Freaks & Geeks: Freedom from the Outside
In the previous Freaks and Geeks articles, we examined the origin of the geek concept in culture through its etymology…
Posts Tagged 'gaming'
Color or Song or Choice Diction – Spot Check 25
by NICK MIZER How does the overall environment of gaming influence our experience of imaginary worlds? In this Spot Check…
Space Hulk: In the grim darkness of the far future there are only elegant solutions
By Benedict Singleton “Man versus alien in desperate battle” screams the subtitle to the current edition of Games Workshop’s miniature-based…
Cultural Sociology vs Videogames: are We Gamer-Geeks a (Middle-Class) Subculture?
What do we mean when we call something a “subculture”? Most people think of weird and wonderful fashion and/or music…
The Weekly Geekout: Fan Translation, Rom Hackers, Cartridge Makers
Nostalgia is something powerful in society but even more so Geek Culture. It is used to sell us new products,…
The Geek Anthropologist 