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Amusing ourselves to life

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In this article I feel compelled to pay tribute to one of my mentors, Neil Postman, who passed away in October 2003. As a student of and believer in much of Postmans philosophy, it is my desire to help carry his legacy through my work and strive to create ways in which to amuse ourselves to life.

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Computers in Entertainment Volume 2, Issue 1

Theoretical and Practical Computer Applications in Entertainment

January 2004

182 pages

EISSN:1544-3574

DOI:10.1145/973801

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