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  • Women self-identifying as digital game addicts: Their interpretations of power
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    Women self-identifying as digital game addicts: Their interpretations of power

    [This paper comes from 2007 and was completed for a qualitative methodology course at Ohio State University under the amazing Patti Lather. She encouraged us to try different methods of communication research results; so I did a comic book, which you can see here.] What is digital game addiction? A number of approaches, theories, and…

  • The Nintendo Wii U Experience

    Thanks to the technology grant offered by my wonderful university, I was able to purchase a Deluxe Nintendo Wii U — which means it comes with Nintendo Land so that you do not have to purchase it separately.  As part of my ongoing series as Dr. Geek for Clearance Bin Review, I wrote about my initial reaction…

  • 2013 and the Future of Gaming

    My last two posts for Clearance Bin Review as Dr. Geek have been considerations for the future of gaming given some technologies that are scheduled to be released this year.  These technologies all share a common aspect: they appear to be challenging the traditional console gaming market, whether by hardware, interface, or game distribution. In…