Games

Fortnightly Fiction Jam

Fortnightly Fiction Jam is a series of interactive fiction writing sprints that I recently started up. It's been a lot of fun.

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.

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.

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...

ACM Hypertext 2016: Juried Hypertext Exhibition

This year, the ACM Hypertext Conference is offering a Creative Track in an effort to bring in more artists, which I have graciously been asked to Chair. This year's conference theme is "missing link," which is perfect for how we see this exhbition.

This Has to Stop

I had planned to post a cute little post today about AI as a design problem. But honestly in the wake of the announcement that...

Beyond the Velvet Ropes

Finally, by my third GDC, I have reconciled my past experiences of being an outsider with the my current privileges. This year was a big step.

Little Rag Dolls: The Evolution of Smash

I’ve been a fan of the Super Smash Bros series since the first installment on Nintendo 64 in 1999. Back then, I loved the game’s framing metaphor of the characters of Nintendo's most popular games as inanimate toys brought to life by the Master Hand’s omnipotent selection.