flow — issue on gaming
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From: FLOW@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Date: February 9, 2007 2:08:09 PM EST (CA)
To: cultstud-l@comm.umn.edu
Subject: [cultstud-l] Flow Journal – Special Video Game Issue now online
Reply-To: Cultural Studies
Greetings,
We just wanted to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on
Television and Media Culture is out. This 5p3ci4l \/i)e0 G4m3s I55ue features
columns by Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister, Zach Whalen, Joanna
Slimmer, Avery Alix, Casey O’Donnell, Elliot Panek, Suzanne Freyjadis-Chuberka,
and Nina B. Huntemann.
Please visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and
contribute responses to them.
This issue’s columns in brief:
“Beyond the Steady State” by Judd Ethan Ruggill and Ken S. McAllister:
Meditations on the need for and the logistical constraints impeding the creation
of computer game archives.
“Game Studies and Web 2.0: Finding an Audience Online” by Zach Whalen:
Given gamers’ tech-enabled nature, how is gameology literature received online?
“Kings, Queens, and Jackasses: Playing with Gender in Online Poker” by Joanna
Slimmer:
In online poker rooms, players are bluffing about more than their cards.
“Online Game Talk and the Articulation of Maleness” by Avery Alix:
How is masculinity constructed and policed in gamers’ online communications?
“The Wii-volution will not be Televised: The XNA-cution of a Business Model” by
Casey O’Donnell:
While Nintendo’s Wii has been causing a stir among gamers and the general public
alike, Microsoft is fundamentally changing the way video games are created.
“Who are Wii? The Study of Console Fandom” by Elliot Panek:
While How does gaming fandom in general and the new console fandom in particular
compare to other forms of media fandom?
“Getting Girls to Play: The Broadening of the Video Game Market” by Suzanne
Freyjadis-Chuberka:
Guitar Hero’s innovative gameplay appeals to casual and hardcore gamers alike –
including the Frag Dolls!
“Pink Slips for Booth Babes?: No Way! Re-train and Re-skill!” by Nina B.
Huntemann:
The enduring question of women and gaming finds one possible answer in the booth
babe.
We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments.
Best wishes,
Flow Editorial Staff
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