Tag Archives: games

No Pineapples Will Be Left Behind!

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Meg

Alternate Title: Even More Thoughts Around Games and Education A while ago, I posted about No Pineapple Left Behind, a serious game Seth Alter from Subaltern Games is working on, all about standardized testing and school systems. I was really disappointed to … Continue reading →

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Writing About Writing, Again

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Meg

On Monday, I gave a talk at Davidson College about games and education. It was a really great day. the campus is beautiful, and it was lovely to talk with Anelise, about her work in digital media (old texts + … Continue reading →

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Secrets of ‘High School Story’ #hssgame

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Meg

A few weeks ago, I was at a homeschool education conference for my work, and I got chatting with a twelve-year-old about our favorite games. (This was a theme of the conference weekend, and I got quite a few game … Continue reading →

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Continuity

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Meg

“Easy to learn, hard to master” is usually considered the gold standard for a casual game. The more time new players must spend, learning how systems and items work, the less casual and accessible the game is. (I love a … Continue reading →

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Not All YouTubers

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Meg

Part of my work involves creating video content, managing the creation of video content from others, and building a friendly fan community around games, all for students ages 8-14. Sometimes, working on gaming videos really highlights how inappropriate and angry YouTube gamer culture can be. It ranges … Continue reading →

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My Top Books of 2014

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Meg

So, this was blatantly stolen from Alice at Reading Rambo, who stole it from Emily at As the Crowe Flies (and Reads). Although, I only answered the questions I felt like answering, and I waited until weeks into 2015 to do so, because you … Continue reading →

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With Those We Love Alive

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Meg

his is a screenshot, of sorts, from Porpentine’s With Those We Love Alive.  I discovered this game through friends on social media sharing photos of their own symbols. I immediately wanted to play it, but put it off until I … Continue reading →

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Fangirl to Influencer at Carolina Blogging

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Meg

Carolina Blogging’s first skillshare and blogger meetup will be this March, and I’m going to be talking about review blogging, specifically about writing on books and games. But I totally described it in a professional way! Fangirl to Influencer: Turn Your … Continue reading →

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The Screaming Narwhal

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Meg

Telltale Games’s Tales of Monkey Island, not to be confused with the LucasArts updated re-release of the original stories, is an entirely separate adventure in the ongoing saga of Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate. The first episode, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal: … Continue reading →

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Ze, zir, zim: An Extended Metaphor

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Meg

Transgender and genderfluid identities are quite outside my experience, actually, so are most queer identities, since my own questioning phase was more about where can I find handsome boys, which boy should I date, and why can’t I date all of … Continue reading →

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