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Day 296: Baudrillard and Mr. Robot

November 15, 2017 phillPop Culture

I saw a post on Reddit that proved to me that other people have been applying Baudrillard to Mr. Robot. So… here goes. I think some people use Baudrillard and the simulation in weird ways–and[…]

Day 295: Exhaustion

November 14, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Just an anecdote today as I slog once again through a tired, sick, but working day. Several years ago, when I was first teaching game design, I had a student who was desperate to get[…]

Day 294: What the WWE Network pay model can inform us about games and game pricing

November 14, 2017 phillgames

I had a candid talk with my students about game pricing this last week. Some of my reflection on this appears in my post on arcades from a few days ago, but let me review[…]

Day 293: Exorcising a Personal Demon (warning– you might get academic triggered here)

November 13, 2017 phillUncategorized

This post is an unprofessional story. I try not to complain too much about my interactions with editors, as I know it’s not best professionally to talk smack on the people who judge our work[…]

Day 292: Revisiting an Old Post about Arcades (with revisions)

November 12, 2017 phillgames

Arcades started in America in the 1970s, but they didn’t gain mainstream appeal until the early 80s after the wide release of Pacman, Centipede and Space Invaders. These were large areas in malls filled with[…]

Day 291: CK, Spacey, and do we really have to live in this world anymore?

November 11, 2017 phillmemoir

I think I finally sort of get “white guilt” now. Let me rewind back just a touch. As the various men who have sexually assaulted various women have been revealed, I’ve felt different shades of[…]

Day 290: The unseen problems with international education

November 9, 2017 phillUncategorized

To start: this isn’t going to be an anti-international student rant. I want to make sure that those reading it understand that up front, because part of what I’m going to say COULD be taken[…]

Day 289: These Memes Go on When I Close my Eyes

November 9, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

I was thinking a bit today about a piece I’ve been trying to revise into something that might see publication. It’s a sort of over-grown classroom activity with notes for fellow instructors. This one chunk[…]

Day 288: Everything is already (sort of) racist

November 7, 2017 phillArmchair phillosophy

Two links from the Miami Campus Newspaper: First one. Second one. As someone who studies race, who deals with racism, and who is working hard to increase diversity in my field and on my campus,[…]

Day 287: Thinking about Mr. Robot

November 7, 2017 phillPop Culture

I don’t think I’ve posted much, if at all, about my love of Mr. Robot. It’s back for a third season, and this week there’s apparently an amazing episode coming from all the murmurs. I[…]