\u3ci\u3eSong of Joy\u3c/i\u3e

Based around the Eagle\u27s song, from J.R.R. Tolkien\u27s The Return of the King

Arthurian Themes in the Narnia Books

Locates parallels to the broad outlines of Arthurian myth in the character of Prince Caspian, in his conflicted path to his rightful throne, his advisor Cornelius, and his rejuvenation in Aslan’s country. Also considers Reepicheep’s quest for Aslan’ s country as a parallel to the Grail quest

\u3ci\u3eThe Forging\u3c/i\u3e

For an hour now, Kthun had been studying the actions of his master. That is how he learned all he knew of rune craft: Falthir showed him much but told him little

A suite of global accessibility indicators

Good access to resources and opportunities is essential for sustainable development. Improving access, especially in rural areas, requires useful measures of current access to the locations where these resources and opportunities are found. Recent work has developed a global map of travel times to cities with more than 50,000 people in the year 2015. However, the provision of resources and opportunities will differ across the broad spectrum of settlements that range from small towns to megacities, and access to this spectrum of settlement sizes should also be measured. Here we present a suite of nine global travel-time accessibility indicators for the year 2015, at approximately one-kilometre spatial resolution, for a range of settlement size classes. We validated the travel-time estimates against journey times from a Google driving directions application across 1,511 2° × 2° tiles representing 47,812 journeys. We observed very good agreement, though our estimates were more frequently shorter than those from the Google application with a median difference of −13.7 minutes and a median percentage difference of −16.9%

Life drawing class, 1961

Brian Robinson taking a third year life drawing class with students Perry Allen, Allan Stomann and Estelle Karanges, 1961. Photo kindly donated to Swinburne University of Technology by Allan Stomann, former Art student

Front Cover: The Chronoscope from The Dark Tower , Issue 16

Front Cover: The Chronoscope from C.S. Lewis\u27s The Dark TowerIllustrated by Bruce McMenomy (Issue 16)https://dc.swosu.edu/ml_art/1031/thumbnail.jp

Game on Girl Identity and Representation in Digital RPGs

This dissertation explores the connections between identity and gaming, essentially asking the question "What does it mean to be a gamer?" to a population not often associated with the stereotypical gamer. Although much industry research indicates that women are the fastest growing group of gamers, many people still associate gaming with masculine identities. This research challenges those stale stereotypes and demonstrates that gaming is often a place of agency and power for women, offering an equal playing field that patriarchal societies rarely afford to women. Each chapter looks at a different aspect of gaming culture that emerged from interviews conducted with 30 women gamers. Research participants were eager to share their experiences gaming, having already considered how many of the questions asked about how gender impacted game play and their own identities. Many ideas about how being a woman gamer impacts identity in both online and offline arenas are discussed, including the performance of gender in digital role playing games, and a new typology for online gamers is created.This project's observations are not limited to the ideas brought forth by the participants. The closing chapter calls into question gaming culture in its broader considerations, declaring gaming is no longer part of a subculture but rather is moving forward into mainstream culture. That women gamers are such a large and growing population in gaming brings this idea to the forefront and challenges the stereotypes often associated with gamers. Ultimately, this study shows that digital role playing games and the women who play them have an important place in American culture

Illustration of Taliessin through Logres ​ (Issue 15, p.8)

An illustration of Charles Williams\u27s Taliessin through LogresIllustrated by Bruce McMenomy (Issue 15, p.8)https://dc.swosu.edu/ml_art/1027/thumbnail.jp