Play’s Republic

CALL FOR PAPERS
3rd International Second Life Community Convention (SLCC07)
August 24-26, 2007, Chicago, USA
Track: *Business in Second Life*
Visit the SLCC07 blog.
SCOPE
The emergence of virtual worlds and Web 3.D change the way of
doing business. Web 3.D is the synonym for Internet-based virtual
worlds, where people can create own 3-D *virtual*
personalities. One of the most famous of these virtual […]

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FYI: It is my goal to review your papers, etc., and submit your grades by 10AM Tuesday May 15th. (Faculty must provide grades for non-graduating grad students by Noon, May 21st.)

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I have no idea how many of you know about Video Games Live (visit the website) but actually it’s quite famous and I enjoyed ALL clips of their performances so far.  ……..And finally, the VGL comes to DC! June 29th and 30th! Is there anybody interested? For DC show, the National Symphony will perform at Kennedy […]

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Updated!
Stephen E. Jones is a professor of English at Loyola in Chicago, where he’s just finishing up an undergrad seminar on “Video Games and Textual Studies.” It is an undergrad class, so the reading load is considerably lighter, but the syllabus still makes for interesting (comparative) reading. Be sure to check out the […]

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This, from the washingtonpost.com:
Tenleytown’s Fantom Comics, best known as a place to stop in for graphic novels, is now hosting midnight video game parties on Saturday night with snacks and drinks. There will be different games and systems every week on the shop’s 42-inch plasma TV, and tonight’s vintage selection is Street Fighter, and the […]

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Just FYI:  Our site (and thousands of others) will be offline and entirely unavailable this Saturday February 24th from roughly 4AM to 9AM.  If you’re like me, and spend Saturday mornings doing work on your laptop at the Mocha Hut, you’ll want to plan ahead.

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