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The lyrics that Girls' Chris Owens sings in 'Honey Bunny' tell the story that despite seeming like he doesn't give a fuck, he does. In particular, he fronts about not giving a fuck about girls who don't seem to give a fuck about him. But actually, he DOES in fact, give a fuck, and wants a girl like his mum who loved him and told him that everything was gonna be alright.
According to the lyrics, them girls who he messed around with didn't like his bony body or dirty hair. In the 'Honey Bunny' vid, directed by Ivan Shumaker and the other half of Girls, Chet JR White, Chris' bony body is rocking a velvet midriff bearing top and tight black jeans, and his dirty hair looks great in a bob. You know why? Because his look is accessorized with that attitude. And that car (I don't have much of an idea about cars, and I find that car decidedly uncool - is it a Corvette? - despite it's obvious 'hot car-ness').
Girls look kinda like, happy in this vid. Healthy, even. And the video feels pretty real; unpretentious, smile inducingly awkward, a bit cheesy in parts, sure, but refreshingly real (probably because that's actually Chris' girlfriend, Hannah, in the Corvette with him). Judge for yourself:


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1. Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm's first published story collection, The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores will host the Fairy Tale Festival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m
2. "Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories," goes the tagline for the remake of the 1990 classic, Total Recall, which opens this weekend in theaters across Metro Detroit. More info here.
3. Make the trek up I-75 to northern Michigan for the Traverse City Film Festival, which runs through Sunday.
4. Explore Salvador Dali's versions of the subconscious with puppets in the Dali Project at the DIA this Friday.
5. Join a walking tour of Cranbrook's campus this Sunday at 1 p.m. in Bloomfield Hills.
6. Street vendors and live music will help the fourth Buy Michigan Now Festival in Northville shine. Visit the romantic town Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
7. Take a date to putt-putt golf this weekend on a warm night. There are numerous miniature golf courses around Metro Detroit.
8. Listen to soft blues during a cruise on the Detroit River on Saturday.
9. See what young creatives are doing after the workday in a new exhibit at the Ann Arbor Art Center called "Five to Nine," which runs through September 2.
10. Take a quiet trip down the Huron or Clinton rivers in a kayak.
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Got to watch a few sharks, lemon shark and one hammerhead, get caught in Ascension Bay, out from Punta Allen, this past April.
First one got hooked as a buddy was fighting a cobrara snapper on his fly rod and Mr Shark ate it. His partner cast a plug at it and the fight began. They spent the next couple hours catching sharks on plugs and some bait. They were in the panga near us and it was fun to watch. None of us had heavy enough sticks to try the flyrods.
I have seen two sharks on the flats of west Monomoy. One last year, one this year. Don't know what type they were, but both got my attention!
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I have seen the lemon sharks tailing bonefish in places like the Bahamas and FL Keys. Ever have trouble with them north of me here in NC while flats fishing?
Any suggestions to keep released fish from becoming a scene from a Spielberg movie?
Blacktips & lemons in the Key's, pole right up to them during their afternoon siesta, drag a live crab across their head, poke 'em in the eye to wake 'em up.
Our guide showed me how quickly they come around one day. We killed a cud, butterlied it & hung it off the transom. Within 15 miuntes we had around 10 sharks near the boat.
Of course, I may have been hiding behind the center console as one that my buddy hooked left the water about 3' from the boat!
Or, they come flying out of nowhere to snack on your baby tarpon.
I love sharks - great fun, need to get a boat & see if I can bust my #14 on one.
|We see a lot of lemon sharks on the bonefish flats in the Bahamas and Carribean. The problem is they are generally moving in a very lazy fashion and it's easy to foget how quickly they can turn dangerous. A couple of season ago I had hooked into a career bonefish which made three very long runs. As I was recovering line from the third run I noticed a yellow flash out of the corner of my eye. A 6ft lemon was doing high speed zig-zags homing in on the distressed bonefish. It was exteremely determined and I could see the inevitable even when there was still 50yards between the shark and the bonefish. I yanked the line & the leader broke. About 75 yards further out the lemons tail waved in the air as if to let me know who the alpha predator is around here!
|Yikes...that list has the bad boys in it...Black Tips and Bulls particularly... There is some theory that the shark attacks off the New Jersey coast back in 1916 was not a great white but a Bull Shark.
They are blacktips. And even though I don't know for sure if I have seen them on the flats, there are enough bull sharks around here to make me think twice about EVER getting in the water. Let me list the sharks I have seen that I can definiteley identify in the waters I fish in around the Cape Lookout area:
Tiger (very big ones too)
Lemon (swam within rod length of me)
and of course the ever present dogfish.
Unidentified sharks have also eaten numerous false albacore off of my line from time to time.
Plenty of teeth to go around. I don't swim at the beach from here all the way to Florida. Just too many of them.
|Gordon...what kind of Sharks are they? We don't see them much here while wading...but i have seen small Brown sharks a couple years ago at Monomoy...none this year though.
Sharks on the flats
I have been to Cape Cod and fished the Monomoy flats. I have been fishing a spot here in NC that looks just like it. Clear water near an inlet. Water flushing by all the time. Big schools of gamefish. Not stripers however, redfish. Upwards of 30 inches. All of them! My only problem is the sharks. I know you guys love to wade the Monomoy flats. I would not recommend it here. The schools of redfish all seem to have one or two sharks keeping them company. Reminds me of border collies sometimes, the way they run around the flocks of sheep to jump out at stragglers. Needless to say we don't do much wading in this situation. I like my legs just the size and shape they are. I also had to watch yesterday while a redfish that was pretty close to the size of one I had just released, got attacked by a shark. The red jumped clear of the water numerous times before the shark got ahold. Then the water was full of blood as the head portion of the red floated there. The shark came back and finished the job shortly thereafter. It was spectacular and would have been even more so if I didn't feel like I had contributed to the demise of that redfish. I have been thinking about possibly keeping caught fish in a livewell (I have a pretty big one) and releasing them in the shallows away from the rest of the school (and henceforth the sharks) but I don't think think our local fish cops would get it, especially since there has been some poaching. All of the fish from these schools are over the slot limit.
