Accessibility Policy
Throughout this website and in all of my designs, I approach design in terms of what will be most accessible for all users. In general, this means employing semantic, standards-compliant HTML coding for content and using CSS to control presentation.
Following the recommendations of section 508 compliance, I also make use of accesskeys for navigation elements on each page. Accordingly, you should be able to use the following keys (press your 'alt' key and then the letter identified blow) to access important pages:
- h - home page
- r - research page
- v - curriculum vitae
- t - teaching page
- d - web design page
- c - contact
- s - skip navigation
Organizations like the W3C encourage the use of standards and offer software tools for evaluating websites against different standard criteria. The links below and at the bottom right of each page will perform the specificed test for each criteria.
Research
The majority of my research energy is directed to various aspects of my dissertation on videogame typography, but I also try to work on other things. Please consult my curriculum vitae for the complete list.
Teaching
I am currently teaching a section of a course called "Forms of Narrative." I'm calling my approach "Archaeologies of Story." Students in the course are creating weekly blog entries which you can view on our course website. I also have a page about my past teaching which includes ENC 1101, ENC 2210, and ENG 1131 as well as Web Design classes through the Image Lab.
Book
Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Videogames, forthcoming 2008 from Vanderbilt University Press. Edited by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor.
Other Sites to Visit
- Gameology.org
- ImageTexT
- TheVideogameText.com (soon)
Recent Publications
- "Deviant Materialities: Reflecting Surfaces and Hollow Bodies in CSI." Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media. 13 (2008).
- "Film Music vs. Video Game Music: The Case of Silent Hill." Music, Sound, and Multimedia. Ed. Jamie Sexton. Edinburgh: Edinburgh U P, 2007.
- "Game Studies and Web 2.0: Finding an Audience Online." Flow TV. Department of Radio-TV-Film at UT Austin. 9 February 2007.
