An academic woo-hoo came in the form of: “We are pleased to inform you that your paper, titled ‘PoliticWiki: Exploring Communal Politics’ has been accepted as a RESEARCH PAPER for publication in the Proceedings of WikiSym 2006.” After a long few days of work and disappointments, this news was a welcome lift. WikiSym 2006 is [...]
Manic-Depressive Mac
Thanks to the generosity of Makice parents everywhere (in no particular order: Grandad & Grandma Carol; Nanna; Grammy & Pete; Grampy & Jean), I am the proud owner of my first new Mac since 1996. I have to qualify that, of course. We seem to have iMacs accumulating in our house. One is a snowy [...]
Machinima chapter
The Entertainment Computing Research Group got a lift with our first acceptance (pending actual writing). We’re going to contribute an essay in a chapter — “Machinima Style, Conventions and Aesthetics” — exploring relationships among Machinima and other media (film, TV, theatre, radio), and how new presentation forms evolve. Specifically, we are going to examine the [...]
Seeking collective experience
Back in February on All Things Considered, NPR explored the fragmentation of media channels. Specifically, they took a look at the most watched TV shows of all time and noted how the Super Bowl has dominated since the final episode of M*A*S*H aired more than 20 years ago. This was seen as much as an [...]
The Ancient Internet (Mozilla Age)
While this article on e-archeology is what it is, I do attribute my packrattedness on the computer to this notion that, one day, the rudimentary ramblings of a 20-something web junkie will contain some worthwhile information. I’m in the process of pruning the physical objects in my house for a garage sale, and I’m finding [...]
Portf-oli-oli-o
I haven’t had much need for a portfolio in the past. My job searches have been pretty pedestrian. Either I look in the nearest local paper for something in the same 1000-foot radius of what I might want to do, or I already know someone who is offering me the job. My few years as [...]
O Capstone, My Capstone
After 2 weeks of network science lectures and 16 of 17 capstone presentations today, I’m happy to not have any people yappin’ at me in the immediate future. Congratulations to all my classmates cappin’ off the semester with some fine work. Some highlights: Yana — No sooner do I get home and check the web [...]