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(Feb. 26, 2009)--Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) and enjoy the spectacle of the starry sky as you experience "Friday Nights, Celestial Lights!" Once a month, the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy will invite the public to the UTSA Science Building to view a multimedia presentation, look through the department's telescopes and learn about astronomy. All events are free and open to the public.
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>> The first "Friday Nights, Celestial Lights!" event is 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27 with a free screening of "Cosmic Voyage" in the Science Building Theater (2.01.12) on the 1604 Campus.
An interesting overview of the universe, the film narrated by actor Morgan Freeman was first shown in IMAX theaters. If the night sky is clear, telescope viewing will follow the movie at 7:30 p.m. on the Science Building fourth-floor patio. For sky observation there will be a 15-inch Newtonian telescope and several 8-inch Cassegrain telescopes. The theater and the roof patio are wheelchair accessible.
With a clear sky, there will be great views of Venus; the crescent moon; the constellations Orion, Gemini, Taurus and others; the Orion Nebula and the Andromeda galaxy. Saturn will be seen at the end of the session at 9:30 p.m.
In 1609, Galileo Galilei first used an astronomical telescope to observe the heavens, thus signaling a new era of exploration. In honor of this historic event, the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy celebrates IYA with the series featuring educational activities for children and families, telescope viewing of the night sky, multimedia presentations and films, and lectures by leading researchers, UTSA astronomers and space scientists.
The goal of the series is to communicate the impact of astronomy on society and culture over the last 400 years, while sparking interest in astronomy by a new generation of space explorers. The sky is always available for those who want to learn more about the universe.
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Scholars from Europe, Canada and the United States will examine the ways photography has been used to document and explore the limits of the visible and the world of the invisible, from its invention through the early 20th century. The symposium coincides with a current exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York titled "The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult."
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I am not a liberal, and I agree that far left has made medicare reform difficult. BUT, the Republican stance has always been to go private and that isn't the answer either.
There are always two sides of the argument, and when the country can look at it from a moderate point of view both parties will be better.
I fully understand your point about medicare and social security, but those are CURRENT problems and not an Obama created issue. Maybe you don't agree with his proposed solution, and I am not crazy about it either, but it took a bipartisan government to get us to this point.


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Teaching Expertise
I have teaching experience at a University level in a range of IT areas. This experience encompasses different modes of delivery (eg. Internal and Distance Education) and ranges in level from 1st year to Masters and Graduate Certificate programs. I have delivered courses in the following areas:
• Computer Games Production • Database Management Systems • Database Systems • Principles of Database Development • ICT Fundamentals • Managing Internet Marketing Information • Market Research • Geographic Information Systems • Digital Image Analysis • Strategic Information Management • Commerce on the Information Superhighway • Introduction to the Senses • Relationship Marketing • Introduction to Remote Sensing
I am committed to the delivery of high quality teaching and engage in continuing professional development activities (eg. Tertiary Teaching Colloquium and education research publications) to ensure my skills in this area are appropriate and relevant to the needs of students. The quality of my teaching has been evidenced through positive student and peer feedback, both in terms of the way I deal with students and the quality of the materials I develop to support my teaching.
Administrative Expertise
I have been an active member of school based marketing and research committees, as well as being a member of Faculty level Marketing committees. My involvement in the marketing committees stems from expertise in this area and also an interest in making courses more attractive to, and reaching, potential students.
Macquarie University - Continued research building on from postdoctoral work to derive regional climate change projections. Research involves the use of self organising maps (SOMs) to produce synoptic types, statistical analysis of weather station data, statistical downscaling and rule based classification. Ongoing work focuses on spatial modelling of shoreline changes and analysis of complex global climate data.
- PhD, Charles Sturt University
- Bachelor of Information Technology, Charles Sturt University
- Agent-Based Modelling
- Complex systems
- Conceptual modelling
- Data mining
- Game Design
- Human Computer Interaction
- Pattern Recognition
Fields of Research
|Computer-Human Interaction
|Pattern Recognition and Data Mining
|Computer Gaming and Animation
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
|Organisation / Department
|Senior Lecturer
|University of Newcastle
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
|Senior Lecturer
|University of Newcastle
School of Design Communication and IT
Academic appointment
|Organisation / Department
|1/05/2009 - 1/12/2012
|Research Fellow
|Macquarie University
Department of Environment and Geography - Environmental Science
|1/01/2008 - 1/05/2010
Postdoctoral Fellow
Climate Science.
