Having spent the last two years as a Researcher of pop culture stuff I gotta say the best part is absolutely diving into what seems to be the source material for a subject but is actually just a reiteration of themes and ideas from even further back. So it’s discovering the highest layer of source material but then peeling away those layers to the stuff beneath and the levels of fascination just escalating to hitherto unknown heights of cultural awareness.
Tag: research
I saw a Tweet some time back in which someone realized that they enjoyed reading, writing, and thinking about video games more than actually playing them. At the time I balked, but as I continue my forays into research I’m starting to see their point. Playing a video game just takes so much time! And so does researching anything. So something’s gotta give and for the time being I’m letting my academic side go nuts.