Month: September 2012

 3 Comments on Gamification 3 – Game Thinking
Posted in Class Notes

Gamification 3 – Game Thinking

PHILADELPHIA, 9 September — Gamification with Kevin Werbach of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, Week…

 5 Comments on 7 September – Ouch
Posted in Today in Pictures

7 September – Ouch

In the photo: Strawberry Singh Location: Second Life Life – 1 Berry – 0 Lately I’ve been…

photo of about a dozen similar looking male avatars all dressed in black
 5 Comments on Open call to participate in a study on avatar identity through USC!!
Posted in Avatar

Open call to participate in a study on avatar identity through USC!!

A friend of mine at USC in California is doing an avatar identity study. He only needs…

 1 Comment on Ephemera
Posted in SL

Ephemera

I apologize for these sporadic postings… my dissertation has been keeping me busy, although I have to…

ScreenCap of Second Life Firestorm Viewer Preferences with red circle on "Email IM's"
 5 Comments on Second Life’s Communications Quagmire
Posted in SL

Second Life’s Communications Quagmire

In the MMO / 3D VW of Second Life, there are a variety of ways to receive…

 3 Comments on On being delightful…
Posted in Identity

On being delightful…

“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world tell you that you can’t be exactly who…

 1 Comment on World Today: This Looks Safe
Posted in World of Warcraft

World Today: This Looks Safe

Location: Stormwind Characters: Myself (the tree) and a friend. World of Warcraft just received a very fun patch, particularly…

 13 Comments on If Sims Were States
Posted in SL

If Sims Were States

In the bad, old sooty days before methane or carbon monoxide detectors, miners would carry down caged canaries…

 5 Comments on 1 September – Ironhoof and my epic win
Posted in Lord of the Rings Online VR Pets

1 September – Ironhoof and my epic win

LOCATION: Stangard, Rohan (Lord of the Rings Online) IN PHOTO: Ravanel and Ironhoof, her Prized Isengard War-steed…