|University of Newcastle
|1/01/2006 - 1/01/2008
|Charles Sturt University
School of Information Technology
Team Teaching Excellence and Contribution to Student Learning [Highly Commended]
Faculty of Science and Information Technology, University of Newcastle
Deanâs Award for Academic Excellence (Autumn & Spring sessions)
Charles Sturt University
Best Research Paper - SimTect 2016
Australasian Simulation Congress
LGSAâs Environment Award for Energy Saving and Climate Projection Winner C Division & Overall Category Winner 2009
Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environment Management Strategy (NCCREMS)
AISIST Achievement Prize in Spatial Information Systems
Australian Institute of Spatial Information Sciences and Technology (AISIST)
Thesis Examinations
|Intelligent virtual agents to provide support to young people and young adults
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (4 outputs)
Smith SP, Blackmore K, Nesbitt K, 'A Meta-analysis of Data Collection in Serious Games Research', Serious Games Analytics: Methodologies for Performance Measurement, Assessment, and Improvement, Springer, New York 31-55 (2015) [B1]
Nesbitt K, Blackmore K, Hookham G, Kay-Lambkin F, Walla P, 'Using the Startle Eye-Blink to Measure Affect in Players', Serious Games Analytics: Methodologies for Performance Measurement, Assessment, and Improvement, Springer, Cham, Switzerland 401-434 (2015) [B1]
|Moffatt S, Blackmore KL, 'National anti plagiarism strategies: A shared responsibility in transnational university partnerships?', Breaking down boundaries: International experience in open, distance and flexible learning, Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Adelaide, Australia 1-12 (2006) [B1]
|Blackmore K, Bossomaier T, Foy S, Thomson D, 'Data mining of missing persons data', , SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN 305-314 (2005) [B1]
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Journal article (13 outputs)
Gavgani AM, Nesbitt KV, Blackmore KL, Nalivaiko E, 'Profiling subjective symptoms and autonomic changes associated with cybersickness', Autonomic Neuroscience, --- (2017)
Gu X, Blackmore K, 'Characterisation of academic journals in the digital age', Scientometrics, 110 1333-1350 (2017)
© 2016, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Innovations in scholarly publishing have led to new possibilities for academic journals (e.g., open access), and provided scholars wi... [more]
© 2016, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Innovations in scholarly publishing have led to new possibilities for academic journals (e.g., open access), and provided scholars with a range of indicators that can be used to evaluate their characteristics and their impact. This study identifies and evaluates the journal characteristics reported in five databases: Ulrich¿s Periodicals Directory (Ulrichs), Journal Citation Reports (JCR), SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), Google Scholar Metrics (GS), and Cabell¿s Periodical Directory (Cabells). It describes the 13 indicators (variables) that are available through these databases¿scholarly impact, subject category, age, total articles, distribution medium, open access, peer review, acceptance rate, pricing, language, country, status, and issue frequency¿and highlights the similarities and differences in the ways these indicators are defined and reported. The study also addresses the ways in which this kind of information can be used to better understand particular journals as well as the scholarly publishing system.
Nesbitt K, Davis S, Blackmore K, Nalivaiko E, 'Correlating reaction time and nausea measures with traditional measures of cybersickness', Displays, 48 1-8 (2017)
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.We provoked cybersickness in participants by immersing them in one of two virtual roller coaster rides using a head-mounted display. As simulation technology ... [more]
© 2017 Elsevier B.V.We provoked cybersickness in participants by immersing them in one of two virtual roller coaster rides using a head-mounted display. As simulation technology is often used in training, our main intention was to examine the effect of the experience on their cognitive function. Participant reaction times before and after the experience were measured by averaging their response time to a visual stimulus over a number of trials. We measured a significant reduction in response time before and after the virtual experience. We also examined the changing state of nausea experienced by participants using some simple nausea measures. These included a repeated nausea rating recorded by participants at two-minute intervals. At the completion of the experience, we averaged these ratings to create a standard nausea score. As participants could decide to stop the experience at any time, we also recorded the voluntary duration of the experience. We correlated our measures with two traditional simulator sickness measures, namely the Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire (MSSQ) and Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire (MSAQ). The standard nausea score provided a simple measure of nausea that could be collected at regular intervals with minimal interference to the immersive experience, and was significantly correlated with both the MSSQ and MSAQ scores.
Gu X, Blackmore KL, 'Recent trends in academic journal growth', Scientometrics, 108 693-716 (2016) [C1]
© 2016, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Since the publication of the first academic journal in 1665, the number of academic journal titles has grown steadily. In 2001, Mabe ... [more]
© 2016, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary.Since the publication of the first academic journal in 1665, the number of academic journal titles has grown steadily. In 2001, Mabe and Amin studied the pattern of growth in the number of academic journals worldwide, identifying three key development periods between 1900 and 1996. These three episodes are from 1900 to 1944, from 1944 to 1978, and from 1978 to 1996. The compound annual growth rates for each episode are 3.30, 4.68 and 3.31¿% respectively. In this research, we seek to validate these findings, and extend on previous work to analyze journal growth patterns from 1986 to 2013. Our results show academic journals grew at an average rate of 4.7¿% from 1986 to 2013, which is very similar to the growth rate during the Big Science period observed in the previous study. Our results also show that academic journals had an estimated 92¿% Active rate, and 8¿% Inactive rate annually. Out of all Active journals, approximately 43¿% have high impact and reach JCR or SJR databases, and 26¿% have relatively higher impact and are thus collected in the JCR database. The comparison results of Active/InactiveSJR and JCR journals suggest that lower impact journals have a higher chance to become Inactive than higher impact journals. With the wide use of the Internet in academic science, our results expectedly show that the number of Print-Only journals is gradually decreasing while the number of Online-Only journals is increasing. The growth of Online-Only journals exceeds the growth of Print-Only journals in 2007, and the number of Online-Only journals exceeded the number of Print and Only journals in 2012. More than 30¿% Newly Created journals provide Open Access. It is suggested that we are experiencing the second journal boom in history and Internet technology has changed the academic publication system.
