Ill Doctrine, of all people, got me wondering: can we fix our cultural hostility to electing smart people to office…
I was incredibly excited to come across this presentation on Valve’s approach to play-testing. For those who don’t want to…
A.J. Liszkiewicz uses Farmville to reflect on the values of play. He thinks Farmville is really problematic, because it embodies…
Today’s the second Ada Lovelace Day, an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in science and…
I’m involved in the Games2Girls project, which introduces middle school girls to careers in game development. It’s a great project,…
This week’s reading: The Believers, Zoe Heller Losing Your Parents, Finding Yourself, Victoria Secunda The Poet, Michael Connelly The Scarecrow,…
And do you really need to know more than that? Then, a month later in Nagoya, Japan, the Famen restaurant…
A friend sent me this video about a game called Gorak, out of Brazil. According to the video, they’re trying…
Mashable has a nice piece on social gaming … except I’m a bit puzzled by how they’re using the term.…
Caught up! A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick Out of Our Heads, Alva Noe Selling Anxiety, Caryl Rivers Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth…