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Speedread Rundown: David summarizes the 9 books he read last week in under 3 minutes!

October 11, 2022David Kocik Leave a Comment
Speedread Rundown

I’m back back back back back again, this time recapping 9 more books I read for my preliminary exams! Can I accurately articulate an academic oeuvre in 3 minutes? Watch the video to find out.  

Serious Play, Speedreads and Speedruns, Uncategorized

Speedread Rundown: David Reviews his Preliminary Readings for the Week of 9/12

September 26, 2022David Kocik Leave a Comment
Speedread Rundown

Hello everyone! David here, coming to you live from the 3rd floor office I’m squatting in. Last week, I did a speedread rundown of the 9 (count em, 9) books I read last week for my preliminary exams. Can I… Continue Reading →

Serious Play, Speedreads and Speedruns, Uncategorized

You’ve met with a wonderful fate, haven’t you?: A Collab in the Collab

February 3, 2022David Kocik 4 Comments

Hello everyone! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted here, mostly because last semester was really really rough. Long hours, busy days, and nary a drop to drink. But now I’m back and kicking! This semester, my show, Fan… Continue Reading →

Games, Horror, Multiplayer, Serious Play, The Ludic Society

The Ludic Society

June 23, 2021Wren Dalton Leave a Comment
Habit Beckoning

“You see the journey starts here, the real fun starts here, when everything changes…” – Evan Jennings as Habit We’ve charted a course through two alternate reality games on Serious Play. We investigated the voyeuristic view of This House has… Continue Reading →

Games, Multiplayer, RPG, Serious Play, The Ludic Society, ttrpg AR, ARG, Crow64, EverymanHybrid, New Show, Pervasive, Pitch, Treatment, twitch, VR

You Can Carry it With You

June 12, 2021Wren Dalton Leave a Comment

…At the center of a low dishonest decade  where selves grow immense, then shrink… – David Wojahn Let’s start with a simple question. What is this thing (Figure 1.0)? Well, in the world of Code Vein this little object is called a… Continue Reading →

Lunchzone, Serious Play, Shows Artifact, Code Vein, Memento, Space, Vestige

Big Number, Bigger Questions

May 8, 2021Wren Dalton Leave a Comment
BEEG Yoshi

“I do not Dunkey, but I might have Spaghetti and meatballs if you ask nicely” Landon from GameStop   Recently, the Lunch Zone crew and I got around to playing Heart of Enya – which is a game with relatively… Continue Reading →

Games, Lunchzone, Multiplayer, RPG, Serious Play, Shows, ttrpg beeg, big number, data visualization, interview, number, yoshi

Communities of Play: A Livestreaming Symposium, April 17-18, 2021

April 9, 2021Janelle Malagon Leave a Comment
Communities of Play announcement banner. Livestreaming symposium dates: April 17-18, 2021, broadcasted on twitch.tv/serious_play.

  You are cordially invited to join us for Communities of Play: A Livestreaming Symposium, hosted by Serious Play/the Digital Cultures Collaboratory. The symposium is taking place on April 17-18, featuring online presentations of and about streaming video gameplay and… Continue Reading →

Serious Play, Uncategorized events, serious play, symposium

Online Worlds and Communities

February 25, 2021Morgan Forbush 4 Comments
A screenshot taken after completing a raid in FFXIV

  I started playing Final Fantasy 14 in 2019. It was for my undergraduate senior thesis in which I compared communities of two Massive Multiplayer online roleplaying games (MMORPG). It was fun. I ran around on my first character getting… Continue Reading →

Multiplayer, Serious Play, Uncategorized

A Machine for Lovely Thoughts

February 24, 2021Wren Dalton 4 Comments
Douglas Englebart Watches the Arena

But how does one love what’s made of light and so far away – Emilia Philips Latte foam, the smell of a hastily made lunch, and buzzing computer fans are the essence of Serious Play. Our little collab, spread out… Continue Reading →

Lunchzone, Serious Play, Shows, Uncategorized conceptual, live streaming, machines, Play, Serious, thinkertoys, twitch

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