America's Next Supermodel, American Idol (side bar: why is the US obsessed with putting ‘America' or ‘American' in the title of everything, are they afraid they will wake up and forget who they are? - I do have a theory on this,,, but moving on), BioWare holding public casing calls for fans to be faces in the game, SOE looking of EQesque babesThis is an attitude (deeper than that, it's a disposition) which I'd suggest is rooted in developer practice generally, and computer games developer practice specificallyIt is a view which recognizes that which is scripted, modeled, or otherwise generated according to the practice of software development as seemingly both the (only) site of creativity and (therefore) the ultimate locus of value.

But overall, I like to think that the attendance demonstrates that developers are interested in what academics might be able to tell them (again I will point out: no fruit was thrown)And all week, I talked with developers who were interested in what was going on with research, from the smallest to the largest companiesMaybe the issue is the "larger" communityIt's always easy to abstract and oversimplify at that levelBut I know that on an individual level, there are real conversations and collaborations going onI don't want this to turn into some rosy "it's better than we think" or "can't we all just get along" thing, but I do think that perhaps the situation is not as dire as it's hyped to beBut then again, I haven't gotte my evals back yet.

The Game: David Duchovny hosted this steamy Zalman King concoction, reading erotic stories out of women's diariesIn "The Game", a woman named Lilly lets curiosity tempt her when a mysterious stranger engages her in a daring game of romance, which seems much more exciting to Lilly than her current relationshipThrilled by her own erotic daring, Lilly plays the game until it spirals out of control and loves it.
Some Things Never Change: This video compiles three episodes of the Zalman King's soft-core Showtime series Red Shoe DiariesThe episodes are titled "You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses", about a stranger and a cowgirl; "Some Things Never Change", about a deadly attraction between a director and a producer; and "Alphabet Girl", which features a woman who offers twenty-six ways to improve ones love lifeThe DVD release of this collection includes a photo gallery
Swimming Naked: Before he was Special Agent Fox Mulder, David Duchovny hosted this steamy Zalman King concoction, reading erotic stories out of women's diariesHere, the title story finds a bored and beautiful small town lifeguard getting a shot in the arm when a hunky Olympic swimmer comes to town for trainingWhen he chooses her pool as his personal training grounds, her lustful fantasies begin creeping closer to realityAlso contains the episodes "Jump" and "Tears."
Hotline: Zalman King's long running Showtime series is a unique blend of erotica and fantasy and is one of the few cable TV shows that provides quality adult entertainmentHOTLINE includes three episodes of the series: "Gino," "Love at First Sight," and the title episode
Girl on a Bike: The title episode of this collection of three episodes from Zalman King's TV show RED SHOE DIARIES follows the erotic exploits of an American in Paris who meets a girl on a bike who turns out to be a bit too much for him to handleAlso includes the episodes "Written Word" and "Borders of Salt".