Category Archives: Gaming Culture

Rough Transition

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Meg

I have been writing for one particular gaming publication for 4 years now, and a new owner has decided to turn profit-share instead of payment for each article. If you aren’t a freelance writer, you might not realize how ridiculous … Continue reading →

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Neocolonialism

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Meg

Neocolonialism is Seth Alter’s new strategy game of economic control and dirty politics. I wrote about Neocolonialism’s Kickstarter for IGM,  back in January. The game’s out now, so I interviewed Seth for GamerHub.Tv: What was your main goal in developing and … Continue reading →

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Creatively Scraped

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Meg

N’ Elefant Mouse’z ‘Str Trek: Rivalz’ 4 iOz, playerz amazz a deck f cardz, each wit an image from teh nu JJ Abramz “Str Trek,” n’ teh middle & 4 numberz aroun teh zidez. N’ each game, each playr be … Continue reading →

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Adultish

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Meg

Boss: Tomorrow a high schooler is coming to shadow you for a careers project. Me: Hahahaha, I’m an adult role model with a respectable career! Hahahaha!

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What To Do With A Degree In Classics

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Meg

One of my game dev students named the object for her Hero Marcus Junius Brutus and the object for her Enemy Gaius Julius Caesar. While I usually encourage my students to stick to the naming conventions, to avoid 10,000 files … Continue reading →

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What My Completely Honest CV Would Say

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Meg

I did some stuff for games, some of them shipped. I wrote some stuff for magazines, some are still in business.

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‘It’s Just A Game’ Zine

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Meg

It’s Just A Game arrived today! I’m very pleased to be part of this collection. Probably the best part was going through the links in the bios and discovering the other contributors’ game and writing projects. Edited: The first print run … Continue reading →

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Flavortext Superpower

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Meg

As part of the class in game design, we ask the students to come up with unique, descriptive titles for their completed games, and to write other game text like a one-sentence summary or a brief instructional screen.  Usually I … Continue reading →

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‘Cow Crushers’: A Message Game Done Right

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Meg

New piece on IGM about Cow Crushers: Auroch Digital  has released a new relevant game, Cow Crushers, around the recent scandal about fast food beef tainted with horsemeat. I’ve written about GameTheNews’ previous titles, My Cotton-Picking Life and Endgame Syria, and mostly concluded that although I … Continue reading →

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Not Just Another Zombie Apocalypse

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Meg

New interview with Sarah Northway from Northway Games. I asked Sarah about the growing freemium trend. “I’ve been hearing some real cautionary tales of indie games releasing only a free version with IAP.” Sarah says, “Free-to-play is territory best left … Continue reading →

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