Author Archives: Priscilla

The gaming in software development (part 2)

Taking in trial and error as part of the process instead of avoiding it like the bubonic plague is part of creative success. One of the most magical elements of a game-frame is that we constantly try and fail until … Continue reading

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The gaming in software development (part 1)

Yes, yes, yes: Gamification! The term sparks this Tell-Sell voice in my head “Oh my God, this is just A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Look, I can do what I have to do and have FUN while doing it. Such an amazing discovery. Your … Continue reading

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Dinsdags – OBA

Blog gepubliceerd in de Texelse Courant (http://www.texelsecourant.nl) op 11 juli 2012 Vandaag zit ik met twee vriendinnen, elk achter onze eigen laptop, in de OBA. De Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam is een van de weinige moderne gebouwen in Amsterdam die ik … Continue reading

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The diamond age

Interesting book. Well written. A real page-turner, although the turning slowed down towards the end of the book. The story takes shape in a likely not too far away future, where people live in ‘clans’ and fill their heads and … Continue reading

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Convergence Culture.

Convergence Culture. Where old and new media collide – Henry Jenkins A good book, filled with examples of how our usage of media has changed –and is continuing to do so. The tone is friendly and on the positive side. … Continue reading

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Eat, pray, love

Do not read this book – seriously. Perhaps I should not have read this as a ‘New York Times bestseller’ but as the Chicklit that it obviously is. I understand how this book might resonate with millions of Western unfulfilled … Continue reading

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