Nalivaiko E, Davis SL, Blackmore KL, Vakulin A, Nesbitt KV, 'Cybersickness provoked by head-mounted display affects cutaneous vascular tone, heart rate and reaction time', Physiology and Behavior, 151 583-590 (2015) [C1]
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.Evidence from studies of provocative motion indicates that motion sickness is tightly linked to the disturbances of thermoregulation. The major aim of the cur... [more]
© 2015 Elsevier Inc.Evidence from studies of provocative motion indicates that motion sickness is tightly linked to the disturbances of thermoregulation. The major aim of the current study was to determine whether provocative visual stimuli (immersion into the virtual reality simulating rides on a rollercoaster) affect skin temperature that reflects thermoregulatory cutaneous responses, and to test whether such stimuli alter cognitive functions. In 26 healthy young volunteers wearing head-mounted display (Oculus Rift), simulated rides consistently provoked vection and nausea, with a significant difference between the two versions of simulation software (Parrot Coaster and Helix). Basal finger temperature had bimodal distribution, with low-temperature group (n. =. 8) having values of 23-29. °C, and high-temperature group (n. =. 18) having values of 32-36. °C. Effects of cybersickness on finger temperature depended on the basal level of this variable: in subjects from former group it raised by 3-4. °C, while in most subjects from the latter group it either did not change or transiently reduced by 1.5-2. °C. There was no correlation between the magnitude of changes in the finger temperature and nausea score at the end of simulated ride. Provocative visual stimulation caused prolongation of simple reaction time by 20-50. ms; this increase closely correlated with the subjective rating of nausea. Lastly, in subjects who experienced pronounced nausea, heart rate was elevated. We conclude that cybersickness is associated with changes in cutaneous thermoregulatory vascular tone; this further supports the idea of a tight link between motion sickness and thermoregulation. Cybersickness-induced prolongation of reaction time raises obvious concerns regarding the safety of this technology.
Gu X, Blackmore KL, 'A systematic review of agent-based modelling and simulation applications in the higher education domain', Higher Education Research and Development, (2015) [C1]
This paper presents the results of a systematic review of agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) applications in the higher education (HE) domain. Agent-based modelling is a ... [more]
This paper presents the results of a systematic review of agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS) applications in the higher education (HE) domain. Agent-based modelling is a ¿bottom-up¿ modelling paradigm in which system-level behaviour (macro) is modelled through the behaviour of individual local-level agent interactions (micro). This approach of considering the behaviour of systems of interacting ¿agents¿ has been applied to a wide variety of domains. Of particular interest, are the ways that ABMS applications have been used to further understand the dynamics of the HE domain. We conduct a systematic review of literature to analyse publications by year, role of the simulator, development stage of the models, and any associated validation. We also identify areas for future work, which includes an emphasis on validating existing and future models, detailed description of simulations to allow replication and further development, and the use of agent-based models in other contexts within the increasingly complex HE domain.
Gu X, Blackmore K, Cornforth D, Nesbitt K, 'Modelling Academics as Agents: An Implementation of an Agent-Based Strategic Publication Model', Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18 (2015) [C1]
Goodwin ID, Freeman R, Blackmore K, 'An insight into headland sand bypassing and wave climate variability from shoreface bathymetric change at Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia', Marine Geology, 341 29-45 (2013) [C1]
The headland sand bypassing mechanisms in the Eastern Australian longshore sand transport system are investigated at Cape Byron, in response to wave climate variability. The mecha... [more]
The headland sand bypassing mechanisms in the Eastern Australian longshore sand transport system are investigated at Cape Byron, in response to wave climate variability. The mechanisms are interpreted from shoreface bathymetric change between surveys in 1883, 2002 and 2011 CE. They involve a split in the sand transport to follow a nearshore path along the inner bar and a cross-embayment path connecting the up-coast and down-coast outer bars. The relative magnitude of the net sand transported via the two pathways is controlled by a rotation in directional wave conditions. Two bypassing mechanisms were interpreted: (i) a predominantly cross embayment transport during unimodal east-southeast wave climate such as those interpreted for the period prior to 1883; and, (ii) a split transport between the inner nearshore and cross-embayment paths during a bimodal dominant south-south-easterly and sub-dominant east-north-easterly wave climate such as in the 2000s. The net sand transport bypassing Cape Byron was dominated by a connected outer bar system prior to 1883 and conversely, a stronger inner bar system during the 1960s to 2000s. This is manifest in the 10° rotation in seabed morphology and shoreline planforms. These changes are in accordance with decadal climate variability described by the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO). The switching between headland sand bypassing mechanisms on interannual to decadal timescales determines the geometry of the bypass strand with the downcoast littoral zone and has important implications for understanding the shoreline rotation and the application of the headland-bay beach concept to predicting planform curvature in open compartments. © 2013.
King RAR, Blackmore KL, 'Physical and political boundaries as barriers to the continuity of social vulnerability', Applied Geography, 44 79-87 (2013) [C1]
The dynamics of social vulnerability are of key interest to many government agencies and departments. Identifying the geographic distribution of vulnerability within regions, and ... [more]
The dynamics of social vulnerability are of key interest to many government agencies and departments. Identifying the geographic distribution of vulnerability within regions, and analysing how localised areas of social need change over time, is a key information requirement for decision-making, and the resultant allocation of resources. Typically, the delineation of areas for the determination of social vulnerability occurs using a combination of political and census boundaries. In many instances, the boundaries of these areas align to natural geographic features such as rivers or lakes. In other cases, a boundary is aligned to a man-made structure such as a road. The boundary may also be arbitrarily positioned based on some measure of distance and not align to any physical feature. In this research, we identify the various boundary types present in a political region. Using two measures of social vulnerability, we assess these boundaries as barriers to the continuity of social vulnerability. From our results, we identify motorways/highways and watercourses as potential barriers. We find no significant effects with lesser road structures suggesting there is no "wrong side of the street". These results have implications for decision-makers and emphasise the need to recognise the "softness" of boundaries, and consider the relationships between areas, when allocating resources. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Blackmore K, Nesbitt K, 'Verifying the Miles and Snow strategy types in Australian small- and medium-size enterprises', Australian Journal of Management, 38 171-190 (2013) [C1]
In this paper we set out to verify the existence of Miles and Snow strategy types in Australian small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) through objective classification. Austral... [more]
In this paper we set out to verify the existence of Miles and Snow strategy types in Australian small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) through objective classification. Australian SMEs, in particular, are interesting as they are reported to have some unique characteristics, with as many as 70% following a low growth or life-style pathway. While numerous empirical studies have been conducted to validate the existence and characteristics of the Miles and Snow strategy types in different domains for both larger and smaller enterprises, these studies typically rely on a subjective, 'self-typing' approach. In this study we employ a more objective approach by identifying measures from existing survey data that capture the strategic dimensions proposed by Miles and Snow. We use these objective measures in a K-means cluster analysis to identify four different strategic groups. Three of the groups correspond to the three 'viable' Miles and Snow strategy types of Defender, Prospector and Analyser; however, we also identify a 'Static' strategy type that constitutes 42% of SMEs in the sample. © The Author(s) 2012.
