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Standing in the Fire: On Becoming Leet

One of the most intriguing things I discovered through my dissertation research was the different ways the women I interviewed played MMORPGs.*  It wasn't a total surprise that not all of them were raiders, or engaged in end-game content or high-level dungeons.  I knew there were plenty of people that looked at MMOs as less solitary versions… Continue reading Standing in the Fire: On Becoming Leet

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Game on Girl Podcast, Game Culture, Podcast, Gamers, Play

Episode 2 – Who is #GameOnGirl?

Greetings, Gamers, and welcome to Episode 2 of Game on Girl! So the second show ended up taking a slightly different path than I originally expected.  Instead of jumping back into the interviews I did for my dissertation, I turned the tables and had my new co-host, Rhonda, interview me with many of the same… Continue reading Episode 2 – Who is #GameOnGirl?

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Episode 1 – #GameOnGirl – What Does It Mean to Be a Gamer?

Hello everyone and welcome to Game on Girl the podcast! Episode #1 - What Does it Mean to be a gamer? Please follow and subscribe to my new podcast available here or click play on the player below!  This first show discusses two of the main questions from the interviews, namely "How do you define… Continue reading Episode 1 – #GameOnGirl – What Does It Mean to Be a Gamer?