Some day in the first half of April 2002 I ↵stumbled over gamemodding and slowly realized that there was more than something in it, legitimizing an anthropological look. Before that I was aware of player-created game-content, as I had played … Continue reading →
The research of ↑Andrew Mactavish “focuses on the participatory and performative elements of digital game play, especially within the context of a politics of cultural production and consumption. I am interested in how digital games and gamers “play” with and … Continue reading →
↑Kevin Warwick is not only “the first cyborg”, but even has an anthropologist attached: ↑Daniela Cerqui. I like that. Tnx to the people of my “Cyberpunk” seminar
Continue reading →The paper I presented at the workshop ↑Understanding media practices at the ↑9th EASA Biennial Conference which took place from September 18th through September 21st 2006 in Bristol, UK, now is online at my own server: ↑“The online nomads … Continue reading →
sf affecting rl Concept art for ↑“Blade Runner“ by ↑Syd Mead, ↑visual futurist. There is a thread at ↑williamgibsonboard collecting ↑links to images, sounds, or texts related to or evocative of William Gibson’s work. ↑RUR posted the above picture, … Continue reading →
↑Steven Mizrach‘s ↑pages on cyberanthropology [Caution: MIDI-sound! ;-] are very prominently visible on the Web, as e.g. ↑Budka & ↑Kremser (↵2004: 222, endnote #1) rightfully have noted. Hence his views on the topic can not easily be neglected. Unfortunately I … Continue reading →
One of the goals of my project is to generate anthropologically feasible outlines of concepts like cyberculture. Therefore it is necessary to take the buzz away from those buzzwords, and to gain an overview of how this words have been … Continue reading →
yet another attempt Sometimes it is quite interesting what paths thoughts take, and how this is influenced by not anticipated events. Some weeks ago ↑Kurt Beck payed a visit to my office and I told him about my recent ponderings, … Continue reading →
It seems that the time of harvesting the fruits of my efforts finally has arrived. Today again an invitation to write an article for an anthology came in—I didn’t even send a proposal … God, am I satisfied and … Continue reading →