Loneliness, Facebook use, and college adjustment
The first year in college can be hard- moving to a new place, meeting new people, being away from family can really affect one’s social adjustment. Social adjustment, in turn, […]
Category Archives: being digital
About cyberspace, games, digital life, Second Life, etc.
Awesome technologies from “Almost Human”
Almost Human is a sci-fi cop drama that takes place in the year 2048. An Android cop that has been programmed to feel emotion is paired up with a human […]
The New York Times sheds some serifs
The past few days, there was something about the website of The New York TImes that was bothering me, and I finally figured out what it was: serifs. A serif […]
James Franco, Selfies, and Online Self-presentation
I really loved James Franco’s New York Times essay about the “meaning of selfies.” A lot of his personal reflections about why people engage in this particular online self-presentation was […]
Why blame Elsevier? Understanding who “owns” scholarly work
There is currently a very angry discussion among some academics about how the publisher Elsevier is taking down papers that were published by Elsevier and uploaded onto Academia.edu by the […]
Effects of violent video games: Standing up for the actual research findings
Do violent videogames contribute to violence? In 2005, the American Psychological Association, a very influential organization representing psychology researchers, released a report saying that research has consistently found a relationship […]
10 (realistic) things I want in a future car
by arcticpenguin (Sept. 4, 2013) 1. Heated/cooling steering wheel: I know a lot of new models have heated steering wheels, but do they have cooling ones too? Really useful for […]
Finding meaning in f2p games- and why we really don’t have to
There is a lot of talk about how free-to-play (f2p) games undermine the meaningful component of gaming because anyone with money can quickly garner points without much effort. I agree […]
D. Yvette Wohn 