Author Archives: Meg

The Love of My (Other) Life

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Meg

The Love of My (Other) Life, by Traci L. Slatton, is a cute sci-fi romance. Brian chases Tessa all around Manhattan, telling her she’s his wife in an alternate universe, and making really terrible physics jokes. When Tessa isn’t trying … Continue reading →

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Recent Posts

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Meg

Two recent pieces on Indie Game Magazine on serious sim games. First, I loved the concept of Auroch Digital’s relevant sim Endgame Syria, even if I ultimately thought the execution was simplistic and somewhat lacking. Then, I broke my rule against posting … Continue reading →

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Zenonia Hates Me

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Meg

New post on Zenonia 5 on Hardcore Droid: Zenonia 5, Gamevil’s latest installment in the Zenonia series, is a fantasy action RPG for Droid.  Players enter an engaging fantasy world, with charming characters, oddly adorable monsters to fight, an epic … Continue reading →

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Winter Wedding

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Meg

Just before Christmas, Harold and I went to the wedding of a high school friend in my New Jersey hometown. I basically cried from when we sat down,  because I always cry at weddings, and also because I’m over thirty … Continue reading →

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Because Science!

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Meg

We are not wired to control our emotions. We now know that the amygdala can send signals to the prefrontal region of the brain, where the orbitofrontal cortex is located, but the prefrontal region cannot send signals directly to the … Continue reading →

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On The Future

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Meg

I’ve started contributing to Geek Magazine recently, and my first piece is about future tech. It’s exciting to think about a pocket app that learns about what you like and finds it for you, and, on a larger scale, about omnipresent … Continue reading →

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Hidden Object Adventures

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Meg

Harold came in while I was sprawled on the couch, immersed in a new game for a Hardcore Droid review. “Are you playing a hidden object game?” he asked, with a certain amount of shock in his voice. Harold and … Continue reading →

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ReviewerCard: A Card For (Unethical) Reviewers

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Meg

I’ve written before about times I feel like a real writer and times I wish I could carry all my clips around with me so I don’t feel like a hack and how great it is to get official confirmation in a … Continue reading →

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Pretend Space and Real Trees

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Meg

New post on IGM that’s half about a new initiative from indie studio RocketOwl, and half my rambling about social games for social change. …The Ottawa indie game developers RocketOwl will be planting a real live tree for each new … Continue reading →

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But Brooklynites Do Things Ironically

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Meg

Potential Work Contact: My email is *noun* followed by *number* at Yahoo dot com. Meg:  Well played, retro hipster! Want my fax number? Potential Work Contact: What? Meg: Oh. You weren’t kidding. Uh…

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