One of the pieces of wisdom that I acquired during grad school was that supposedly a good scholar could explain their research agenda, with clarity and precision, in around 200 words. I could have followed this sage wisdom if my research followed a specific, specialized route. I’ve learned over the course of my nearly two …
This post represents the first of several narratives that I need to provide the Tenure Committee before the end of September. The focus of this post will be related to my teaching over the past five years at Ohio Northern University.
The Psychology of Zelda has allowed me to travel throughout the United States to promote the book. This type of travel would typically be limited to going to Barnes and Noble throughout Ohio to sign copies of the book. I have been fortunate enough however to go to conferences to present the research associated with …
I wanted to provide a rationale for writing “Winning Through Deception: A Pedagogical Case Study on Using Social Deception Games to Teach Small Group Communication Theory” for SAGE Open.
“Without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, and moribund.” ~Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain was an adventurer, creative force, writer, and, most importantly, a chef. It is this last role that he was able to explore cultures through the framing of a cook and explain the …
Henry Jenkins (1992) wrote about in his foundational work “Textual Poachers: Television Fan & Participatory Culture” about five levels of activity that fandoms traditional engage in when interacting with core texts essential to their favorite shows, books, movies, or other artifacts of popular culture. Fans of their content will begin their fandom with the reception …
The first time an outsider enters the realm of a comic convention, they walk through a “garden of earthly delights” that encompasses many of the touchstones of popular and geek culture. Cosplayers, those individuals that celebrate characters from mass media by adopting the dress, behaviors, and communication patterns of their favorite personas, bring the worlds …
My view of communication scholarship is that it is the “study the information exchanges and interactions patterns between members of a given community and/or society.”
A preview of my conference schedule for the next couple of months as it relates to game studies.
Mapping the vital parts of life, much like mapping out the environment of a video game world, involves having a clear understanding of the terrain that is being mapped out. In “Breath of the Wild,” a crafted map that a player can find online can be used to show the player all of the shrines …