<![CDATA[Power Up]]>2008-08-14T09:35:38+00:00studying the technologies and cultures of games and play ]]>Copyright (c) 2004-2009 Blogo.it, P. IVA 04699900967. http://powerup.us.splinder.com/sethgiddingshttp://powerup.motime.com<![CDATA[CfP, Meaningful Play 2008]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/722445/CfP%2C+Meaningful+Play+20082008-08-14T09:35:38+00:002008-08-14T09:35:38+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Place: East Lansing, MI, USA
Date: 9th-11th October 2008
Information online: here
Full papers deadline: 15th August 2008 (Games and Posters)
Themes:
Games - The Meaningful Play Game Exhibition and ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (2)
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<![CDATA[article on pervasive gaming]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/722218/article+on+pervasive+gaming2008-08-11T18:51:32+00:002008-08-11T18:51:32+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
There's an article on pervasive gaming featuring Jon and Pervasive Media Studio on New Scientist online (5 Aug 2008).
Nice!Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (1)
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<![CDATA[games and events]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/717156/games+and+events2008-06-17T10:09:26+00:002008-06-17T10:09:26+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
I have attended some interesting events and played great games lately. So, shotly about them.
A Bristol-based ARG developer and artist Hazel Grian launched an alternate reality game The Sky Remains some time ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (2)
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<![CDATA[Toys-themed week on Media Commons]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/712500/Toys-themed+week+on+Media+Commons2008-05-05T14:13:04+00:002008-05-05T14:13:04+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Something interesting online: Media Commons, a digital scholarly network presents a toys-themed week from In Media Res starting today.
Line-up (as mentioned on the site) is as ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (1)
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<![CDATA[Report on Children and Games]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/710436/Report+on+Children+and+Games2008-04-17T11:01:02+00:002008-04-17T11:01:02+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
A recent report Byron Reviw - Children and New Technology discusses the risks of children's computer game play. The report seems to assume that adults (who are the concerned ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (1)
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<![CDATA[Good intentions anyone?]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/709817/Good+intentions+anyone2008-04-11T11:35:20+00:002008-04-11T11:35:20+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
I wrote here about the Miss Bimbo game some time ago. It is a game designed to criticize beauty expectations. Similarly, a game by the University of the West of Scotland, Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments
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<![CDATA[CfP, Women in Games 2008]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/709697/CfP%2C+Women+in+Games+20082008-04-10T06:39:47+00:002008-04-10T06:39:47+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Organiser: University of Warwick, UK
Date: 10th-12th September 2008
Information online: here
Full papers deadline: 31st May 2008
Themes: Women in games design and developmentRead more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments
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<![CDATA[CfP, MedienPädagogik]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/709015/CfP%2C+MedienP%C3%A4dagogik2008-04-04T07:52:24+00:002008-04-04T07:52:24+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Journal: The online journal MedienPädagogik (www.medienpaed.com) vol. 14 (2008), “Computer and Video Games in Formal and Informal Educational Contexts”, edited by Prof. Johannes Fromme and Prof. ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments
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<![CDATA[CfP, ICEC 2008]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/709013/CfP%2C+ICEC+20082008-04-04T06:53:35+00:002008-04-04T06:53:35+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Organiser: The Entertainment Technology Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 24th-26th September 2008
Information online: here
Full papers deadline: 11th April ...Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments
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<![CDATA[Bad, bad "Miss Bimbo" - some moral talk]]>http://powerup.us.splinder.com/post/708107/Bad%2C+bad+%22Miss+Bimbo%22+-+some+moral+talk2008-03-27T16:14:25+00:002008-03-27T16:14:25+00:00urbnomadhttp://powerup.motime.com
Media has totally prejudged Miss Bimbo during the last weeks. It is accused not only of causing huge mobile phone bills to teenage users but including a "disorted world view" (Read more | Posted by urbnomad | Comments (8)
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