Comments on: When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found that he had been transformed in his bed into a little red robot http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389 My name is Jesper Juul, and I am a ludologist. This is my blog on game research and other important things. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:24:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Grand Text Auto » Link Madness, Part 1: the Hyperbolic http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-52874 Grand Text Auto » Link Madness, Part 1: the Hyperbolic Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:52:11 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389#comment-52874 [...] Jesper links to and gives commentary on a physical avatar product, ConnectR, an iRobot product about to go on the market. Wow, that’s pretty cool, as well as difficult to believe people will like it. Then again, Roomba made it into the pilot of Knight Rider, so…   [...] [...] Jesper links to and gives commentary on a physical avatar product, ConnectR, an iRobot product about to go on the market. Wow, that’s pretty cool, as well as difficult to believe people will like it. Then again, Roomba made it into the pilot of Knight Rider, so…   [...]

]]> By: Infovore » links for 2007-10-31 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-52543 Infovore » links for 2007-10-31 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:19:46 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389#comment-52543 [...] The Ludologist » Blog Archive » When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found ... Bizarre. Physical avatars for absent friends. (tags: robot presence community identity avatar) [...] [...] The Ludologist » Blog Archive » When Gregor Samsa awoke from troubled dreams one morning he found … Bizarre. Physical avatars for absent friends. (tags: robot presence community identity avatar) [...]

]]> By: Dominic http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-52389 Dominic Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:42:53 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389#comment-52389 I'm not sure which is more uncanny - the product's existence itself, or the suggested use of "reading your kids a story". Next thing you know, we'll be able to buy a Gregor Samsa hideous beetle skin(TM) for that robot. I’m not sure which is more uncanny – the product’s existence itself, or the suggested use of “reading your kids a story”.

Next thing you know, we’ll be able to buy a Gregor Samsa hideous beetle skin(TM) for that robot.

]]> By: links for 2007-10-18 :: jason brown http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389&cpage=1#comment-52341 links for 2007-10-18 :: jason brown Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:19:30 +0000 http://www.jesperjuul.net/ludologist/?p=389#comment-52341 [...] The ConnectR is for visiting people while you are somewhere else You have been transformed into a small robot, and people will view you as such. (tags: robot identity communication paranoia) [...] [...] The ConnectR is for visiting people while you are somewhere else You have been transformed into a small robot, and people will view you as such. (tags: robot identity communication paranoia) [...]

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