Although all this ↑DeFRaG-screenshots showing the speeds I reached in ↑Q3A-gamespace by strafejumping document a part of the path of my personal immersion into the culture of trickjumping, I am perfectly aware that they start to get boring. But … Continue reading →
Today I received notice that the “↑Open Source Annual 2007″ will go to the printer on 25 February 2007, and will be presented to the public on 15 March 2007 at the CeBIT. The volume will contain a 15-page … Continue reading →
Frankly, I do not really know the reasons. But since four months the visits on my weblog here are steadily increasing. The average number of unique visitors for this month today is 2300 (bots and access with special http-status [me] … Continue reading →
a guide to in- and offworld online resources, or: avatar customization 101 A main factor contributing to the attractiveness of “↑Second Life“ (SL) is the possibility to modify and create content—up to the never-seen-before. I have to confess that during … Continue reading →
cyberian nomadism confirmed Once a real member of a real online community, always a member. ADM, whom I know since ye olde days of Max-Payne glory, yesterday evening sent me an e-mail, notifying me of the resurrected ↑BrightFalls.net—plus dipping … Continue reading →
the nine deaths of alex black Finally the (SLurl:) ↑City of Abaddon—my home—is put to use for what it truly is predestined: ↑machinima making. With permission from ↑Detect Surface writeress ↑Noelani Mahana films “The nine deaths of Alex Black” … Continue reading →
Spillovers from the computer game industry include technological spillovers from games into other industries, impacts on education and impacts on learning and social interaction. It provides an ongoing example of the development of new business and payment models which may … Continue reading →
“↑Billion Dollar Brain” (Russell 1967) is a cold war spy thriller movie based on the ↑novel of the same name by British writer ↑Len Deighton (1966). Said novel is one of a series starring an unnamed secret agent, working for … Continue reading →
This was intended to become a longer rant from me—after the installation of ‘↑Batman: Arkham City‘ (Rocksteady Studios 2011) crashed my brand new system so badly that I had to jump back several recovery points to get it up and … Continue reading →
The ↓next biannual conference of the German Anthropological Association (↑GAA) will take place exactly one year from today, from 2nd to 5th October 2013, in Mainz, Germany. I am organizing a workshop there, called ‘Technology, society, and the scope of … Continue reading →