… I’m starting to write my thesis proposal.
Stand back…
Posted by richardhuskey on December 13, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/12/13/stand-back/
Communication Science – Evolution, Biology, and Brains
If you are headed to ICA in 2013 there are several pre-conferences you are probably interested in. I’d like to underscore the Communication Science – Evolution, Biology, and Brains pre-conference: The goal of this pre-conference is to bring together scholars who are working across sub-fields of communication studies using evolutionary theory, neuroscience and other biological measures [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on December 4, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/12/04/communication-science-evolution-biology-and-brains/
Pseudo-Famous
The Communication department at UCSB publishes a quarterly newsletter, The Gaucho Communicator. This newsletter generally contains useful information about the department, past/upcoming events, student opportunities, etc. The Fall 2012 issue features a brief profile of yours truly (page 6). <insertsnarkycommenthere> UPDATE: Bio is on page 7. <insertevensnarkiercommenthere>
Posted by richardhuskey on October 16, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/10/16/pseudo-famous/
Discovery Channel – Rise of the Video Game
Rise of the Video Game is a five-part documentary on video games produced by the Discovery Chanel. Video, as well as descriptions of each episode, are shown below the fold.
Posted by richardhuskey on October 3, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/10/03/rise-of-the-video-game/
Discovery Channel – Gamer Generation
The Discovery Chanel hosted a two-part video series – Gamer Generation. While these videos are a bit dated, each still provides a useful overview of the industry, media effects, and video games research. Of particular note, Dr. Weber’s study Does playing violent video games induce aggression? Empirical evidence of a functional magnetic resonance imaging study is featured in the fourth [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on October 3, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/10/03/discovery-channel-gamer-generation-episode/
That Time of the Year
Finishing up my first week back at UCSB and this comic is all too accurate. Cheers to a new year!
Posted by richardhuskey on September 27, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/09/27/that-time-of-the-year/
A Future for Augmented Reality
This video comes via the folks at Ethical Technology. Creators May-raz and Lazo offer a glimpse into an augmented reality future that allows individuals to monitor and interpret everything from environmental to nonverbal cues. Taken at face value, having access to these capabilities seems exciting. However, there are potential issues. In Sight, the slimy protagonist [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on August 1, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/08/01/a-future-for-augmented-reality/
Avatars & Facial Tracking
Sony Online Entertainment is beta testing a new feature for EverQuest II, SoEmote. This sort of technology has been around for a while, but to my knowledge, this is the first time it has been incorporated into an MMO (and a popular one, at that). This is likely an interesting feature for players, even if the audio [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on June 1, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/06/01/avatars-facial-tracking/
Link List – Games, Cognition, & Virtuality
So far, I think this blog has struggled to find a voice. Maybe I’m plagued by this problem in areas beyond this blog. Who knows… Anyway, here are a few links (and a video!) that have been thinking about this week. Maybe you will enjoy them, too. The Dunning-Kruger effect and multiplayer video games. Interesting [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on April 11, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/04/11/link-list-games-cognition-virtuality/
Technology is the Competition?
I’m generally not one to link TED talks, but Sherry Turkle’s TEDxUIUC talk is worth watching. In sixteen minutes, Turkle outlines the second half of her latest book, Alone Together (this book is a terrific read, and absolutely worth the purchase). While I do not always agree with Turkle, I tremendous respect for her, and her work. This [...]
Posted by richardhuskey on April 2, 2012
http://richardhuskey.com/2012/04/02/technology-is-the-competition/
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