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Mar 13, '08 2:49 AM
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that day, i was looking at my vitae on my newly designed homepage and then something struck me. i suddenly realized how terribly serious my research interests sound: nuclear, politics, nationalism, social movments, development, and stuff like that. why dont i do something fun? the next day all i know is that i proposed a new project in line with the estalishment of a new research institute at ntu that deals with interactive digital media.

voila....i came up with a proposal to study game and entertainment sociologically. that is, the sociology of fun. today i did a laptop presentation to pitch my ideas and got intriguing responses from colleagues from other schools. some even invited me to join their research project. that's cool.

a new exploration has begun and it should be exciting.
because the sociology of fun is a fun sociology, right...

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anomk wrote on Mar 13

waaaaaa.. seruuuuw..

merlyna wrote on Mar 13

cool. indeed your previous research sounded too serious. sociology of fun should be fun sociology, of course! if not, ....better. go to the sea *kelaut aje.. hehe*

yikk wrote on Mar 13

Sounds interesting - fun... in Singapore. Would love to hear more about it.. :)

albo12 wrote on Mar 13

tetep kedengeran srius so.. hehehe coba pake bahasa sunda pasti lebih FUN.. hahahak. bcandaaa.. ^^

yutiariani wrote on Mar 13

terdengar jauh lebih fun dibanding energi...

victorlumunon wrote on Mar 13

mau dibedah sih silahkan, tapi jangan dibunuh dulu "fun"-nya.

robymuhamad wrote on Mar 13

sounds promising. it's not clear how game producers or entertainers manufacture fun.
also, you can look at sites where fun is least expected and see how people create fun out of no-fun.

imazahra wrote on Mar 13

Hihihihi, kedengarannya asik Mas :-)
Share dung proposalnya, biar kita ikutan 'belajar' bermain dengan sociology ^__^

Btw, Mas skr ada dimana ya???

rasti812 wrote on Mar 13, edited on Mar 13

Seruu..I'm not a sociologist, but research relate with game is surely fun. I did one small project to learn the role & group cohesion's for student with ADHD working in group .We use both conventional board game & electronic/comp game. It's interesting to see and learn the group dynamic. Their attitude toward learning also change...=). Good luck on your new project & have fun!

teija wrote on Mar 13

Sounds so fun :)

robymuhamad wrote on Mar 13, edited on Mar 13

just crossed my mind:

how about funny? what's the difference between fun and funny?
why things, e.g. the simpsons, are funny? is tukul funny?
but this could be different, it's more about the sociology of comedy.

fun is more interesting, i guess, because it's process. something that really fun can turn into sour in just split second. how do people negotiate this transition? when fun becomes no-fun.

another thing: a mathematician would say that her work is fun. she's doing it because it's fun. is fun here different from the fun from playing games?

an interesting project. would love to hear the progress.

merlyna wrote on Mar 13, edited on Mar 13

albo12 said

tetep kedengeran srius so.. hehehe coba pake bahasa sunda pasti lebih FUN.. hahahak. bcandaaa.. ^^

satuju pisan. kadanguna sararerius keneh nya?
upami dina basa sunda mah kieu.... sosiology for fun teh = titi-taliti bari ngalilieur nepi ka jangar sagala rupa kaulinan nu matak nyieun batur sadudulur ngabarakatak, ti nu merenah jeung puguh nepi keun nu tingjarentul ti lakon-lakon nu lalucu borokokok anrontohod teu pararuguh.

kucingkembar wrote on Mar 13

mer:gue setuju banget sama judul riset buat Oom Rekiplik! Judulsingkatnya: Titi taliti Ngalilieur.....

tkmaia wrote on Mar 13

merlyna said

borokokok anrontohod teu pararuguh.

haha.. gimana tuh baca kalamat ini? sundanese in writing makes my eyes spin ;p.

Hmm.. sociology of fun.. sounds fun! hey.. two funs put together as a word looks funny.. "funfun".. sounds very singporean too? maybe .. apa sihhhhh .. sorry pak prof :D

have fun!

tkmaia wrote on Mar 13

btw. selewat tadi ku pikir picnya itu adiva!..ha!.. itu atasan rajutan lagi trendy ya buat anak2 cewe..fun!

albo12 wrote on Mar 13, edited on Mar 13

merlyna said

bhuahahahahahakahakahakahakkkk.... sooo bener sooo mending di -sunda-iiin ini lucu bangettt!.. eh eh tapi becanda becanda gini gw tetep pengen tau loh so.. dah lama melacur, jadi pengen nengok yang pinter ^^

republic wrote on Mar 14

merlyna said

hahahaha....naon ieu teh?? teh mer emang hebring euy

republic wrote on Mar 14

robymuhamad said

these are very intriguing questions. thanks a lot. it helps me crystallize my proposal. will share more later

republic wrote on Mar 14, edited on Mar 14

ness: serulah ya.....apalagi nanti observasinya bisa sambil main game hehehe

mer: yes, i feel like old guys doing those serious stuff. it's time to take a break

yikk: yess...most research will be done in singapore. this city is a haven for game players

albo: hahaha...tuh mer udah bikin bahasa sundanya. nanti tinggal dipublikasikan di mangle (baca: menggel)

yuti: more fun than energy indeed....

victor: tenang aja. soalnya ini buat refreshing gw juga man

roby: sounds promising and exciting. it's a big business here

ima: proposal udah diupload tuh. skr di singapore. ima dimana?

rasti: seru emang. kmarin ketemu dosen NIE yang juga melakukan hal yang sama tapi khusus untuk pedagogi. you should talk to them

teija: it is fun....back to design world

kucing: ngalalieur tapi gak kayak prof di tempe yang rada spotless in her mind hahaha

tika: yes, singapore is funfun hahaha...mirip adiva ya. lain kali pasang foto anak sendiri aja kayaknya lebih otentik

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sutops wrote on Mar 14

interesting research....

in regard to Oom Roby's comment, is 'flow' - a concept proposed of mihaly csikszentmihalyi - similar to fun? or how far of what we reckon as fun is similar to flow?

(sori ya kalo saya sok tahu...:)

republic wrote on Mar 14

sutops said

care to elaborate what "flow" is?

ganmoo wrote on Mar 25

salam kenal mas....
Andika (mahasiswa Sosiologi, NTU)

akil wrote on Mar 30

wah researchnya seru tuh!, karena game itu semakin menjadi 'social happening' rather than just individual console excitement !. kebetulan saya juga lagi ngerjain thesis master yang ada hubungan sama virtual social network, multi-cultural story telling storytelling. Salam kenal anak Itenas nih, Mas dulu pernah ngajar taon 95-an bukan!

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