Ludology.org – Videogame Theory is a good blog on game theory. Good starting spot for game research.
Open Source Content Management
What are the advantages and disadvantages of open source content systems?
Open-source content management systems is a clear summary of the pros and cons. Most people forget to mention the cons, but this article does.
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Blogs for Research
How are blogs used to support research?
I found myself asking how others use blogs for research and found this great list and paper on the subject, see research blogs.
Another source of information is a blog by Sèbastian Paquet in Montreal. Note: the blog has disappeared.
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World of Ends; What the Internet Is and How to Stop Mistaking it for Something Else
Just what is the Internet?
World of Ends is an interesting essay on what it is and what it is not that suffers from being too sure of itself (that geek RTFM tone that is so annoying and so often wrong.)
Still, clearly structured set of talking points including, “2. The Internet isn’t a thing. It’s an agreement.” Exactly, it is agreed upon formal protocols that are open so anyone can build things that work with other people’s things.
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Information Studies
The Faculty of Information Studies at the University of Toronto is going through an exciting planning process. See the PDF Chartreuse Paper at WebBoard – Guest User Page.
In the paper the dean, Briank Cantwell Smith raises questions about what is the subject of information studies (we all study information.) He argues for an issues oriented, interdisciplinary centre that looks at documentary practices and performances.
What is exciting about the process is that it is open (I can look at it) and openness is also one of the issues (as in Open Source as an issue.)
Perhaps what we need is a clear philosophy of open source research as a practice.
Deleuze Conference
Experimenting with Intesities: Science, Philosophy, Politics, Arts is an International Conferenence at Trent in May on Gilles Deleuze. Looks cool.
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Performance and Technology
Catherine Graham and I have been talking about performance and technology (and contemporary culture). Is there an emerging research field at the intersection of technology and performance?
Here is an association (Performance Studies international) dedicated to performance studies.
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RSS News
How can we aggregate news from multiple sources?
The obvious answer is RSS (see Introduction to RSS – WebReference.com), but is it too complex for those generating news?
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Atwood: Oryx and Crake (and Snowman)
Where are we headed?
Speculative fiction like Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood often shows us emergent possibilities based on features of the present. Atwood’s novel is an eirie close future where bio-engineering and global corporate ghettoization have created a dystopia waiting for the “perfect storm” of a plague.
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Achitectures, Idologies and Materials of the Page
Architectures, Ideologies & Materials of the Page is a site connected to a conference in 2000 at the University of Saskatchewan on the page. It has good introductory pages on the page over time.