Gamified Epistemics

An autocracy can deploy propaganda or use fear to motivate the behaviors it desires, but a democracy depends on widely internalized acceptance of the legitimacy of rules, norms, and institutions. Blind and irrevocable trust in any particular individual or organization is never warranted

Game over — Or, how I learned to stop worrying about the digital platform crisis and love the media multiverse From chess to Fortnite, here's how games could help us understand the complexities of digital media platforms in a time when every platform is a universe of its own. So, how'd we... See more

The idea of research as leisure activity has stayed with me because it seems to describe a kind of intellectual inquiry that comes from idiosyncratic passion and interest. It’s not about the formal credentials. It’s fundamentally about play . It seems to describe a life where it’s just fun to be reading, learning, writing, and collaborating on... See more