Brian Ballsun-Stanton

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Dr. Brian Ballsun-Stanton is a Philosopher, Information Technologist, and Game Theorist exploring the Philosophy of Data. He has a Ph.D in Philosophy from The University of New South Wales in addition to a MS & BS in Information Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

He has developed a new methodology (The Social Data Flow Network) to explore how individuals in the field understand the nature of data. Currently, his research is exploring the social construction of technology, focusing on the user-driven change of technological tools, in addition to his research of data warehouse ETL strategies for disparate data sets.

Beyond philosophy, Dr. Ballsun-Stanton has experience in haptic research, specifically the use of gesture control of human computer interfaces and an abiding interest in robotics as seen in his flying robotic cable-array manta-ray.

His interests include the academic study of Role-Playing games, the exploration of how science fiction literature transforms reality, and the social consequences of a technological world outpacing society's cultural assimilation of its consequences.

He is a long time gamer, having helped to design the indie game Pax Draconis. He has been running an Ars Magica game for the last 6 years and has extensive experience with indie games and both 3.5 and 4e D&D.

Papers you may be interested in:

Brian Ballsun-stanton, Samuel Russell (2012) Constrained Optimization in Dungeons and Dragons : A Theory of Requirements Generation for Effective Character Creation.
Brian Ballsun-stanton, Ernest Mueller, C Ross Eskridge (2012) Clerics , Magic Users , Fighters and Thieves : Theoretical Approaches to Rules Questions on the Role-Playing Games Stack Exchange.
Brian Ballsun-Stanton (2010) Asking about data: Experimental philosophy of Information Technology, 119-124. In 5th International Conference on Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology.
Brian Ballsun-Stanton, Kate Carruthers (2010) #c3t the command & control of Twitter: On a socially constructed Twitter & applications of the Philosophy of Data, 161-165. In 5th International Conference on Computer Sciences and Convergence Information Technology.

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May 12	comment	Designing unique architectures Looking at: meta.rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/1604/… It's quite clear that an RPG expert's advise does not provide a domain expert's advise. Here, a professional graphic designer/illustrator/architect would give a much better answer than an role-player.
May 12	comment	Do Duelist's Flurry and Sneak Attack stack? Please use proper English here, Kai. Those extra 2 keystrokes really do help comprehension. We are happy to help you polish your questions in chat, and can even source some foreign language natives.
May 12	comment	Designing unique architectures Closed, pending migration. I don't see how this is specific to RPGs.
May 12	revised	Do Duelist's Flurry and Sneak Attack stack? added 1 characters in body
May 12	comment	Do Duelist's Flurry and Sneak Attack stack? In the future, Kai, please come to chat so that we may help you with your posts. They contain significant errors. Otherwise, I've edited your question for grammar, spelling, and updated the power to match the most recent errata.
May 12	revised	Do Duelist's Flurry and Sneak Attack stack? fixed so many typos, updated
May 12	comment	Do Powerful Build and Monkey Grip Stack? Please provide a quote to support your interpretation.
May 12	comment	Does Versatile Duelist allow sneak attacks without combat advantage? Yes. Getting combat advantage is trivial though. And there are more important feats. High crit isn't... exactly... a trap, but tends to cost you .5 DPR per round in contrast with a more accurate weapon.
May 12	revised	Does Versatile Duelist allow sneak attacks without combat advantage? added 299 characters in body
May 12	revised	Does Versatile Duelist allow sneak attacks without combat advantage? deleted 17 characters in body
May 12	answered	Does Versatile Duelist allow sneak attacks without combat advantage?
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May 11	comment	Can a demon lord read minds? edited for clarity to reflect the querent's intent.
May 11	revised	Can a demon lord read minds? deleted 14 characters in body
May 10	comment	Can a demon lord read minds? This is now a 4e question.
May 10	revised	Can a demon lord read minds? deleted 26 characters in body; edited tags; edited title
May 10	reviewed	Reject suggested edit on Do Technomancers need a commlink?
May 10	comment	What can you make a dominated creature do? I prefer the "charge of provoking OAs from... everyone who wants one." which is... cheesy and horrible.
May 9	comment	How do I gain extra feats outside of normal levelling? I'm quite serious about the chat thing. Drop by chat, we'll refine your requirements, and maybe some of these things may become unnecessary.
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