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my digital literacy article

by | Aug 13, 2004 | gaming, pre-wp

The September issue of Today’s Parent magazine is on newsstands across the country and it features Screen Doors, my article on digital literacy in adolescent boys. Here’s a sample: “Having a button-mashing, book-bashing son is worrying for many parents. For the last...

three from me under cc

by | Jun 3, 2004 | gaming, pre-wp

I’m experimenting a bit further with Creative Commons licences, this time on my main site, www.liamodonnell.com. This blog and the posts within it are all under a CC licence and I have no reservations about that, because the nature of blogs lends itself to sharing of...

play’s the thing

by | May 7, 2004 | gaming, pre-wp

“There’s something about play that seems so frivolous that we cannot take it seriously — even when it’s a driving force in society.” – Clive Thompson Over at Collision Detection, Clive Thompson provides a great look back at the first home computers and the need...

playin’ the war game – part one

by | Apr 23, 2004 | gaming, pre-wp

The game you play is the war you win. And when 2.5 million people download a game that pushes your agenda, you know you’re winning. America’s Army is a hugely popular military MMORPG offered free to gamers. It’s getting good reviews and the game creators are very...

unblocking writer’s block

by | Apr 6, 2004 | gaming, life, pre-wp

Arrrrrgggghhh! I hate writer?s block! There really is nothing more stressful for a writer than to be facing a brick wall when it comes to ideas. And that?s where I?ve been for the last week. One of the great things about getting paid to write is having editors who...