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Bio: It might seem strange to you, but UCLA actually gave me money to write about this stuff.
Unfortunately, then I graduated. So now I'm in gap year limbo before a grad school picks me up, continuing to write, and looking for new stories about how individuals and families engage games. If you're a gamer with siblings, I'd love to hear your stories.
I like bulgogi and my favourite colour is plaid. I use British spelling because I grew up in international forums and adopted this style as a way to blend in, and now I have trouble breaking the habit. Or I'm just wishing I was Yahtzee. Take your pick.
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Games in Progress (Don't Be Hatin')
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Metal Gear Solid (all of them)
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I feel I need to replay 1 through 3 before attempting 4. CALL ME STRANGE.
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Picking at it and picking at it, wishing it didn't act like an emotionally abusive boyfriend...
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I love it! But I need to spread it out so I don't beat it too quickly.
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As an oldschool NiGHTS fanatic (I was in the original net-based fandom under GTK), I welcomed this release and was then grossly disappointed when I actually got to playing it. But, gotta finish what you start...
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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
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After the nightmare that was Crisis Core, I seriously don't expect too much. But I was a Reeve fangirl before it was cool, so there's no chance I'm getting out of this one.
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I've only been borrowing this copy for two YEARS. I might as well play it and get it back to the owners.
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Metal Gear Solid 2 (11/08/08)
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Metal Gear Solid (10/01/08)
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Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (09/10/08)
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Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney: Justice for All (08/17/08)
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Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core (08/09/08)
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Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 days (TBA)
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Favourite All-Time Everythings
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Books and Short Stories (Fiction)
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Jingo (Terry Pratchett), Good Omens (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman), Life of Pi (Yann Martel), "Beggars in Spain" (Nancy Kress), "Lobsters" (Charles Stross)
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Saiyuki and Saiyuki Reload (Kazuya Minekura), Monster (Naoki Urasawa), Death Note (Tsugumi Ohba), Watchmen (Alan Moore), Sandman (Neil Gaiman), She-Hulk
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Red Dwarf (Rob Grant and Doug Naylor), Blackadder II and Blackadder the Third (Richard Curtis and Ben Elton), Firefly (Joss Whedon), House MD (David Shore), Project Runway (Eli Holzman), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and 2nd Gig (Kenji Kamiyama), Paranoia Agent (Satoshi Kon), Vision of Escaflowne (Kazuki Akane).
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Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola), Sunset Blvd (Billy Wilder), Solaris (Steven Soderbergh), 28 Days Later (Danny Boyle), Brazil (Terry Gilliam), Rushmore (Wes Anderson), Lady Vengeance (Park Chan-wook), Kontroll (Nimrod Antal), Speed Racer (Wachowski brothers), Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi), Dark City (Alex Proyas), Millennium Actress (Satoshi Kon), Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu), The Good The Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone), Avalon (Mamoru Oshii), Roujin Z (Katsuhiro Otomo), The Incredibles (Brad Bird), King of Kong (Seth Gordon), Amadeus (Milos Forman), The Fall (Tarsem Singh).
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Books and Essays (Nonfiction)
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From Barbie to Mortal Kombat (ed. Justine Cassell and Henry Jenkins), "The Outer Limits of Oblivion" (Jeffrey Sconce), Make Way for TV (Lynn Spigel), Convergence Culture (Henry Jenkins), Only Connect (Michele Hilmes), "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream" (Joan Didion).
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Lunar: Eternal Blue (Sega CD), Pacman, Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis), Final Fantasy VI (SNES), NiGHTS into dreams... (Saturn), Final Fantasy VII (Playstation), Xenogears (Playstation), Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast), .hack// and .hack//G.U. (Playstation2), Rez (Playstation2), Phoenix Wright 1 through 3 (DS), Portal (360), Mass Effect (360), flOw (Playstation3).
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Orange juice, gin & tonic, Scott Tenorman's tears (so delicious!).
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Winter Solstice Wishlist (Think of Me Before You Do Your Gamestop Trade-Ins, Won't You?)
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A new Dreamcast (mine broke!)
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My Articles
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- Breaking: Atlus Announces Persona 5
- Posted Nov 18, 2008 at 07:54PM in Blog
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- Drama Llama - PETA Takes on Cooking Mama!
- Posted Nov 17, 2008 at 04:07PM in News
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- Drama Llama - Money!
