- I'm a digital archivist at the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP) in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library of Congress and a doctoral candidate at GMU. I'm interested in online communities, digital history, and video games. I blog on this site, and at playthepast.org. Views expressed are not those of any current, former or future employer.
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My Recent LoC.gov posts- And the Winner Is… Announcing the 2013 NDSA Innovation Award Winners June 11, 2013
- CURATEcamp Exhibition: Exhibition in and of the Digital Age May 28, 2013
- Hydra’s Open Source Approach: An Interview with Tom Cramer May 13, 2013
- Historicizing the Digital for Digital Preservation Education: An Interview with Alison Langmead and Brian Beaton May 6, 2013
- Understanding User Generated Tags for Digital Collections: An Interview with Jennifer Golbeck May 1, 2013
- Born Digital Archival Materials at NYPL: An Interview with Donald Mennerich April 22, 2013
- Challenges in the Curation of Time Based Media Art: An Interview with Michael Mansfield April 9, 2013
- Nominations Now Open for the 2013 NDSA Innovation Awards April 4, 2013
- The Metadata Games Crowdsourcing Toolset for Libraries & Archives: An Interview with Mary Flanagan April 3, 2013
- Quest for the Critical E-dition: An interview with Leonardo Flores March 20, 2013
My Recent Play the Past Posts- The Future of the Civil War through Gaming: Morgan’s Raid Video Game February 7, 2013
- It’s All About Meaningful Decisions: Game Design Toward Nuanced Historical Interpretation and Complexity February 5, 2013
- What Does Simony Say? An Interview with Ian Bogost December 13, 2012
- The New Science: Playing the Scientific Revolution September 27, 2012
- “No no no, that’s not the way it happened. Shall I start again?” July 24, 2012
- Playing at Slavery: Modding Colonization for Authenticity May 24, 2012
- Jamestown Adventure: Less is More May 15, 2012
- Guns, Germs, and Horses: Cultural Exchange in Sid Meier’s Colonization March 13, 2012
- if (!isNative()){return false;}: De-People-ing Native Peoples in Sid Meier’s Colonization March 1, 2012
- Playing with World Religion: What Religion Means in Civ IV February 16, 2012
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- Crowdsourcing in the Arts and Humanities » Tame Your Assets on The Crowd and The Library
- Making Sense of the Social Media Archive on Crowdsourcing Cultural Heritage: The Objectives Are Upside Down
- Doing History in Public | Nursing Clio on The digital humanities as the DIY humanities
- Kezra Cornell on User Stories as a Genre of Digital Humanities Scholarship
- Einstein | History and New Media on Tripadvisor rates Einstein
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- RT @wilto: “Literally?” “Literally off the charts?” It does not fit on your charts, you’re saying. You’re saying that you’ve made inappropr… 07:50:00 PM June 10, 2013 from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
- @mpedson @auchmill it would be fun to go to a popular exhibit and count how many people per hour are scolded for snapping camera phone pics 07:47:58 PM June 10, 2013 from Twitter for iPhone in reply to mpedson ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Congrats to Dr. @mchmiel ! No revisions on her dissertation. http://t.co/z67WWCF8GX 03:56:00 PM June 10, 2013 from Twitter for iPhone ReplyRetweetFavorite
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I blog because I want to. I don't get paid to do this. It isn't fancy like that. I am also not a particularly careful editor. I just wasn't wired that way. Every once and a while I get an email from someone who points out typos in my text. Sometimes they apologize for sending me those comments. I am always deeply grateful to them. If you see a typo, misspelling, or otherwise grammatically incorrect issue on my site and send me an email I will be thrilled. I will thank you. My email is trevor dot johnowens at gmail dot com.Archives
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Some Great New Media Videos
I figured I would use this post to point people toward two awesome new media music videos.
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In other exciting news…
There was a neat article on using Science in Virtual Worlds in last weeks Science Best part though comes in the citations…. How cool is that!! Now if you go to Sciencemag.org and search for Chmiel the 4th hit is … Continue reading
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Remodeling, cleaning, etc.,
It seems like forever since our last post. Trevor and I have been really busy settling into the new house. I had two work-related trips right before and after our closing. My mom came up for a week to help … Continue reading
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