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The literacy value in empire building

We’ve been a bit Rome crazy around here for the last few weeks, due to watching entire second season of Rome, the HBO series, in four days. We’re not wearing togas or anything (as Andrew-who’s-been-swallowed-by-Facebook suggested), but I am marching...

Stories behind the avatar

A few weeks ago, I posted about a really cool set of images of people beside their avatars, the characters they play in various video games. Now, thanks to an overdue visit to Game Girl Advance, I’ve learned a bit more about the images, where they come from and...

Behind the avatar

Who are we when we go online? On my daily rounds to Kill Ten Rats, I stumbled this photo essay in the New York Times that answers that question by looking at the people behind their avatars in a range of online games. From Second Life to Ever Quest II and few more in...

Video games as thematic device? You bet!

Other than the odd web-distraction game, I haven’t written about gaming much in here lately, but I have most certainly been busy playing them. I’m always a bit behind the curve on video games, but that’s out of a choice not to plunk down $500 on a...

How did I get here?

I’m working – honest! But I did take some time this morning to play Grow, which Wired’s game blog calls: a surreal animated Choose Your Own Adventure. And they’re right! Start with a seed (or is it an egg?) and make choices to make it grow....