and (hopefully contextualized) version of the talk that I did at CCCC 2011 in Atlanta, GA. I have added some images and video but not the entire PowerPoint presentation from the talk. Ian Bogost defines procedural rhetoric as “a technique for making arguments with computational systems […]
Episode 7 is here! Gamification; It’s More than Just Playing Games (“Save As” to download or head over to iTunes to subscribe) The episode where we talk about gamification and education and clear up some of the mis-conceptions. dr. b. rants a bit and drops an f-bomb, Alex drinks like […]
Episode 6: It’s Getting Hot in Here: Intersectionality and Video Games(“Save As” to download) The sixth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where we talk about intersectionality and video games, identity, racism, football, and yes, the Nintendo 3DS. Alex sends a shout out to the Game Dames, Sarcastic […]
Ok, so with new tech flying in the family today I decided to buy Peanut a new game for her Leapster Explorer. It was the Mr. Pencil game that let’s her do 2 of her favorite things in all of the world, write and draw. I figured that this had […]
Ok, so I am doing the unthinkable and rehashing a post from the past (albeit from my personal blog) because it’s a topic that I have been thinking a lot about and one that I have been thinking a lot about recently, especially with the release of the Dead Island […]
Episode 5: Hardcore Farming!: Your Mama is a Gamer(“Save As” to download) The fifth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where we talk about intersectionality and gamers, the “new” hardcore gamer (according to Zynga), and President Obama on gamification. Links of Note: Dead Island Trailer Torchlight (Runic Games) […]
Episode 4: Reality is Broken and the Fantasy May Not Be Much Better Off! (“Save As” to download) The fourth episode of the Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast is live and ready for download. This is the episode that was supposed to talk about intersectionality and games, but we never […]
Guilt has finally gotten the better of me. It has been too long since I posted a real post. I have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes lately and was really feeling like a slacker. Then I asked myself the big question…how is that any different from […]
Episode 3: Skinner Box Logic, Facebook, MMORPGs, and Freemium Games (“Save As” to download) The episode in which we talk about Skinner Box logic, Facebook games, and MMORPGs. Dr. B. drops the F-bomb twice and apologizes profusely and Alex reviews Sherry Turkle’s Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology […]
So this week Alex did 2 things to suck my time dry. First she talked me into going back into WoW and then she agreed to my hair-brained idea to make a video about Skinner Box Logic in video games. To make it even funnier, we spaced it and made […]
Episode 2: Who Ya Callin’ Hardcore?!? (“Save As” to download) The second episode of Not Your Mama’s Gamer podcast where Alex, Sarah, and I talk about gender, hardcore gamers, 3D technology, depression, Sam’s video game compulsion, and Disney’s Epic Mickey. Don’t worry it all comes together nicely. Links of Note: […]
Our students don't just value our classes because we play World of Warcraft or add achievements and leader boards to our grading policies. They are playing the game because their grade is at stake. They may enjoy it in the meantime, but ultimately they have an ulterior motive.