Comments on: ADA Lovelace Day: Ms. Pacman http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/ a "b" blog Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sakshi2982 http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-82900 Sakshi2982 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:03:36 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-82900 Ms Pacman was one of my most played games from childhood. I used to play this game without this much insight, Going through this blog has given me kinda new interest in the game. Ms Pacman Rules........ Ms Pacman was one of my most played games from childhood. I used to play this game without this much insight, Going through this blog has given me kinda new interest in the game. Ms Pacman Rules……..
]]> By: Reverend http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80225 Reverend Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:27:37 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80225 Thanks Laura, My bad, I don't know how I missed the link. I guess my scanning is very, very weak :) Thanks Laura,

My bad, I don’t know how I missed the link. I guess my scanning is very, very weak :)

]]> By: Laura http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80221 Laura Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:34:46 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80221 Jim--I linked to it in my comment! Check it out! It's pretty awesome. And of course, it's in a WPMU site. Jim–I linked to it in my comment! Check it out!

It’s pretty awesome. And of course, it’s in a WPMU site.

]]> By: Reverend http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80220 Reverend Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:58:23 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80220 Laura, Is that paper online? I would love to check it out, I was thinking that folks may actually not take this serious or imagine it as irreverent, but when I think of women and technology, I think of the iconic image of MS. Pacman, and her insane allure. This is all so much more true because my understanding of the magic of technology was filtered through video games. @Martha, Agreed, I would like to change that image, but it ain't my video. And the only direction I could go after Ann Coulter is up I imagine :) Laura,

Is that paper online? I would love to check it out, I was thinking that folks may actually not take this serious or imagine it as irreverent, but when I think of women and technology, I think of the iconic image of MS. Pacman, and her insane allure. This is all so much more true because my understanding of the magic of technology was filtered through video games.

@Martha,
Agreed, I would like to change that image, but it ain’t my video. And the only direction I could go after Ann Coulter is up I imagine :)

]]> By: Martha http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80209 Martha Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:07:52 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80209 Brilliant choice. Although, it's unfortunate that Ann Coulter ended up being the image for the video. For a moment, I thought you were going in a different direction, entirely. :-) Brilliant choice. Although, it’s unfortunate that Ann Coulter ended up being the image for the video. For a moment, I thought you were going in a different direction, entirely. :-)
]]> By: Laura http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80208 Laura Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:53:16 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80208 Heh. One of my students wrote a very nice paper about Ms. Pac-Man for our Gender and Technology class: http://gandt.blogs.brynmawr.edu/web-papers/web-papers-2/pac-man-and-the-gender-question/ Ms. Pac-Man and her hubby were a huge influence on me in my pre-teen and teen years. I loved playing video games--in the arcade, crammed in with other slightly off-smelling teens. And all those quarters! Ahhh. Good times. Heh. One of my students wrote a very nice paper about Ms. Pac-Man for our Gender and Technology class: http://gandt.blogs.brynmawr.edu/web-papers/web-papers-2/pac-man-and-the-gender-question/

Ms. Pac-Man and her hubby were a huge influence on me in my pre-teen and teen years. I loved playing video games–in the arcade, crammed in with other slightly off-smelling teens. And all those quarters! Ahhh. Good times.

]]> By: Joseph http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80206 Joseph Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:01:17 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80206 In your version, Sue's AI has been raised to an unauthentically high level. The ghosts don't behave right. Just sayin' Joe In your version, Sue’s AI has been raised to an unauthentically high level. The ghosts don’t behave right.

Just sayin’

Joe

]]> By: Reverend http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80205 Reverend Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:10:47 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80205 Much love for Uhura and Rodenberry, but that's 60s shit. The bava is all about the 80s. Much love for Uhura and Rodenberry, but that’s 60s shit. The bava is all about the 80s.
]]> By: Ed Webb http://bavatuesdays.com/ada-lovelace-day-ms-pacman/comment-page-1/#comment-80204 Ed Webb Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:50:41 +0000 http://bavatuesdays.com/?p=2979#comment-80204 Ms Pacman was a hero of the revolution, no doubt. But no love for Nichelle Nichols? Or Majel Barrett, come to that, who did so much to make computers sexy by being one? Ms Pacman was a hero of the revolution, no doubt. But no love for Nichelle Nichols? Or Majel Barrett, come to that, who did so much to make computers sexy by being one?
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