Google should invest in novel search services: some ideas
I was extremely disappointed when I read that Google was launching a new hotel search service. Of course, competition may lead to better services, but there are already so many […]
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Casual Connect: Live-blogging, reflections on Sean Ryans’ talk
I’m currently at Casual Connect, an industry conference for casual game developers. I’m here as a photographer, but mostly attending sessions that pique my interest as a researcher. Here are […]
Stupidest question in the world: Do violent games make kids violent?
I don’t do research on games and violence, but I can’t help but get so annoyed when I read about so-called “disputes” on whether or not violent games make kids […]
Why should we provide funding to social science research?
The Coburn report blamed one of my papers (co-authored with other people in our lab and part of a larger project funded by the NSF) as being a waste of […]
D. Yvette Wohn 