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Oct 20, 2020

I’m Not Giving Up The Ebert Debate: Why It Matters to Diversity in Games that Video Games are Art

The 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…

I’m Not Giving Up The Ebert Debate: Why It Matters to Diversity in Games that Video Games are Art

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Feb 28, 2021

Grief, Gender, and Critical Praise

The Marvel Cinematic Universe smash hit WandaVision might have something to say about coping with loss-but why have critics taken to it…

Grief, Gender, and Critical Praise

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Oct 26, 2020

Virtual Private Clouds and 2020s Internet Security: No Country for Old Sysadmins

So, when I was young and impetuous and somewhat more invested in arguing about tabletop roleplaying games online, I decided the tabletop…

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Oct 10, 2020

Representation is a Minefield — The Queer Safety Aesthetic

Fictional Violence, Aesthetic Genre, and the Illusion of Safety through the Reshaping of “Shock”

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Sep 22, 2020

The Great Silence of 2020 Web Design: The ‘Annihilation’ of Algorithmic Comprehensibility

One 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…

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Sep 2, 2020

Beginning 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…

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Jul 3, 2020

Cognitive 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…

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Jan 6, 2019

On Hot Takes, Privacy Norms, Identity, and Why I Stopped Blogging

Almost 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…

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Jun 21, 2018

Hollywood 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…

Hollywood and Film vs. AAA and Indie Games: Who Is Losing Least in LGBT+ Representation?

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Jun 16, 2018

Are 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…

Are Lesbian Characters Taking Over Video Games?

Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.

Eleanor Amaranth Lockhart, Ph.D.

Dr. Eleanor (Ellie) Amaranth Lockhart holds a Ph.D. in communication from Texas A&M & is currently researching topics related to popular culture & data science!

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