It never fails-- you bring up game play for women, and you'll find women pipe up "We don't play games. We do important things." I don't think its just a feeling any more-- there is a serious lack of play in women's culture. Somehow, where men are embracing play beyond childhood, there's a stigma against women who spend their time at play. Maybe we're still proving how responsible and intelligent we are, according to a feminist agenda. Maybe we're still clutching the lions share of the work, and feel we don't have time. Maybe we allow ourselves more unstructured interpersonal space with other women (thanks to Camille's clothing swap crowd for this one).
Here's my concern. We need to play. Play is a form of learning-- the act itself speaks of new ways of thinking, different mixes of brain chemicals and the sort. What are we losing from a 'mental experience' standpoint by not allowing ourselves to play?
I know a lot of women want to see what our sandboxes will look like, what we will reconfigure/ reconnect/ subvert/ invent, but sometimes I'm afraid we won't remember what to do when we get there...
Posted by cloo @ 08:46 PM EST [Link]
Friday, September 27, 2002...and its the first update in ages for shinyspinning/multiplayer.ca! I thought I'd start the new year with a renewed commitment to keeping things up to date.
Posted by cloo @ 09:28 PM EST [Link]
I'm currently working on a literature review and annotated bibliography on the concept of Agency across disciplines... I'm trying to acquire a copy of Lisabeth Klastrup's Masters dissertation, which, when it arrives, will most certainly be in Danish. So this will be my first adventure in international scholarship attempting to translate this paper through whatever means necessary!
Posted by cloo @ 09:25 PM EST [Link]
Saturday, September 7, 2002
Edward Castronova has put together this Travel Guide for researchers looking to investigate online worlds. Yes, its the Fodors of game research.
Posted by cloo @ 03:03 PM EST [Link]
Sunday, September 1, 2002
Feminism isn't dead (Star Telegram 08/18/2000)
Good to know! Should the word "feminism" be put to pasture? A nameless spirit of women's rights is a harder target to ridicule people away from. As long as we're not under the illusion that we're all evened-up, now...
Posted by cloo @ 10:09 PM EST [Link]
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