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Comment on How to Help a French Documentarian by Geek Studies » Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV)

Geek Studies » Geek Studies in the News (and on European TV) — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:34:52 +0000

[...] interviewed last year for a documentary on geek culture by Franco-German TV station Arte. (You know the one.) I don’t speak French or German, but I hearing excellent things about it from people via [...]

Comment on Playing in the Streets by Jason Tocci

Jason Tocci — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:28:41 +0000

Thanks for commenting! The quote that “reality is not virtual enough” is actually Jane McGonigal’s; you may be interested in her book, Reality Is Broken.

Comment on How to Help a French Documentarian by Jason Tocci

Jason Tocci — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:26:20 +0000

Thanks! I’ll be blogging about this soon.

Comment on Playing in the Streets by Montijo

Montijo — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:41:40 +0000

First of all, this post is really well-written as well as quite interesting ! I was watching a French report named The Geeks Revenge whereas you were interviewed. That is the reason why I know your blog and it is now with my favorites !

You wrote that reality is not enough virtual.
I agree. The fact is that having a huge imagination seems not to be accepted in a such pragmatic world as ours. The more you behave or you think like you were elsewhere, in another dimension, the more common people are embarrassed – for you. It reminds me the first steps of Science-Fiction novels. Such authors as HG Wells were considered as nuts. Indeed, he mixed politics, biology or more with inventions. I have a thought for the director Ed Wood who was awarded as the worst movie director of all times ! He made really original productions.

There is an amazing – and useful – project that links reality with virtual. http://deaddrops.com/ a “peer to peer file-sharing network in public space” ! A well-done first steps.

Comment on How to Help a French Documentarian by ediz

ediz — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:47:01 +0000

Hey, just wanted to let you know that the documentary is now online on arte+7 (here : http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/la_revanche_des_geeks-6613194.html ). Languages available are german and french.
I don’t know if arte’s catch-up has country limitations though.

Comment on How People Explain Female Geeks by Geek Music: Geeky Women Who Make Music | Fandomania

Geek Music: Geeky Women Who Make Music | Fandomania — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:18:29 +0000

[...] nature of the geek culture. Plenty of people have commented on sexism and male privilege in the geek community. Geeky women have to endure sexual comments online, female characters are [...]

Comment on Reflecting on PCA/ACA 2008 by J.M. Frey

J.M. Frey — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:58:55 +0000

Hullo!

I don’t know why Google analytics is only telling me about this posting NOW, (jeeze, 2008!), but I recall the weekend well and warmly, and really enjoyed conversing with you in that pub, too.

If you were interested in more of my Cosplay stuff, I was in this documentary after I returned from San Fran: http://vimeo.com/10769663

I hope things are going very well for you, and I intend to spend today perusing your blog.

–J.M.

Comment on A “Balanced” Media Diet by D# 8 HW# 7 – Media Additions « rreiterstwc301

D# 8 HW# 7 – Media Additions « rreiterstwc301 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:04:09 +0000

[...] http://www.geekstudies.org/2009/07/a-balanced-media-diet [...]

Comment on Geeks vs. Nerds by kylegeisler.net » Archive » nerd or geek

kylegeisler.net » Archive » nerd or geek — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:47:25 +0000

[...] ↑ Geek Studies, Geeks vs. Nerds, http://www.geekstudies.org/2007/06/geeks-vs-nerds [...]

Comment on How (Not) to Date a Nerd by Gabriel

Gabriel — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:56:52 +0000

I agree with general sentiment of this post. I think geeks should portray a great deal more of themselves than many do. If you have decent self-esteem, then the way another person views your interests has less to do with you than it does with them. So you can easily filter the people in your life by being unabashed about who you are. Someone doesn’t like you because you play MTG? Well, maybe it’s not worth bothering to earn their affections then.

Along those lines, I applaud the MTG player for being forthright in his answers to the dating questions. He could have lied for fear of judgment, but he didn’t and he found out quickly he was sitting across from a prejudiced person. Good for him.

And as a longtime MTG player, I can assure you that I am unbiased!