Category: Games & Gaming

  • How Conference Attendance Expands Your Thinking

    I recently attended the Association for Educational Communication  & Technology (AECT) conference in Jacksonville, Florida. One of my presentation was on the ” Video gameplay and the literacy practices of African immigrants students” at an institution of higher education in the U.S. At the end of my presentation, I received complimentary comments, and questions. However, […]

  • Register for HASTAC 2017 Now! (Date CORRECTION Nov 3-4, plus HASTAC Scholars UnConference Nov 2)

    Register for HASTAC 2017 Now! (Date CORRECTION Nov 3-4, plus HASTAC Scholars UnConference Nov 2)

    We are very excited about HASTAC2017, “The Possible Worlds of Digital Humanities,” in Orlando Fl, Fri Nov 3 and Sat Nov 4, with the HASTAC Scholars Un-Conference the night before, Thurs Nov 2, 7-10 pm (and open to the public). Please note the DATE CORRECTION.  (The Steering Committee–private event–also has its meeting Thurs, Nov 2 […]

  • DML Playlist Final Report!

    DML Playlist Final Report!

    1. Who were you addressing with your design objective? Urban public high school students.  While New York City (NYC) is considered the media and technology capital of the world, the population Urban Arts Partnership (UAP) serves — i.e. people of color living in NYC’s communities of low-income — is underrepresented in this industry. Roughly 11% […]

  • Kroski’s hands-on sourcebook for makerspaces

    Kroski’s hands-on sourcebook for makerspaces

    Facet Publishing have announced the release of The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook. Makerspaces are drawing new users into libraries and engaging them as never before. Edited by technology expert Ellyssa Kroski, The Makerspace Librarian’s Sourcebook, is a must-read for any librarian using technology in teaching and learning as well as those considering whether to set up […]

  • Podcasting, Politics, and “Papers, Please”

    Podcasting, Politics, and “Papers, Please”

    At the end of January, I got back together with Kyle Romero and Terrell Taylor and we recorded the second episode of Scholars At Play. For this episode, we played the 2013 classic indie game Papers, Please developed by Lucas Pope and read a review by games academic Rui Craveirinha, as well as a journal […]

  • Small Radios, Big Televisions: Radical(!) Environmentalism with a Burst of ’80s Nostalgia

    Small Radios, Big Televisions: Radical(!) Environmentalism with a Burst of ’80s Nostalgia

    I first saw the video game Small Radios, Big Televisions advertised on the late-night programming block Adult Swim in early November 2016. Immediately, I knew that it was something I had to look into, especially upon discovering that the developers at Fire Face Media described the game as an “[exploration of] digital worlds stored on […]