Tag: Evergreen
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Why I’m interested in computer games research
Just before my inaugural lecture at University of Erlangen, a broad panel of scientists was debating the merits of computer games. Except for a computer games researcher and a games professional, all participants thought that computer games are of no particular interest. When I asked: “But isn’t there anything to learn from computer games?” I…
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Das AMOS Projektkonzept (2011)
NACHHALTIGE PROJEKTE ZUM LERNEN UND AUSGRÜNDEN Dieser Artikel stellt das AMOS Projektkonzept vor, welches ich in der Informatik-Lehre an der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg einsetze. Ziel des AMOS Projekts ist es, Studierenden professionelle Softwareentwicklung in einem konkreten Projekt zu vermitteln, welches idealerweise zu einer Startup durch die am Ende ihres Studiums befindlichen Studierenden führt. Das AMOS Projekt…
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A broader notion of computer science
A recent article in the CACM complained about the dominance of reductionists’ views in computer science research. “We are sorry to inform you that your paper has been rejected, due to the lack of empirical evidence supporting it.” [1] The author goes on to discuss other views of science, suggesting that the focus on empirical…
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Open access and open source
This morning, I read that the main Swedish research funding agency has decided to enforce open access to research results of projects it funds. This is a big deal for Swedish researchers relying on these funds: The status of a researcher is determined by the prestige of the journals in which they publish (and how…
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Author obfuscation
In the last few days, I’ve been reading up on author obfuscation. By “author obfuscation” I mean tools and techniques that will ensure an author’s anonymity when posting a blog entry or writing a document. You might think that not giving your name or writing under a pseudonym may be sufficient, but I don’t think…