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Die-Hard COD Player Tries BF3

The Call of Duty (CoD) series and the Battlefield series are both in the same genre but are both very different games. They also attract a lot of elitism and people seem to go out of their way to solely … Continue reading

November 20, 2011

Blackboard Usage Heat-map

To better understand how users were interacting with our Blackboard VLE environment we undertook an experiment over three months to visualise this information. User interaction is important as it allows you to understand how your systems are being used, by … Continue reading

November 9, 2011

Fanboyism: A Dissection

Fanboyism a derivative of fanaticism seems to be common place in the gaming community. In this article we take a look at what defines a fanboy or girl for that matter, dissect a typical fan and see what fuels such actions … Continue reading

August 16, 2010

A Dissection of PlayStation Home

From back in the day when PlayStation Home was a series of underground connected caverns and people didn’t know what was beyond the infamous gate, PlayStation Home has continued to change and to grow. If you haven’t tried ‘Home’ or … Continue reading

July 13, 2010

Mind Traps

In life our minds can often set us traps that can hinder the way we think and the way we work which leads us to such things as bad reasoning and making bad decisions. Features of our minds that are … Continue reading

April 9, 2010

Make Web Pages Human Friendly

Websites are the most consumed pieces of media around. Popular sites are often so because they are ‘human friendly’, they are easy to use, easy to understand and provide you with the information or service you need effectively. However although it … Continue reading

April 6, 2010