games Victory Points Suck How oversimplified historical simulations can perpetuate regressive views of Colonial history. I really hate victory points (VPs) as a game mechanic. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy playing plenty of games that do
academic Paul Graney, pioneer of Acoustic Ecology? I'd never heard of Paul Graney before Tuesday. In Central Library, as part of Manchester Histories Festival, I learnt about a man curiously absent from any number of histories. Paul is most famous
academic What is a factory? Or, how the Industrial Revolution made Facebook possible This piece was written in response to The Modernist Society's callout for articles with the theme factory. It's published in Issue #17 - Factory, which is out now. If you like it please
academic Publishing PhD theses PhDs take years, are an "original contribution to knowledge", and are generally paid for by the taxpayer. They are then generally read by a handful of people -- generally a supervisor
academic Acoustic Citizenship: The Night and Day Debacle Like many others this week, I was amazed to find out that someone moved in next to an iconic Manchester music venue, and then complained about the noise. What were they thinking? Like
