Author Archives: Meg
Dunning-Kruger Effect
I came across this photo from my game design class last spring. I shared it at iheartchaos a while ago, but I don’t think I ever shared it here. We covered this in a discussion about cognitive biases. I … Continue reading
Equals
This is the first time I’ve changed my profile photo for a Facebook cause. I usually see these as lazy slacktivism, because if you really want to support a cause, you could try donating some money or writing a letter! … Continue reading
Alternate Universe Screamland?
I recently got a pitch from a PR rep offering me a new book to review. The book was pitched as a quirky fantasy story about real-life movie monsters, including Dracula, the Mummy, and the Wolfman, who stop snarking about … Continue reading
Recent on IGM
New short piece on my New York neighbors, Golden Ruby Games and their new Worm Run over at Indie Game Magazine. Their new game is a casual runner in which players help save space janitor Zeke Tallahassee from a space monster. … Continue reading
The Time Tribe
My friend Jerry wrote to tell me he’s working with a new game, and he thought it might be a good fit for me. “Oh yeah? Why’s that?” “Because it’s a point-and-click adventure game, with historically accurate game settings, edu … Continue reading
Cary Hellscape
Tonight I went to meet with some local game developers in an office complex in Cary. I was very excited to go, but not excited to drive through Cary. Cary is a special kind of terrible. About a third of … Continue reading
Longform
My editor at Geek sent all the writers a group email suggesting that we all feel free to go over our wordcounts whenever the subject warrants a longer piece. I responded with a longform essay on serious, indie games, because who … Continue reading
Amity & Sorrow
New piece over on thalo about Peggy Riley’s amazing new novel, Amity & Sorrow. I don’t love every book I end up reviewing (AHEM), but I’d really recommend this one for lovely prose revealing a thoughtful and sometimes dark story. Peggy … Continue reading
And Turn Down That Terrible Music
Editor: Anyone want a rush fee for covering the end of Google Reader? Cover the news, and suggest alternative feedreaders, due as soon as possible. Meg: Don’t we have someone under 30 to do that? I’d still be on Bloglines … Continue reading
Text-Based Space Opera in ‘Choice of the Star Captain’
I’ve talked a lot about text-based games like Heroes Rise, To The City of the Clouds, Choice of Romance, Choice of The Vampire, Choice of the Dragon, and now, I’ve got a new piece on Geek talking about Star Captain. Choice of the Star Captain … Continue reading
