Category Archives: Uncategorized

Starting fresh I began with one of my favorite topics: Joss Whedon shows. I decided to create a poster for three of my favorites and focus on something they all share in common. The female characters in Buffy and Firefly … Continue reading

Posted on by rrodgers42 | Leave a comment

Munchkin Land

During the gaming session on Tuesday I had the pleasure of playing a card game called Munchkin.  this game is basically a RPG with a very comedic tone.  The games tag line goes like this: “Go down in the dungeon. … Continue reading

Posted in #7. Game debriefing, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Browser-Based Virtual Worlds?

Just saw this on Ars Technica: a very early virtual world concept built entirely with open web standards.  Obviously it isn’t much to look at yet, but as a Mac user I can only hope that gaming companies throw their … Continue reading

Posted in #7. Game debriefing, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Road goes ever on and on

Last night I had the pleasure of playing The Lord of the Rings board game for the very first time and I had a really fun time with it. The game mechanics were really engaging since they involved just the … Continue reading

Posted in #7. Game debriefing, Blog Assignments, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

A-Mei: Chinese Pop Culture Icon

Pop culture around the world is influenced by fashion, trends, and music. In the world of music, lyrics and images are composed by artists to become the soundtrack of their generation. A well-known figure who started to blossom in the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Gaming Session- 11/30/10

Tonight’s gaming session was…interesting. I was part of the group who played Munchkins, along with Raelle, Matt, Vinh, Eric, and Aaron. To be honest, we were quite confused. We tried for about the first 30 minutes to understand the directions … Continue reading

Posted in #7. Game debriefing, Blog Assignments, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Yeah Our Lab Computers Are Good, But…

I’m more than a little jealous of this.

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Transnational Player Profile: Around the world and back again

Player Biography: Due to the difficulty of meeting and conversing with players on Final Fantasy 14 and Everquest 2, I decided to search for a player/gamer in an MMO I played a while ago called Ragnarok Online.[1] My theory is … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

This is Interesting

http://io9.com/5683437/a-free-book-about-the-laws-governing-virtual-worlds

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

EQII German Player Profile

Surprisingly, she’s a lot like me.  Twenty-one years old, a college student in Germany, Claire[1] never really was one for video games.  “I learned Everquest from my boyfriend,” she told me upon our first meeting, “I also keep playing for … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment