The trouble with trolls
Lauren Collister on Jan 31, 2013I have been digesting the fascinating blog post by Whitney Phillips over at Ethnography Matters about her ethnography of trolling. Phillips studied trolling communities like 4chan’s /b/ board, the Internet Hate Machine (Anonymous), and...
Better, Stronger, Faster: How Games Will Change Wh...
Jim Cummings on Jul 27, 2011For a few years now I’ve been interested in the idea of cybernetic systems – that is, systems of information communication and control that typically include a human controller, a machine enhancement, and regulatory feedback between the two....
How much choice do players really want?
Jim Cummings on Nov 8, 2010In his last post Matt discussed how players may modify different UI components so as to deal with the slew of motivationally relevant elements they encounter during complex and dynamic gameplay. This personalization of one’s interface allows the...