Gameology 2.0

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Biographical Statement

Cyborgs, storytelling, remixing, religion, the female hero

University Affliation

University of California, Santa Barbara

Academic Position / Rank / Job Title

Graduate Student

Research Interests

Amanda Phillips is a graduate student in the English department at UC Santa Barbara, working mainly under Professors Rita Raley and Alan Liu. Her current interests in gaming are too diverse to name, but she has done academic work on games with regard to narrative theory, cyborgs, religion, music, and the female hero.

Currently, Amanda is serving as a research assistant for UCSB's Second Life space, UCSB Lane, working to improve the space for academic and community purposes.

Amanda loves the Metroid and Ace Attorney series, and named her new computer GLaDOS in November.

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