On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So when did you join silklist, and how did you hear about it? > > Chris Kelty sent me back in November of 2006. At the time I was gearing up for a three-month NSF funded stint at game companies in India. I wound up spending time in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. I managed to be part of the FoU Camp v 2.0 during that trip as well. I witnessed the "chicken" incident at that FoU Camp.
Coincidentally, my book about the game industry, which draws on some of the data from that trip just came out from MIT Press: http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/developers-dilemma The ebook version is probably a month or so out, but you can find it on Amazon or direct from the press. It is kind of funny to reflect on that right about now... Eight years after I joined the list. We've had some fun conversations. I think I scaled back my silklisting after a few encounters with members that weren't fans of science and technology studies, which is one of the fields I work within. But I still look forward to the conversations and things that Udhay sends to spark conversation. I point to the fundamental rules of the list as one of the best ways for real conversation to be had in virtual spaces. I use the rules in my classes in the real world. I look at recent things like GamerGate and stuff coming out of 8chan and wish more communities were fans of those kinds of rules. Happy birthday silklist. Casey -- Casey O'Donnell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Media and Information Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab (GEL) Michigan State University http://www.caseyodonnell.org
