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The Best of Clifford: The Big Red Dog

Written by yanglu on March 31, 2009 14:18
America's Next Supermodel, American Idol (side bar: why is the US obsessed with putting ‘America' or ‘American' in the title of everything, are they afraid they will wake up and forget who they are? - I do have a theory on this,,, but moving on), BioWare holding public casing calls for fans to be faces in the game, SOE looking of EQesque babes This is an attitude (deeper than that, it's a disposition) which I'd suggest is rooted in developer practice generally, and computer games developer practice specificallyIt is a view which recognizes that which is scripted, modeled, or otherwise generated according to the practice of software development as seemingly both the (only) site of creativity and (therefore) the ultimate locus of value. 

Cheap FFXI Gil are on hot sale on all servers, especially on American serversThey looked friendly enough--at least, no one had fruit ready to throw at usIt was simply kind of surreal, after reading the comments on TN this past week and hearing other things at the conference about the problems with game studies and developer/academic relations

After our "high energy" presentation, the questions were even strangerSomeone asked why humanities research got left out, and we had to say that we couldn't find it to be directly relevant on our top 10 list of bulleted pointsIan made the point, and I agreed, that doing the research for this panel made us think differently about academic researchWhile I'm not going to say that what we've done personally has no value, it was a definite challenge to try and make it *directly relevant* in a BULLETED POINT for developersAnd there are huge gaps in what we don't knowWhere is the research about sports games, to take just one example? Anyway, the point is, I enjoyed the exercise, and learned a lot from itI hope the audience did as well

But overall, I like to think that the attendance demonstrates that developers are interested in what academics might be able to tell them (again I will point out: no fruit was thrown)And all week, I talked with developers who were interested in what was going on with research, from the smallest to the largest companiesMaybe the issue is the "larger" communityIt's always easy to abstract and oversimplify at that levelBut I know that on an individual level, there are real conversations and collaborations going onI don't want this to turn into some rosy "it's better than we think" or "can't we all just get along" thing, but I do think that perhaps the situation is not as dire as it's hyped to beBut then again, I haven't gotte my evals back yet




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Featuring 5 DVDs with 42 of your favorite Clifford episodes! The 5 DVDs included are: 1.) EVERYONE LOVES CLIFFORD! - Being the world's biggest dog means Clifford can be a tremendous help! GOOD FRIENDS, GOOD TIMES - Clifford knows a lot about growing upHe supports his friends when they need help and forgives them when they make mistakes2.) DOGGIE DETECTIVES - Everybody loves a mystery, but you don't have a clue as to how much fun you will uncover by playing with Clifford! So get out your magnifying glass, put on your thinking cap and get ready to follow the trails- or tails! 3.) ROCK N' ROLL CLIFFORD! - Singing, dancing and playing with pop stars is a lot more fun with Clifford keeping the beatTEAM CLIFFORD! - Working and playing together is fun and rewarding, especially when Clifford is on your team4.) CLIFFORD SAVES THE DAY! - When things get tough on Birdwell Island, Clifford comes to the rescue! CLIFFORD'S FLUFFIEST FRIEND CLEO-Clifford helps his friend Cleo learn a lot about growing up, sharing toys and making friends5.) LOOK OUT, CLIFFORD! - We all get into trouble sometime, and so does CliffordBut he sure has his own way of making things better.