Monthly Archives: January 2011
Winning On Red
Although my colleague Hiro is brilliant and amazing, we don’t exactly see eye-to-eye on some things. Most things. Ok, anything. (Hey, if you ever want to see a Quebecois turn funny colors, you should tell him that every problem you … Continue reading
Still Life With Jello Shots
Ok, so maybe Vegas isn’t completely wasted on me. (Unless my boss is reading, in which case, I was working really, really hard. All the time.)
Max’s Brain
Games blogger (and my housemates’ college classmate) Kurt Kalata is coming out with a book based on his retrogaming blog. My awesomely artistic housemate Kate is making a shrine to Roberta Williams for the cover of Kurt’s book, so when … Continue reading
Wasted.
So I’m heading to CES, the consumer electronics show in Los Vegas. I’m going to be working for the gameworld through Friday (I love that this wild virtual worldbuilding is my day job), and then staying on to see the … Continue reading
Atlas Shrugged
On New Year’s Eve, I took the train to Boston, where I met up with Marcus to drive the rest of the way up to Maine. Marcus had told me a few days before that he’d looked up our route … Continue reading
What Keeps You Playing?
I have a new editorial on player motivation up on The Game Effect. I’m quite pleased with this, it took me a while to process through why some mechanics keep me one-more-turning and others just piss me off, but I … Continue reading
Did They Teach You That In Poet School?
Marcus and I are drinking coffee at Harvard Square on a Sunday afternoon just before Christmas. Ok, I’m drinking enough coffee for both of us, and he’s regaling me with stories from academia. My friend Marcus is an actual working … Continue reading