Blackmore KL, Nesbitt KV, 'Defending against turbulent conditions: Results from an agent-based simulation', International Journal of Business Studies, 17 127-148 (2009) [C1]
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Conference (17 outputs)
Bailey JD, Blackmore KL, 'Gender and the perception of emotions in avatars', ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (2017)
Avatars have been a traditional mainstay of game-based interactive entertainment, where they aim to enhance story-based immersion and player engagement. However, there has also be... [more]
Avatars have been a traditional mainstay of game-based interactive entertainment, where they aim to enhance story-based immersion and player engagement. However, there has also been an increase in the use of avatars for other purposes, such as in serious gaming and simulation training. In these applications, there is an interest in accurate and cost-effective avatar development to convey human emotional expressions, and in understanding how groups or subgroups perceive these expressions. In this research, we evaluate gender differences in the perception of animated and still images of avatars. The analysis of results indicates that participant gender plays an important role in the perception of avatars, particularly when avatars are used to communicate emotions. The results of this research highlight the importance of gender balanced evaluation of avatars and also suggests the important role of gender in the communication of emotions in virtual environments.
Nesbitt K, Williams P, Ng P, Blackmore K, Eidels A, 'Designing Informative Sound to Ehance a Simple Decision Task', 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD - 2016 ) (2016) [E1]
Hookham G, Kay-Lambkin F, Blackmore K, Nesbitt K, 'Using startle probe to compare affect and engagement between a serious game and an online intervention program', ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (2016) [E1]
Copyright 2016 ACM.The widespread popularity of computer games have led to their expanded use in more serious applications for training and education. In many cases serious games ... [more]
Copyright 2016 ACM.The widespread popularity of computer games have led to their expanded use in more serious applications for training and education. In many cases serious games are being advanced as more compelling than traditional face-to-face or interactive online training. A typically reported motivation for developing serious games is to try and increase engagement of participants and thus ultimately the effectiveness of the training experience. In this paper we discuss the relation of affect to engagement. The training reported in this study relates to a psychological counseling program developed to assist patients with comorbidity in depression and alcohol use disorders. A pre-existing online intervention program, called "SHADE", had been found to provide effective treatment when participants completed the program. However, a significant number of participants failed to complete the program, with most exits occurring when Cognitive Based Training (CBT) was integrated into the online program. To try and increase the number of participants completing the program a serious game, called "Shadow" is being developed to cover similar material. This paper reports on a study that uses the startle reflex modulation measure to try and objectively quantify the affective engagement of players in the two treatment approaches, Shadow, the serious game, versus SHADE, the online intervention program. Also reported are the issues associated with using affective processing, as measured by the startle probe technique, as a means of evaluating engagement in serious games.
Blackmore KL, Coppins W, Nesbitt KV, 'Using startle reflex to compare playing and watching in a horror game', ACM International Conference Proceeding Series (2016) [E1]
Copyright 2016 ACM.Human startle reflex has been identified as a valid physiological measure of valence and arousal, providing a useful mechanism for evaluating player engagement ... [more]
Copyright 2016 ACM.Human startle reflex has been identified as a valid physiological measure of valence and arousal, providing a useful mechanism for evaluating player engagement in video games. In this research, we use electromyography (EMG) recording of the startle reflex of participants to explore the impact of playing, versus watching a play through, of a game. Participants in the research played and watched Parsec Studio's Slender: The Eight Pages, a freely available video game within the horror genre. Experiments were conducted both with participants both playing and watching the game, with results showing a statistically significant difference in startle responses between the two conditions. The results suggest that the fear state of the game is enhanced through player interaction and increased attention.
|Bailey JD, Blackmore KL, Robinson G, 'Exploring avatar facial fidelity and emotional expressions on observer perception of the Uncanny Valley', Congress Proceedings: 2016 Australasian Simulation Congress (2016) [E1]
Ng P, Nesbitt K, Blackmore K, 'Sound improves player performance in a multiplayer online battle arena game', Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (2015) [E1]
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.Sound in video games is often used by developers to enhance the visual experience on screen. Despite its importance in creati... [more]
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.Sound in video games is often used by developers to enhance the visual experience on screen. Despite its importance in creating presence and improving visual screen elements, sound also plays an important role in providing additional information to a player when completing various game tasks. This preliminary study focuses on the use of informative sound in the popular multiplayer online battle arena game, Dota 2. Our initial results indicate that team performance improves with the use of sound. However, mixed results with individual performances were measured, with some individual performances better with sound and some better without sound.
