Joanna Nelius (Writer, Editor, Instructor) - Writing

Essays

When notifications remind us of things we'd rather forget (The Verge)

One year with the Light Phone II (The Verge)

Homes need to be built for better internet (The Verge)

I Miss My First PC (Gizmodo)

The Tech My Dad Banned From Our House (Gizmodo)

Why I loved playing Duke Nukem 3D with my dad (PC Gamer)

Managing patrons and puke in the classic management game SimCoaster (PC Gamer)

Laundry was the best and worst thing to happen to The Sims (PC Gamer)

Poetry

Safety Labels on Hospice Beds, HWA Poetry Showcase Vol. 5, September 2018

The Young Sailor, HelloHorror, October 2015 (as S. J. Paige)

Features

The Pandemic Exposed a Massive Digital Divide in Our Schools They Can't Fix on Their Own (Gizmodo)

Satellite Internet Will Not Solve the Digital Divide (Gizmodo)

This game destroys real books to help players cope with grief (PC Gamer)

What it's like to go to college on an esports scholarship (PC Gamer)

Laptops & Desktops

Apple MacBook Air M3 review: small upgrades (The Verge)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold 16 review: setting the bar for foldables (The Verge)

Lenovo's versatile and transformable Yoga Book 9i 2-in-everything is a literal work of art (USA Today)

HP's Dragonfly Pro is a case study on how a keyboard can make or break a laptop (USA Today)

Maingear Vybe Gaming PC Review (PC Gamer)

Hardware & Handhelds

The PlayStation Portal works fine under extremely specific circumstances (USA Today)

Intel reclaims the silicon crown with its latest generation of super-powerful processors (USA Today)

The Valve Steam Deck is a PC gamer's perfect portable companion (USA Today)

AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors nail performance, but the top-tier isn't worth it for gaming (USA Today)

Apple's Fantastic M1 Processor Is Held Back by Software Compatibility (Gizmodo)

Nvidia's RTX 3060 Ti is the Mid-Range GPU Champion (Gizmodo)

Here's how Stadia's input lag compares to native PC Gaming (PC Gamer)

Citations

My work has been cited in the following research papers and professional correspondence:

A 2020 letter from the ACLU to the Supreme Court of California

eSports as a Digital Media Business

The Effects of Latency, Bandwidth, and Packet Loss on Cloud-Based Gaming Services

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