Casey O''Donnell

Biographic Data

ID3618877
NAMECasey O''Donnell
GIVEN NAMESCasey
FAMILY NAMEO''Donnell
SIGNATUREDONNELL C O
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS35
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX3

  • Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America by Michael Z. Newman

    Casey O’donnell, Casey O''Donnell et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture2022

    Reviewed by: Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America by Michael Z. Newman Casey O'Donnell (bio) Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America By Michael Z. Newman. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2017. Pp. xii + 252. I was born too late to be a part of the "Atari Age," but the epoch explored by Michael Z. Newman in Atari Age: The Emergence of Video Games in America echoes through today. Going beyond the exploration of the technologi…

  • Ethnographic Apps/Apps as Ethnography

    Samuel Gerald Collins, Matthew Durington et al.ARTICLEAnthropology Now2017Cited by: 7

    Today, people nearly everywhere are experiencing multiple events through the medium of mobile apps: Social networking platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, are now accessed through sm

  • Wither Mario Factory: The Role of Tools in Constructing (Co)Creative Possibilities on Video Game Consoles

    Open AccessCasey O’donnell, Casey O''Donnell et al.ARTICLEGames and Culture2013Cited by: 1References: 17

    This article examines the role that game development tools have in the design and creation of video games. It does so through the lens of a series of patents by Nintendo that outlined the technological foundations for a truly (co)creative production platform for games. Game development tools shape and are shaped by the kinds of games they are used to produce as well as the underlying technologies of game consoles. The roles, sites, and means by w…

  • The Nintendo Entertainment System and the 10NES Chip: Carving the Video Game Industry in Silicon

    Open AccessCasey O’donnell, Casey O''Donnell et al.ARTICLEGames and Culture2011Cited by: 4References: 11

    This essay makes the argument that the numerous ''networks'' or ''inter/intranetworks'' that structure the video game industry have lived local effects for those involved in the production of video games. In particular, this is most visible in the realm of console video game development but is visible in many other contexts as well. It uses the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as an index into this complex and highly structured world that freq…

  • Culturally Situated Design Tools: Ethnocomputing from Field Site to Classroom

    Open AccessRon Eglash, Audrey Bennett et al.ARTICLEAmerican Anthropologist2006Cited by: 23References: 32

    Ethnomathematics is the study of mathematical ideas and practices situated in their cultural context. Culturally Situated Design Tools (CSDTs) are web-based software applications that allow students to create simulations of cultural arts-Native American beadwork, African American cornrow hairstyles, urban graffiti, and so forth-using these underlying mathematical principles. This article is a review of the anthropological issues raised in the CSD…