Blackmore K, Nesbitt KV, Smith SP, 'IE2014: Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interactive Entertainment', Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interactive Entertainment (2014) [E4]
Gu X, Blackmore K, 'The Publishing Game: An Analysis of "Game" Related Academic Publishing Patterns', Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Interactive Entertainment (2014) [E1]
Ng P, Nesbitt K, Blackmore K, 'Informative Sound and Performance in a Team Based Computer Game', Entertainment Computing¿ICEC 2014 (2014) [E1]
Blackmore K, Nesbitt K, Cornforth D, 'Simulating stable, trending and turbulent operating environments', Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE 8th Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2013 (2013) [E1]
Blackmore KL, Nesbitt KV, 'Simulating the performance of small-medium enterprises in different market conditions', 2012 International Conference on Applied and Theoretical Information Systems Research Proceedings (2012) [E1]
Blackmore KL, Nesbitt KV, 'Identifying risks for cross-disciplinary higher degree research students', Computing Education 2008: Proceedings of the Tenth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE2008) (2008) [E1]
Blackmore K, Bossomaier TRJ, 'Comparison of See5 and J48.PART Algorithms for Missing Persons Profiling', Proceedings of the First International Conference on Information Technology and Applications (ICITA 2002) (2002)
Algorithms to derive rules from data sets can obtain differing results from the same data set. The J48.PART and the See5 schemes use similar methodologies to derive rules, however... [more]
Algorithms to derive rules from data sets can obtain differing results from the same data set. The J48.PART and the See5 schemes use similar methodologies to derive rules, however, differences appear in the number and constitution of rules produced to predict outcomes for missing persons cases. See5 generates fewer rules to obtain the same level of accuracy as J48.PART. Analysis of the input-output space using a measure of concept variation indicates missing persons profiling is characteristic of a difficult classification problem, resulting in fragmentation problems. This provides explanation for the differences that occur in the number and constitution of rules.
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Report (9 outputs)
Mee KJ, McGuirk P, O'Neill P, Blackmore K, King R, 'Indicators of Social Vulnerability: Comparison of SDAP Composite Score, Hunter Region, 2008 and Census Composite Score, Hunter Region, 2006', Department of Premier and Cabinet Hunter Region, 16 (2010)
|McGuirk P, Mee K, O'Neill P, Blackmore K, King R, Dimeski B, Askew L, 'Indicators of Social Vulnerability: SDAP Composite Score2006, 2007, 2008 Hunter Region Section 3', Department of Premier and Cabinet Hunter Region, 23 (2010)
O'Neill P, McGuirk P, Mee K, Blackmore K, King R, Dimeski B, 'Indicators of Social Vulnerability: Change in SDAP Composite Score 2006-2008', Department of Premier and Cabinet Hunter Region, 41 (2010)
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Grants and Funding
|Number of grants
|Total funding
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20163 grants / $335,000
Assessing coal properties and their effects on coking performance: a data mining approach$330,000
Funding body: Australian Coal Research Limited
|Funding body
|Australian Coal Research Limited
|Project Team
|Miss Lauren North, Doctor Merrick Mahoney, Doctor Karen Blackmore, Doctor Keith Nesbitt
|Australian Coal Association Research Program (ACARP)
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth
Exploring Avatar Facial Fidelity and Emotional Expressions on Observer Perception of the Uncanny Valley$4,000
Funding body: Simulation Australasia Ltd
|Funding body
|Simulation Australasia Ltd
|Project Team
|Doctor Karen Blackmore, Miss Jacqueline Bailey
|Travel Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|Grant - Aust Non Government
Workshop participant$1,000
Funding body: RPDE: Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program
|Funding body
|RPDE: Rapid Prototyping, Development and Evaluation Program
|Project Team
|Doctor Karen Blackmore
|Industry Workshop Participant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|Other Public Sector - Commonwealth
20141 grants / $8,500
Climate Change Model Validation and Projected Climate Surface Generation$8,500
Funding body: Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environment Management Strategy (NCCREMS)
|Funding body
|Hunter and Central Coast Regional Environment Management Strategy (NCCREMS)
|Project Team
Karen Blackmore
|Regional Conservation Assessment Project
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|Other Public Sector - Local
20131 grants / $4,085
Spatial Data Analytics: Addressing critical application problems concerning the environment and human society, and the interactions between them, using spatial data analytic approaches$4,085
Funding body: University of Newcastle
|Funding body
|University of Newcastle
|Project Team
|Doctor Karen Blackmore
|New Staff Grant
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
20061 grants / $2,000
International Travel Grant$2,000
Funding body: Complex Open Systems Research Network (COSNet)
|Funding body
|Complex Open Systems Research Network (COSNet)
|Project Team
Karen Blackmore
|Internation Travel Grants
|Funding Start
|Funding Finish
|Type Of Funding
|Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Total current UON EFTSL
Current Supervision
|Level of Study
|Research Title
|Supervisor Type
|Avatar and Participant Gender Differences in the Perception of Uncanniness of Virtual Humans
|PhD (Information Technology), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
|Principal Supervisor
|Data Mining to Better Predict Coking Performance of Coals
|PhD (Chemical Engineering), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
|Analysis of Influential Factors in Academic Publication System using Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation - SUPERVISOR WANTS NOTED THESIS BY PUBLICATION
|PhD (Information Technology), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
|Principal Supervisor
|Design and Development of Engaging Active Video Games (AVG) to Combat Childhood Obesity
|PhD (Information Technology), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
Past Supervision
|Level of Study
|Research Title
|Supervisor Type
Exploring avatar facial fidelity and emotional expressions on observer perceptions of the uncanny valley
Avatars have been a traditional mainstay of game based interactive entertainment, where they aim to enhance story-based interaction and player engagement. However, there has been an increase in avatar roles in fields such as serious gaming and simulation training, where accurate and cost-effective avatar development to convey human emotional expressions is of interest. The area of emotional expression in avatars is not well understood, and uncanniness in avatars can pose issues that may impact on training outcomes. There are two aims of this research, firstly to explore how avatar fidelity or realism influences the emotional experience of interactions between humans and computer-generated avatars. Secondly, to examine how the emotional expressions displayed by avatar facial features affect participants perceived valence or the intrinsic attractiveness of the avatar. In order to test these affects, the research uses a combination of survey and experimental methodologies. Utilising a Godspeed survey to measure the perception of an avatars '<em>humanness</em>', 'eeriness' and '<em>attractiveness</em>', and a three-part experiment measuring participant startle reflex responses to differing fidelity and emotional expression avatars, human-avatar interaction was explored. The analysis of results indicated that participant gender played a role in the perception of avatars. In addition, the avatars themselves appear to have a significant impact on the responses from participants. The emotional expressions displayed indicated that sad expressions are less unpleasant and possibly less uncanny, than smiling. In conclusion, this research represents an entry point into a broad, cross-disciplinary research area. While there are important findings and contributions made, the significant amount of data generated through the experiments will pose questions for future work in this research area.
