I’m not going to write this post. It’s one of those posts that cannot be written, full of things that people shouldn’t hear. Not mean things or bad things, no, not really, just uncertainties and anxieties and exhaustion and anger. Nothing that […]

There’s an absurd article in Dagbladet today, about how bloggers are trying to learn some of the techniques journalists already know so as not to be seen as second rate journalists, which of course is how bloggers are usually seen. By journalists, […]

I had no idea what working as an academic was really like when I was a student. Heck, I didn’t even know what the job really entails three years ago, when I was finishing up my PhD. Uh, or even two years […]

Amy Jo Kim notes a recent talk by 4orty2wo Entertainment, the people who made I Love Bees, where they describe techniques they used to create the game. The one that’s most immediately relevant to my work (more on narrative than game) is […]

Bergeners: have you been to Oslo lately and seen the huge advertisements placed on footpaths and on bus shelters? Bergen council’s planning to sell our city to Clear Channel, the advertiser, media owner, abuser of workers’ rights and bully of the music […]

I can’t believe I just did that. Spent 45 minutes writing a post about ethics and teaching using blogs, when today is a holiday and I’m supposed to be packing, going for a run, playing with my daughter, lazing and doing absolutely […]

I was at an information meeting about the new system for financing research the other day. Argue as we may, the system’s going through, and that means: Norwegian new media researchers, we need to work together. The new system for measuring research […]

Betsy Friedrich is writing her senior thesis on fictional blogs, and her blog is a wonderful collection of links to fictional blogs, links to articles about them, and her own ideas and analyses. A treasure trove!

I’ve developed an inability to get anything but administrative work done in my office. There are practical reasons. My phone rings, people knock on my door, and of course they have issues that need to be dealt with immediately. Since three of […]