Comments on: Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html making connections where none previously existed Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JCW http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-20063 JCW Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:21:48 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-20063 Looks like I should have finished reading before posting my previous comment. Lol. Looks like I should have finished reading before posting my previous comment. Lol.

]]> By: JCW http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-20061 JCW Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:18:19 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-20061 Fantastic read! Once again, very education and it rings true with my own experiences. Two things, though: One, there has never been, to my knowledge, a game based on "Ender's Game" (a bit weird that one of your subjects claimed to have played it), and two, a big part of the reason why people engage in quick turnarounds on fansubs is to increase their own reputation and standing within their community. I saw this reflected heavily in the "cracking" groups of the 90s (and it probably continues today). These young people would find ways to break copyright protection on games so that they could be shared freely, but to the confusion of most outsiders, they did NOT do this for money. They formed highly organised groups across several different continents, worked very hard, raised to many challenges, and mainly it was for status and reputation. Just something to take into consideration when talking about "geeking out". Fantastic read! Once again, very education and it rings true with my own experiences. Two things, though: One, there has never been, to my knowledge, a game based on “Ender’s Game” (a bit weird that one of your subjects claimed to have played it), and two, a big part of the reason why people engage in quick turnarounds on fansubs is to increase their own reputation and standing within their community. I saw this reflected heavily in the “cracking” groups of the 90s (and it probably continues today).

These young people would find ways to break copyright protection on games so that they could be shared freely, but to the confusion of most outsiders, they did NOT do this for money. They formed highly organised groups across several different continents, worked very hard, raised to many challenges, and mainly it was for status and reputation.

Just something to take into consideration when talking about “geeking out”.

]]> By: Bill Ferriter http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-19705 Bill Ferriter Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:12:37 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-19705 Just bought my copy, danah! And no joke....thanks for what you do! I'm not sure there is a single thinker whose work I enjoy more than yours. Your insights challenge me on a pretty regular basis and that's just plain cool. Be well, Bill Just bought my copy, danah!

And no joke….thanks for what you do! I’m not sure there is a single thinker whose work I enjoy more than yours. Your insights challenge me on a pretty regular basis and that’s just plain cool.

Be well,
Bill

]]> By: Jan Schmidt http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-19704 Jan Schmidt Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:10:31 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-19704 Congratulations! Your work (and the .pdf.. ;-)) has been very valuable in our own project on "Growing up with the social web" where we researched Internet Use among German 12- 24year-olds. Congratulations! Your work (and the .pdf.. ;-) ) has been very valuable in our own project on “Growing up with the social web” where we researched Internet Use among German 12- 24year-olds.

]]> By: Tasha http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-19703 Tasha Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:17:02 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-19703 Thanks Danah! (especially for the E-Book Pdf version for those of us who spend too much time in front of the pc!) ^.^ Thanks Danah! (especially for the E-Book Pdf version for those of us who spend too much time in front of the pc!) ^.^

]]> By: David Brake http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html/comment-page-1#comment-19702 David Brake Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:52:26 +0000 http://ubuntu.my/wp30/archives/2009/11/08/hanging_out_mes.html#comment-19702 You might mention that it is a free downloadable PDF from the MIT press site: <a href="http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11889" rel="nofollow">http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11889</a> You might mention that it is a free downloadable PDF from the MIT press site:

http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11889

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