WhitePapers

Not too much here yet, but the theory goes thus:

I’d like to take the opportunity to write some longer pieces on some topics nearer to my heart. These, of course, take time and energy — and in the context of a blog, feedback from the community. So, as I piece these together I’ll post elements of my papers in the form of blog posts, broken down by topic or sub-section. These sections include things like:

Proposals, where I work out the general subject and tone of the paper.
Research, where I pose questions and state information around a discovered claim.
Analysis, where I discuss thoughts and ideas around a claim,
Conclusions, where I sum up topics I’ve discussed previously.

The reason behind doing it this way is simply a logistical one: I want to post in this blog, but I want to explore complex topics, and this seems the best way to do both.

My first topic is Gaming and Critical Thought, and until the work is complete the bits and pieces are listed below:

Gaming and Critical Thought (Survey)
Gaming and Critical Thought (Proposal)

Enjoy, and please comment and contribute to the work.

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The skeptic does not mean him who doubts, but him who investigates or researches, as opposed to him who asserts and thinks that he has found.
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