|Information Technology, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, The University of Newcastle | Australia
|Sole Supervisor
Measuring the effect of sound on the emotional and immersive experience of players in a video game: a case study in the horror genre
Sound is considered an important concept in modern video games, where it facilitates an immersive experience for players. Immersion, as a concept, has many varying definitions, and the role of sound in creating this experience is still a point of debate. However, the importance of sound in games generally, is well accepted. Efforts to further understanding of the precise contributing factors of sound to the player experience are of importance and value to the broader game design community. In this thesis we approach the problem of defining the impact of sound on a player’s videogame experience through the use of both survey instruments and physiological measurement. Specifically, we do this by measuring a player’s self-reported level of immersion through surveys, and their affective response via facial electromyography. Participants in the research played Parsec Studio’s Slender: The Eight Pages, a freely available video game within the horror genre. Experiments were conducted both with and without audio accompaniement, and results were studied. We hypothesised that those participants who identified as being more easily immersed would demonstrate a larger gap in affective response between scenarios. The analysis of data failed to find statistically significant differences in the sound on/sound of experiment conditions and the self reported level of immersion in the game. Despite this, the EMG startle responses were higher during experiments with the game sound on, and these results anecdotally indicate that sound does increase the emotional experience of players. However, a statistically significant higher proportion of participants exhibited valid EMG startle responses while actually playing the game compared to viewing a play-through of the game, suggesting that the fear state of the game is enhanced through player interaction and increased attention. Sound appears to play a lesser role in this process.
|Information Technology, Faculty of Science and Information Technology, The University of Newcastle | Australia
|Sole Supervisor
Research Opportunities
Evaluating IT Banking Systems
Industry Based Honours Project in collaboration with the Greater Building Society
School of Design Communication and IT
18/12/2015 - 19/12/2017
Doctor Karen Blackmore
University of Newcastle
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Fidelity Effects on Actor Driven Avatars In Military Simulations
Industry Based Honours Project in collaboration with the Australian Defence College Simulation Centre
School of Design Communication and IT
18/12/2015 - 19/12/2017
Doctor Karen Blackmore
University of Newcastle
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Desktop Video Games To Improve Critical Thinking
Industry Based Honours Project in collaboration with the Australian Defence College Simulation Centre
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
1/01/2016 - 31/12/2017
Doctor Shamus Smith
University of Newcastle
School of Electrical Engineering and Computing
PhD opportunity for a business intelligence and data analytics framework for delivering gender equity in the higher education sector
A fully funded PhD position is available as part of the University of Newcastleâs commitment to the Athena SWAN charter for gender equity and diversity. Applications are invited from graduates to undertake a PhD that will develop an innovative framework to enable the long term capture and analysis of institutional data. This project will focus on data that is relevant to understanding and addressing gender inequity by drawing on emerging technologies and approaches in the business intelligence sphere. The project will also provide a best practice approach to the collection, and statistical analysis, of data for enhancing gender equity in the higher education sector. This is a targeted opportunity for women to complete a PhD in statistics and IT.
Faculty of Science and IT
8/11/2016 - 9/11/2019
Professor Eric Beh
University of Newcastle
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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MADISON – Donald R. (Don) Deane, age 75, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012. Born to Arnold and Jean (Jeanette E. Eroen) Deane on October 29, 1937. He was the oldest of three sons, the second being Kenneth J. (Ginger) Deane of Madison.
Don began his working career at Kayser Ford as an auto-truck mechanic where he worked for 7 years. He then founded his own auto-truck repair business. He shifted his career, after a very good friend introduced him to the field of HVAC, where he started Action Heating & Cooling, which he subsequently sold. Then he and his son started D & D Heating & Cooling.
Don was confirmed in his faith as a youth at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran church where he was a long-time member. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife Cynthia; three children, Debra (Doug) Sevedge, Jim (Terri) Deane, and Diane (Chip) Thomas, two step-sons, Shandon (Cindi) Meden, and James (Anastasia) Meden, six grandchildren, Brandon and Hannah Sevedge, Mike and Jessie Deane, and Savannah and Jory Thomas, and four step-grandchildren, Meghan, Katie, Hathaway, and Noah Meden and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother David L. (Sandra) Deane, former wife June(Kosbau) Deane, and two infant sons, Richard and Robert.
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29th December 2011 05:05 AM #1
Finding out the Gender of Baby Prior to Birth
Who is finding out the gender of their baby before the birth? What is your reasoning for doing so/not doing so? I think being surprised is so special and exciting, but I also see the benefits of knowing ahead of time (preparing clothing ahead of time, decorating the nursery, etc.)
What are your thoughts on this?
30th December 2011 04:13 PM #2
I personally enjoyed the delight in finding out my baby's gender at birth - it just added to that special moment.
On a different note I've know quite a few ultrasounds where the parents were told the baby was one gender and it was born the opposite gender.
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I love finding out what my baby is before birth, so I can get everything ready. We buy certain things, so that we are prepared and ready. I really never wanted to be surprised, because we always had the names and everything picked out. I have to say I have not been in a position where the doctor told me one gender and it was another. I would be scared if that happened, this is why we choose a boy and girl name so that we can be prepared a little.
