Kelly Boudreau
Montreal, QC
Canada
kelly [dot] boudreau [at] gmail [dot] com
EDUCATION
Doctorat en Etudes Cinematographiques (Doctoral Student – PhD Film Studies)
In Progress
Advisor: Dr. Bernard Perron
Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC Canada
Master of Arts: Sociology
Spring 2007
Advisor: Dr. Bart Simon
Concordia University, Montreal, QC Canada
Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Sociology
Spring 2005
Advisor: Dr. Anouk Belanger
Concordia University, Montreal, QC Canada
THESES
Master of Arts: Sociology – 2007
Thesis: Pixels, Parts & Pieces: Constructing Digital Identity
Also published by VDM Verlag
(2007). Pixels, Parts & Pieces: Constructing Digital Identity. Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller.
Bachelor of Arts: Sociology – 2005
(Honours): Thesis: A Definitional Exploration of Identity in Massively Multi-User Online Role-Playing Games
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Articles
(April, 2009). w/ Bart Simon & Mark Silverman. “Two Players: Biography and ‘Played Sociability’ in EverQuest“. In Game Studies: The international journal of computer game research. Vol 9 (1)
Book Chapters
(October 2007) “The Girls Room: Negotiating Schoolyard Friendships Online” in Shanly Dixon & Sandra Weber (Eds.) Growing Up Online: Young People and Digital Technologies. New York, NY; Palgrave MacMillan
(November 2007) “Online Role-Playing Games” in Mark J.P. Wolf (Ed.) The Video Game Explosion: A History from Pong to Playstation and Beyond. Westport, CN; Greenwood Press.
Book Reviews
October 2007, “Gaming: Essays in Algorithmic Culture – Alexander Galloway” for Research Centre for Cyberculture Studies (RCCS)
October 2005, “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Succeed or Fail”. Ukula. http://www.ukula.com/
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
09/2006 – 12/2006 – Teaching Assistant: SOCI221 Sociology of Cyberspace with Dr. Bart Simon
03/2006 – 04/2006 – Assessor: ANTH 202, Introduction to Culture with Prof. Ross Higgins
WORK EXPERIENCE
03/2009 - Present – Moderator - Play Tests / Focus Groups, Electronic Arts Inc., Montreal QC
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
04/2006 – 06/2006 – Research Assistant for Dr. David Howes; Department of Sociology, Concordia Univeristy, Montreal, QC. Duties: Reference Collection
03/2006 – 06/2006 – Research Assistant for Dr. Bart Simon; Montreal Gamecode Research Project; Department of Sociology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Duties: Field Work, Conducting & Transcribing Interviews
09/2005 – 12/2005 – Research Assistant for Dr. Bart Simon; Montreal Gamecode Research Project; Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Duties: Event Management, Website Maintenance.
01/2005 – 04/2005 – Research Assistant for Dr. Bart Simon; Montreal Gamecode Research Project; Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Duties: Field Work, Conducting & Transcribing Interviews
05/2004 – 07/2004 – Research Assistant for Dr. Bart Simon; Montreal Gamecode Research Project; Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Duties: Video Game Bibliography Content Collection, Endnote Data Entry.
01/2004 – 04/2004 – Research Assistant for Dr. Bart Simon; Montreal Gamecode Research Project; Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Duties: Outlining perimeters of mmog culture based on fan and industry web content resulting in an internal report.
CONFERENCES, PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Refereed Conferences:
“Girls’ Play: Context, performance and social videogame play” with Shanly Dixon. Presented at Women in Games @ DiGRA: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory, Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, Tuesday 1st September – Friday 4th September 2009.
“(Some) Girls Just Want To Have Fun: Player performance, creativity, and social video game play” with Shanly Dixon. Presented at the Canadian Game Studies Association Conference. Ottawa, ON, Canada. May 23-24, 2009
“Beyond the Classroom: Course Websites & Community” with Shanly Dixon. Presented at Association of Internet Researchers – AoIR 8.0 Let’s Play. Vancouver, BC, Canada. October 17-20, 2007.
“A Game Studies Fugue in G Major// Frameworks for the Socio-Material Study of Games” with Dr. Bart Simon, Shanly Dixon & Regina Kneller, presented at the Canadian Game Studies Assiociation Inaugral Symposium at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada; September 21-24, 2006.
“Role Theory: The Line Between Roles as Design and Socialization in EverQuest” presented at the International Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference: Changing Views: Worlds at Play at Simon Frasier University, Vancouver, BC. Canada. June 16-20, 2005.
“The Zone of Appropriation in Video Games: A Socio-Semiotic View” with Maude Bonenfant presented at the International Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference: Changing Views: Worlds at Play at Simon Frasier University, Vancouver, BC. Canada. June 16-20, 2005
Non-Refereed Participation
“A Definitional Exploration of Identity in Massively Multi-User Online Role-Playing Games” at Visions for Tomorrow. 5th Annual Bilingual Sociology and Anthropology Graduate Association (SAGSA) Conference, Concordia University, Montreal. March 18-19, 2005
Invited Talks:
“Girls, Games & Education”. ESTU 642: Gender, Sexuality, The Body & Education. Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. June 15, 2009.
“People in Pixels: Thinking about identity in the digital age”. CHST 616, Theoretical Perspectived On Children & Technology, Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. February 2007.
“Elements of Identity Formation in Massively Multi-User Online Role-Playing Games”, Gamecode Internal Seminar, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. October 2004.
Organization
Conference Chair (with Shanly Dixon) Trials & Tribulations: Negotiating research methods in cyberspace, Inter-discplinary Research Methodology Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. November 10-11, 2006.
AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award (CGS)
given by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
2008-2011
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Kinephanos.ca — Editorial Board Member – 2008
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research — Reviewer, 2008
Loading … Canada Game Studies Association Journal – Reviewer 2008
ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES & MEMBERSHIPS
Technoculture, Art and Games
Member – 2008 – present
Digital international games association (DiGRA)
Member – 2005 – present
Association of Internet Researchers, (AoIR)
Member – 2006 – present
International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
Member – 2004 – present
Prix Ars Electronica 2008
Digital Communities Advisory Board
Montreal gameCODE Research Group
Founding Member – 2004 – 2008
