Northwestern Campus
I realized recently that I didn’t have any pictures of campus and have been trying for the past few days to “smell the roses” more- paying attention to my surroundings […]
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 […]
Prentice Falls: Brutalism torn down in Chicago
As part of an ethnography study this past month, I was working at the emergency department at Northwestern’s hospital in downtown Chicago. I passed by Prentice Woman’s Hospital on my […]
Reflections on The Happy Show
I was lucky enough to catch The Happy Show by Stefan Sagmeister while it was at the Chicago Cultural Center. This was the first time I’d actually been inside the building, […]
Private tagging on Facebook
There are a lot of pictures of me on Facebook, most of which were uploaded by other people. For self-presentation purposes (especially because I don’t want unflattering pictures of me […]
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 […]
ICA 2013 in London
ICA is now over; although it was an unusually large conference this year (probably because of the nice location), it was the usual in terms of activities: presenting, networking, meeting […]
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 