Upcoming: NarraScope 2020

NarraScope 2020, a grassroots conference celebrating narrative games, will hold its second annual conference online from May 28 - June 4. Registration is free.

Worries for Academia

We are the intellectual frontline against an undercurrent that is giving rise to authoritarianism. It is our duty to understand and uphold our values in the face of those who hope to crush them out of us for their own gain.

Dare to Lead

Brené Brown is a researcher of shame and vulnerability, and while that might seem like an odd fit for a book about leadership in...

Picking Up

I went from starry-eyed designer to grizzled, cynical industry vet over the span of 3 months, and I had the battle scars to prove it.

Recovery, Humor, and the Healing Power of Play

The following was a post I never had a chance to publish in the wake of my surgery recovery. Since lots of folks asked...

You Never Call, You Never Write

The last post on this site came just before I went in for leg surgery a little over a year ago. I thought I’d...

Kentucky Route Zero (Acts 1 – 3)

Part of me wanted to wait for the entirety of Kentucky Route Zero to be released before writing about it, but ultimately I felt...

Writ Large

This weekend I’ll be speaking and exhibiting at a special UC Santa Cruz exhibition by Oakland-based text exhibition series Writ Large. The program looks fantastic,...