Now we move onto the definition of what a game is. I think the best explanation i've seen is:

In the German language a game is any activity which is executed only for pleasure and without conscious purpose. In this definition every activity that brings pleasure is a game. For example, people dance, play musical instruments, act in plays, and play ( Read more... )

I've started grad school. The thing of it all is that I had all of these expectations and fears but, in the long of it I haven't really seen what it is I thought I would. However, there was this strange realization, the same one I had when I started college that eventually petered out; the things we give into college is what we get out of it ( Read more... )

Racist Tendencies and Stereotypes in MMORPG's: Final Fantasy 11This study is the result of two years of participant observation in the society of Final Fantasy 11 (FFXI), a fantasy genre based perpetual virtual world consisting of over 500,000 participants from around the world. Between 2004 and 2006, the author joined FFXI's players in each ( Read more... )

I've written like 8 speeches for this stupid internship reception. This is one I sort of like ( Read more... )

So, I played Portal this weekend. I have to say that I was sort of impressed by a game that seemed to be thrown together haphazardly but was intended to be sort of tongue in cheek awesome. Most of the puzzles I just sort of wandered through but Forrest and Mike got to yelling at me for finishing puzzles so I just ended up doing what they said ( Read more... )

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This song gets me through the day. Ok, this song too. I'm ashamed I like Muse but this song is so good. This is probably the most obtuse entry i've ever made ( Read more... )

My week has been sort of on the bizarre side. I guess the best way to put it is what I downloaded this week ( Read more... )

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