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The Coming Gaming Machine, 1975-1985

By alex | Published: 7/13/2012

Was going through old backups in the hope of finding some stuff I’ve lost and I ran into this, a draft I was working on around the turn of the millennium. Never went anywhere, and was never published. I was just pressing delete, when I realized it might actually be of interest to someone. It […]

Posted in Research | Also tagged A. Richard Immel, Andrew Pollack, Arcade games, Atari, BASIC, Broderbund, Business Partnership, communication device, computer software, computer technology, Computing, console systems, Creative Computing, Donald A. Thomas, Douglas Carlston, Douglas Englebart, Douglas G. Carlston, eBay, educational products, Electronic Games, Electronics, game designer, Gaming computer, Home computer, home computing, home-based laserdisc systems, Information Society, Jack M. Nilles, Ken Uston, large-scale on-line gaming, large-scale scientific computing, laserdisc technology, Lucasfilm, machinery, Magnavox, Martin Campbell-Kelly, McGraw-Hill, media appliances, Microsoft, MIT, Mitchell C. Lynch, Movie Release, multiplayer on-line role playing, Multiplayer video game, networked computing, New York, New York Times, Nolan Bushnell, Odyssey, Odyssey system, Otto Friedrich, PDA, persistent on-line worlds, Personal computer game, personal computing, Playstation 2, Pong, portable gaming technologies, Prentice-Hall, Ralph Baer, Ralph Lombreglia, RAM, Sim City, single gaming author, software industry, Stanford, Steve Russel, telephone distribution, telephone networks, television gaming devices, The Last Starfighter, Toronto Star, Tron, United States, University of California at Irvine, Video game, Video game conversion, Wadsworth Publishing, Wall Street Journal, WarGames, Warner Communications, Washington Post, William Aspray, William Higinbotham, Xerox | 2 Comments

Ask Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D.

By alex | Published: 5/14/2007

So, it’s that time of the year again, and so the inevitable question comes from a few graduate students: Where’s a good place to get a communication Ph.D.? Well, first of all, that’s probably the wrong question. The right question is: “Should I pursue a Ph.D.?” and the answer I will always give is “no.” […]

Posted in Teaching | Also tagged Academia, Academic degrees, advisor, America, apprentice researcher, ask alex, assistant, Austin, Bachelor's degree, chair of the department, co-worker, Columbia, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctorate, education, Graduate School, knowledge, Learning, National Communication Association, Postgraduate education, recruitment tool, researcher, San Diego, Scholarly Communication, Teaching, Titles, United States, University of Washington | 56 Comments

Creating Buffalo

By alex | Published: 6/8/2002

An article in the Buffalo News today discusses how Richard Florida’s ideas about the creative class might affect Buffalo. It’s a little funny that this has been so embraced here, given that Buffalo (and it seems Florida was once a prof here) ends up the fourth from the bottom of the list of creative cities.

Posted in Research | Also tagged Bill Gates, Boston subway, buffalo, Cosmopolitan, Creative class, Cyberculture, Hank Bromley, Kurt Cobain, New York, New York City, Richard Florida, San Fran, the Buffalo News, United States | Leave a comment

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