31st December 2011 11:17 AM #4
I also know some families who ended up getting a surprise at the end, that is definitely something to think about when making the decision. I couldn't imagine having bought a nursery full of gender-specific stuff only to find out I had the opposite of what I was expecting! lol!
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i found out the sex before birth with all but our 1st bub. I was adament he was a boy. lucky for me, he was. I just find the temptation too much. being asked at your scan if you would like to know the sex is almost a pre-requisite now. I always find out BUT i never tell a soul. My hubby doesn't like to know & it only takes one person to accidently spill the beans & ruin it. I also think it's nice for my older kids to be surprised. half the fun of my pregnancies is having the kids & everyone else guess what we are having. I'm very good at keeping it secret & have never given it away.
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With my two kids, I decided to know their gender ahead of time for me to prepare the things needed when I give birth such as clothing and most especially the name my husband and I want to give.
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With my first bub on his/her way, my partner and I were discussing whether we wanted to know or not.
Plan is, we definitely need to know beforehand and as soon as possible for the sake of preparing for the best arrival of the baby.
In the future, I think we will leave it to surprise, but for now, we need to be ready for anything coming our way!
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I was far to impatient to wait until birth to find out the sex of our babies and since we were expecting twins I felt it was even more important to know. I do really admire those parents who can wait though because I'm sure it is a glorious moment when the sex is revealed!
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Well for me, I tried to find out the sex of my baby during my scan. I was just too excited to know and I wanted to be prepared with everything from the name to the clothing, nursery stuff and all. I only wanted the best so that's I really tried to know the gender.
But on the other side, not knowing your baby's gender is exciting also but I believe I'd be more stressed thinking everyday what would the gender be. lol. It just really depends with every parent out there. God bless.


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This major exhibition devoted to Irish social life over the past two centuries brought together 83 paintings and watercolours by some of Ireland's most accomplished figurative painters of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, among them William van der Hagen, James Arthur O'Connor, Lilian Davidson, William Conor, Sean Keating, Mainie Jellett, Harry Kernoff, Paul Henry, Jack B. Yeats, Elizabeth Rivers, Gerard Dillon and Louis le Brocquy.
The exhibition covered themes such as sport, music, dance, theatre and entertainment, as well as religious and civic celebration and it was an opportunity to display together works by renowned artists that, though created independently, were inspired by the same subjects and at the same time provided an informative insight into how people and communities went about their daily lives and how they relaxed and enjoyed themselves
Dr. Brendan Rooney, curator of the exhibition and editor of the accompanying catalogue, said: "none of the recorders of Irish life featured in this exhibition can be said to have approached their subjects with an innocent eye, despite their documented familiarity with the subject, or the authenticity afforded by their physical or implied presence. The variety and testimony that these scenes of social life represent and the relativity of their pictorial language are fascinating subjects in their own right."
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Most delicious of all the Rice Chips I tried
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I love this flavor but would prefer if there is no yeast extract and some other undesirable additions and also hope iherb can think of a solution to ship this chips in whole pieces instead of crushed by other products along with the shipment. Sometimes, we literally have to use a spoon to eat it. Otherwise, I would give a perfect 5stars.
Very tasty
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NATO has been a cornerstone of security in Europe--and of U.S. foreign policy--for six decades. But its ability to continue playing such a central role is unclear. James M. Goldgeier takes a sober look at what the alliance and its members must do to maintain NATO's relevance in the face of today's strategic environment.
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I feel a great disturbance in the Force.
This announcement makes me about 250% more optimistic about the upcoming trilogy.
LOL, BigB. less see CGI and more actors in costumes?
You have got to be f***in' kidding me!
That's my jacket!
Just look at all of the films that have grossed over $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales: Avatar, Titanic, The Avengers, Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows Part 2, Transformers Dark of the Moon, Return of the King, Dark Knight Rises, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Toy Story 3, POTC: On Stranger Tides, Episode 1, Alice in Wonderland (2010), The Dark Knight. Every single one of those films relied very heavily on computer generated effects and if you look at the top 100 highest grossing films of all time, you will see that a majority of them are very CGI heavy.
People may complain a lot about CGI, but there seems to be no better way to drive massive audiences to theaters in droves.
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split. - Robert E. Howard
Jeebus has answered our prayers... just 14 years too late.
The Dark Knight did not rely heavily on CGI, it had only around 650 shots with CGI in them, and most of those were merely wire and rig removal, as well as shots focusing on Harvey Dent's ruined face.
CG is not the enemy in and of itself. Poor or overused CG is.
Exhibit A, and not just because I think the show is awesome. Pay especially close attention to Richard Harrow's face a few minutes in (he's the one with half his face burned off, sort of like a more realistic Two-Face); I thought it was an especially good makeup job until I saw this video.
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Hmm, I dunno, in that youtube clip anyway it looked heavy-handed to excess. That's the thing, I've seen tons of great CGI effects in films, but there's far too often this need to just take it beyond what's necessary into what's flashy and shiny and big to the point where it only serves to take the viewer out of the film either by impossibility or by overkill. Eps 2 and 3 especially seemed to prove that excessive use of CGI can swing the power too far away from the actors, so that they are merely puppets for the director - Alec Guinness was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in ANH because he was able to be in the moment and interact with the world around him being portrayed, there was no oddness with greenscreen environments and actors most of the time the way the PT suffered - I cannot think of a single PT performance that was Oscar-nomination-worthy, or even noteworthy for being good in any way.
When they point it out, yes, it seems quite a bit. In watching the show, though, it's unnoticeable.
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Wow, I was wondering what role (if any) he'd have in E7. I'm going to text 2-1B the news right now.