Tag Archives: Phd Thesis

2005 at benhourigan.com

Posted on 2006-01-16 by Benjamin Hourigan

January is more than halfway through now, so this is, as entries here so often are, a little late. But there’s been plenty of activity this year, the first of benhourigan.com, so it’s time to review 2005. Progress I started … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 1950s, 60s, Communist Activist, Conversations, Death Throes, Disagreements, Emotional Energy, Emphysema, First Draft, H4, Lengthy Conversation, No Doubt, Phd Thesis, Reticence, Sad Thing, Self Pity, Slattery, Socialist, Summer Holidays, World Of Warcraft | 3 Comments

Macworld San Francisco 2006 keynote: Personal impressions

Posted on 2006-01-11 by Benjamin Hourigan

I’ve just finished watching “Steve Jobs’ keynote” from Macworld San Francisco 2006. I’m about to give you my personal impressions, from the perspective of this one, particular Mac user. I own a 2004 Powerbook G4 1.5ghz, 15”, and I use … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Apple Hardware, Apple Users, Dual Boot Windows, Graphics Acceleration, Intel Processors, Macbook Pro, Macworld, Macworld San Francisco, Macworld San Francisco 2006, Macworld Sf, New Imac, Open Source Software, Performance Gains, Personal Impressions, Phd Thesis, Powerbook G4, Powerbook Owners, Reading Articles, Time Light, Using Linux | 2 Comments

In other news…

Posted on 2005-05-26 by Benjamin Hourigan

Absence News Flash: I haven’t been posting much lately. Duh. I’m due to submit my PhD thesis on August 17, and I’m about halfway through editing chapter 4 of 8. Sorry, too, to all my friends who haven’t heard much … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged 9 Months, Aace, absence, Adsl, Clue, Customer Service Policies, Email Access, Interviewers, Itr, Jet Program, Landline, Language Schools, Line Fault, Ozemail, Phd Thesis, Phone Operator, Server Downtime, Teaching English In Japan, Telstra, Woes | Leave a comment

Thesis: Ch. 1–Introduction

Posted on 2005-03-20 by Benjamin Hourigan

Today I’ve posted the frontmatter and introduction of my PhD thesis on role-playing videogames, which now has its own page here. I’m really hoping to get some feedback on this, especially from gamers. Some reasons why you should read the … Continue reading →

Posted in Self, Videogames | Tagged Academia, Blog Entry, Nonsense, Phd Thesis, Role Playing Videogames, Rpgs, Writing | 3 Comments

28.59961% geek

Posted on 2005-02-17 by Benjamin Hourigan

I just did the Geek test, which tells me that I am only 28.59961% geek. Apparently this still makes me a “total geek,” but I’m a little disappointed (though also relieved). Only 28.59961%! I think I ought to get at … Continue reading →

Posted in Self | Tagged Apartment, Capacitors, Email, First Draft, Geek Test, Innergeek, Laurels, Motherboard, Phd Thesis, Postgrad, Power Supply, Self Assessment Tests, Videogame, Videogaming, World Of Warcraft | 2 Comments

All my draft are belong to you

Posted on 2005-02-17 by Benjamin Hourigan

On Monday, I completed the first draft of my PhD thesis: Kingdoms Without Borders: Single-player role-playing videogames’ aspirations for the future of human society. Today, it’s exactly three years since I formally commenced the course. So things are going fine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Self, Videogames | Tagged Aspirations, Borders, Feedback, First Draft, Human Society, Kingdoms, Phd Thesis, Public Beta Version, Single Player, Six Months | 7 Comments