PinnedEleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseI’m Not Giving Up The Ebert Debate: Why It Matters to Diversity in Games that Video Games are ArtThe Joel funko pop should have been the first to go on Ebert’s grave, and the Ellie funko pop should show that, at least for now, video…Oct 20, 2020Oct 20, 2020
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.Grief, Gender, and Critical PraiseThe Marvel Cinematic Universe smash hit WandaVision might have something to say about coping with loss-but why have critics taken to it…Feb 28, 20211Feb 28, 20211
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.Virtual Private Clouds and 2020s Internet Security: No Country for Old SysadminsSo, when I was young and impetuous and somewhat more invested in arguing about tabletop roleplaying games online, I decided the tabletop…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseRepresentation is a Minefield — The Queer Safety AestheticFictional Violence, Aesthetic Genre, and the Illusion of Safety through the Reshaping of “Shock”Oct 10, 20201Oct 10, 20201
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inOut of the Midwest with Software & DataThe Great Silence of 2020 Web Design: The ‘Annihilation’ of Algorithmic ComprehensibilityOne of my earliest exposures to data science research, or really any research at all, when I was growing up was SETI@Home, which when I…Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inOut of the Midwest with Software & DataBeginning My Quest: Become a Software Engineer/Data Scientist or Bust!When I was young, I was basically certain I would become a computer programmer. I loved everything about computers, and not just games — I…Sep 2, 2020Sep 2, 2020
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseCognitive Behavioral Therapy Worksheets and Dinosaurs: Putting the Violent Actions of The Last of…The past two weeks have been a whirlwind for anyone who pays attention to video game journalism. Essentially daily a new piece attacking…Jul 3, 20203Jul 3, 20203
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseOn Hot Takes, Privacy Norms, Identity, and Why I Stopped BloggingAlmost a year ago I wrote a Medium blog post which I tweeted about to my following of, at the time, about 2,000 Twitter followers, entitled…Jan 6, 2019Jan 6, 2019
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseHollywood and Film vs. AAA and Indie Games: Who Is Losing Least in LGBT+ Representation?A lot has been said recently about how so-called “AAA” video games are moving into the same cultural space that major Hollywood studio…Jun 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018
Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.inEllie’s Pop Culture Disc HorseAre Lesbian Characters Taking Over Video Games?E3 is a gaming event where for about three days, the biggest studios in the gaming industry (and many of the smaller ones as well) announce…Jun 16, 20182Jun 16, 20182