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Discussing geek speak with The Austin Chronicle

on March 8th, 2009 in Avenging, SxSw, Tech, User Interface Design, Video games by | 3 Comments

A lovely fellow from The Austin Chronicle wrote to my fellow South by Southwest panelists asking for a definition of our enigmatically titled presentation. He wanted to know what a “Funologist” was, and rather than sadden him with the news that our moderator made it up, we all took a…

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SXSW Interactive 2009 – Funologists live and in person: Guerilla Game Research

on February 3rd, 2009 in Avenging, Career, Digital Library, information science, Interface design, Librarianship, Linden Lab, Second Life, SxSw, Tech, User Interface Design, Video games by | 2 Comments

Happy news! I was invited to be a panelist at the South by Southwest Interactive conference next month, as part of their ScreenBurn track. I’m on a panel called “Funologists live and in person: Guerilla Game Research.” I’ll share my experience starting some low-budget user research cycles for Second Life,…

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SxSw Analog Tagging

on May 30th, 2007 in Avenging, Career, SxSw by | 2 Comments

More analog tagging from South by Southwest Interactive… photo by noneck I’m trying to start a trend. Conference badges need more than just geographic metadata. Together we can raise the level of schmoozy conference discourse! Grab some stickers and tag yourself! It’s your duty as a librarian!

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