Episode 8: Baseball Stars

8-Bit NES baseball games were often very imperfect until Baseball Stars came along. Join me, won't you, as we discuss my favorite baseball game.

Games Discussed:

  • Baseball Stars

  • Micro League Baseball

  • Major League Baseball

  • RBI Baseball

  • Bases Loaded

  • Bases Loaded II

  • River City Ransom

  • Tecmo Bowl

  • Sports Talk Baseball

  • MVP Baseball 2005

  • Super Mega Baseball

Episode VII: 16 Bit Stage Themes

When I first started doing research (by playing video games!) for this podcast, "great stage themes!" was a note I wrote down over and over. This episode explores some of my favorites of the 16 bit era.

Games Discussed:

  • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

  • Final Fantasy IV

  • Super Ghouls N Ghosts

  • Earthbound

  • Sword of Vermillion

  • Super Mario World

THATCamp Philadelphia 2016: The Future Of THATCamp

A very interesting session I attended was on the future of THATCamp.

  • What is the purpose of a central place for THATCamp?
  • What is the future of the THATCamp branding?
  • THATCamp is a great place to meet people, but can be cliquey.
  • Lots of discussion about PhillyDH and what we get out of THATCamp.
  • What I love about THATCamp is how impressive everyone is...so many people I can learn from. Makes me a better professor.
  • Discussions of workshops/small group work.
  • A THATCamp 101 session is a good idea. We may do it at RCBC.
  • Should there be a list of community member skills?
  • So much of THATCamp work is out of work time, which makes it harder.
  • Many of us have jobs where we do DH, but it is not in job description.
  • Virtual meetings are good ideas.
  • Discussion of means to fund a THATCamp.
  • Should there be a fee for THATCamp?

THATCamp Philadelphia 2016: Intersectional Feminism & The Digital Humanities

Here are my notes from this session. I was really tired by this part of the day, so I mostly sat back and listened to others lead the discussion.

  • Discussion of Wikipediathons and the work of people like Adeline Koh.
  • Wikipedia editing is a good way for students to see how inefficient representation of women and people of color is online.
  • Wikipedia not allowing primary sources can frustrate students.
  • Discussion of archiving early queer websites and a code of conduct for archiving.
  • I also brought up fanzine archiving issues and the ethics surrounding them.