Where Is the Digital Street? Abstract: The internet is a vital arena of communication, self expression, and interpersonal organizing. When there is a message to convey, words to get out, or people to unify, many will turn to the internet as a theater for that activity. As familiar and widely accepted activist tools—petitions, fundraisers, mass […]
TITLE: The Ethics of App Development ABSTRACT: From wearable technology to self-driving cars, from social and military robotics to mobile gaming and communication apps, traditional ethical visions of human flourishing or the ‘good life’ are increasingly challenged to adapt to a rising tide of transformative technologies associated with software engineering innovation. These innovations challenge cultures, […]
Title: Games Should Be More Violent, Not Less Abstract: A question that always seems to surface in games criticism is: what do video games need to do to “get better?” The answer that’s often given, in so many words, is that they need to become less violent. Games should become more civil, or more humane, […]
Talk TITLE: Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion Talk ABSTRACT: In a culture where gaining attention seems to be valued above nearly everything else, what kind of person chooses to work behind the scenes . . . and thrives there? What has been lost amid the noise of self-promotion […]
Anna Sweet of VALVE is a key strategist and driver of third-party distribution on the popular Steam platform. She is responsible for general business development, focusing on Steam distribution and Steamworks integration, and the latest venture of the company, the Steambox. She joined Valve in 2008, after working at Microsoft Games Studios and MySpace/Fox Interactive. […]
Clive Thompson will be presenting on October 28 as a part of the MAGIC Speaker Series. His talk will center on the development and release of his new book, Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better. Clive Thompson is a longtime contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine […]