Michael Z. Newman
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proprietary feelings
Thanks for this video, Ethan, and for putting together the conference workshop that we are all looking forward to. I think the proprietary feelings many of us have are one among a number of obstacles to sharing archives and making them visible. Saving mat ... -
Re: When Idle Hands Were the Devil's Workshop: Did Early Game Manufacturers Overcome A Gaming Prejudice?
games for good purposes
Thanks for this informative post to kick off the week. I love the images in your slideshow, especially the New York state counties map. The idea that play and games must be put to some productive purpose rather than being mere amusement or diversion recur ... -
problems of computerized play
This post raises some important points about the consequences of computerizing play, particularly the negative consequences that make us stop and think about whether higher tech is necessarily better tech. I've recently been playing Atari 2600 versio ... -
continuities
Nice post, Steven. You're pointing out continuities between early and contemporary games, which I think are historically significant. Here are a couple of more that I see. Casual gaming today has much in common with early gaming (brief periods of pla ... -
storing, saving, or sharing?
I like this post a lot, and I'm a fan of some of the sites you mention (Voices of E.A. is new to me though- thanks for the link). Ideas about the public preservation of images and sounds online have been on my mind often of late as I try to use the i ... -
fall tv hopes & fears
What a commentary on the state of network television storytelling that producers of shows like this one have to be at such pains to reassure the audience-- of a show that hasn't aired yet-- that its attention will be rewarded. The reception of these ... -
Ambiguous Puppets
This video is great, Heather. Thanks for sharing it. One thing I have always found intriguing about Sesame Street muppets is how many of them never quite seem to have a determinate age. For instance, Big Bird is child-like (originally described as a s ... -
Hipsters!
I really like Yo Gabba Gabba, which I guess isn't surprising because it seems to have been made for people just like me-- I'm not really literate enough in alternative music culture to know who all the musical guests are but I feel flattered for ... -
I love GGs too and am
I love GGs too and am actually a bit surprised that you would hesitate to share your feelings about it. It was so much beloved by critics as Quality TV. Anyhow, what I really wanted to comment on was the performance of taste in the classroom, which is som ... -
I don't find the working
I don't find the working class to be marginal at all on FNL. What makes the show so refreshing is how well realized the working class characters are and how little judgment the narration seems to pass on them. If anything, the show humanizes the work ...