June 2013 04
Social design of the collaborative economy
Posted By : Adrian Chan

Lots of interesting attention of late being paid to the collaborative economy. Collaborative economies are of course nothing new. Prior to the rise of capitalism and the organization of society around production and economic trade,

November 2012 04
Beyond the Social Object
Posted By : Adrian Chan

The idea of social objects has been around for quite some time. Indeed, a lifetime in internet years. But for all of its conceptual durability, it offers limited theoretical insight — to the point of

October 2012 24
Zen, and the art of game mechanics
Posted By : Adrian Chan

This post began as a comment on Messification: Why Games Should Be Designed to Be Games First by John Ferrara The debate around games and gamification are nothing new. Games are nothing new. But the question for