- Posted Nov 11, 2008 at 03:21PM in News
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- Missing CoD4 Gamer Found Dead
- Posted Nov 05, 2008 at 01:26PM in News
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- Call of Duty 4 Player Still Missing
- Posted Oct 26, 2008 at 02:27PM in News
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- Drama Llama - Tough Guys on the Internet
- Posted Oct 23, 2008 at 01:59PM in News
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- Drama Llama - Politics Wahey! Round 2
- Posted Oct 20, 2008 at 02:47PM in News
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- Drama Llama - Prime Minister in H-Game
- Posted Oct 20, 2008 at 02:07AM in News
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- Drama Llama - The Republicans Hate You and the Democrats Think You're Silly
- Posted Oct 13, 2008 at 03:40PM in News
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- Linger in Shadows
- Posted Oct 10, 2008 at 12:10AM in Reviews
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Well... it was... you! You're normally so credible. The whole time, I'm thinking to myself, a) this concept art looks really rudimentary and b) how did we get so totally scooped?!
Well done.
Have you ever heard of a dish best served cold?
I can't believe you just Roll'd me... and I can't believe I went for it.
I'll get you next time Gadget, NEXT TIME!
Just to say "Keep up on the Drama Llama stuff, I like venting about politics in your aticles!". So there you have it. Also, I may or may not be under the influence of alcohol right now.
hey there, how goes it?
Alright, I just couldn't make the my face/Kasumi's body thing work, but I've come up with something equally sexy, as you can see. Leisure Suit Veggie!
so i continued playing last night and when i went to join an online game, it for some reason again joined me on someone else, which was a bit annoying. I mean i really don't mind someone else joining on me, but why make them the leader...
I listened to TAoME on a cross country trip. We wanted to get all the way through the whole thing without stopping but the list of Hobo names was too much. We had to stop or else we would never be able to listen to it again.
Still, great audio book.
How would you do an MLA-style bibliographical reference to Brain Age? My handbook doesn't say! XD
That "Where am I?" thing is for an entirely seperate class, has nothing to do with what I'm looking for, but thanks for suggesting. I guess my rambling got in the way...
I just want to write about gaming's educational value, that is another form of play, something that is common for young kids. Also, like you stated in your thesis, that gaming can expand interests into other fields that may be considered more "academic." That kind of thing.
I had already set my eyes on Grand Theft Childhood. I have taken note of a few works you have listed. I only have titles, but they sound like they can be related to what I want to do. Of course, I'll do more research on them.
Thanks a lot by the way. You really don't have to do this.
Overlong comment? It's a blog post by itself! :P
I myself have just started studying at a University this semester, and, as expected, I already have to start 2000-word essays (and I've been out of school for a year; it's hard to re-adjust back to this kind of lifestyle. Also, "Where am I?" What kind of topic is that? :S). I have to hand in a thesis statement and a list of ten sources by Friday, and I still have no clue what to do. There have been a number of stories about the educational value of video games, and the matter piques my interest. I know that Gamepolitics is a good place to start, but I would really appreciate any reading material you can suggest.
Now this has just turned into a plea for help... Pathetic. Oh well. I'd still like some material though.
Just finished reading it.
I have to say, it took a graduate student to make me realise something that obvious, something that I've lived all my life. This isn't to say that your work is simple or anyhting. It's actually much deeper than I thought it could be. I learned a great deal about my friends and myself.
I guess my literature teacher was right all along. When you think you're learning about different cultures, you really are learning about your own.
If you have anything else, please, let us now. I'd love to read it.
Now I'm all introspective...
You owe me nothing. Have fun with it. I'll try to join you when I can and play around in there with ya.
love the new avi
No problem....keep on posting and I'll keep on reading.....
Now you are the one who is being too kind. I try to write up to a certain level, but always find myself falling short. I need to refine my writing a bit more. I'm just an average guy who never went to school for writing but who enjoys videogames and writing about them and the juicy news that surrounds the growing industry. Thanks for the complement and keep on writing and posting here I know everyone enjoys your work...
Thank you for the friend request....I feel kind of honored. I was admiring your site a few weeks back, love the visuals. Is all the art your own? If so, I think you should definitely put it out there more. I was really impressed. I haven't seen art like that since the days I spent in my commercial art class.....
The book is pretty crazy (in a good way). It's intended to be a discussion of writing, but ends up discussing a lot of cartographic theory. It's interesting to break down all the notions one has about maps, and how much you take that information for granted. He breaks down the ideas of direction and geometry in maps, and you're left wondering "how have i just taken for granted my entire life the idea of north?"
It's delightfully mind-blowing.
Thanks for the add!! I love reading your articles.
Also, MY favorite color is plaid, so maybe we're twins.
Hello, Miss! How have you been?
I'm sorry that GV ate your article... it happens from time to time. It is among the most frustrating feelings on earth, and I can assure you we are working to make extinct the particular bug that caused that to happen.
I recommend, at least for a little while, writing in a word processing program and then cutting and pasting for formatting purposes.
Again, so very very sorry!