Raising children is difficult even in the best of times, but now that we’re constantly being hunted by zombies infected with The Virus, raising children can seem like a near impossibility. Don’t sweat it! With these tips you’ll be able to raise strong healthy children capable of carrying on the legacy of humanity in the [...]
Now you may be reclining in your ergonomic desk chair in front of your custom built powerhouse PC in a polished chrome case that’s glowing green and blue with the unholy power of the dark abyss you’ve channeled into your multi-core pro gaming processor and spliced with an nvedia graphics card that has harnessed the [...]
Where were you dreaming of travelling to this year? Spain, Greece or Turkey? Perhaps somewhere more exotic, such as Morocco or Sri Lanka? While millions of people ponder these tried and true holiday spots, it’s worth sparing a thought for the nations for whom the arrival of a tourist is a genuinely newsworthy event. It [...]
Last year was my first time experiencing the spectacle that is Comic Con. This year it is back for its 6th year in my home town of New York City. With about a month and a half to go before the October 13th start of the epic Comic Con weekend, all I can say is [...]
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Recently I’ve been playing through Mass Effect 2 a couple times in preparation for the drop of ME3. On one of the play-throughs it struck me that Mass Effect is an excellent IP. I originally didn’t expect much out of the franchise and was shocked when I was hooked. Sure I play Warhammer 40K, I [...]
Last March, Emerging EdTech posted an article with examples of how instructors are using Facebook in the classroom. Interestingly enough, it is becoming a rather common tool in education – some professors are even using it in place of Blackboard! The original article can be found here. Unfortunately, for every good reason to use Facebook [...]
There’s a lot of things that are bad. Harry Potter. Hipsters. Lady Gaga. But you wanna know what else is bad? Steampunk. Yeah, that’s right. Steampunk. The term steampunk originated in the late 1980s as a tongue-in-cheek variant of cyberpunk, coined by science fiction author K. W. Jeter. Keywords being tongue-in-cheek, as in not serious. [...]
A teacher preserves the past, reveals the present and creates the future. As some of you know, aside from being a game designer, gamer, parent, and cat collector – I’ve been a teacher for 18 years. Eighteen. Now, if you went back in time to meet my younger self – the long-haired weird kid with [...]
A few weeks ago I gave you a top 10 (really 11) countdown of the best Star Wars music videos/parodies on the internet. Just when you thought it was safe to read Geekcentricity without being subjected to ludicrous song parodies and cheaply made videos, I proudly present: Geeksongtricity There are a ton of videos out [...]
