I've been thinking a lot about the ideas and thoughts that I have. I've been carving away at what is still true for me and what I've managed to pull in because of wanting to fit in with communities like Google Plus, Board Game Geek or video game collecting and …
read moreGuilt and Shame
I'd like you to meet two friends of mine. Well, they're not actually friends, they've just been there for a long time. What would you call someone that has been a constant companion of yours, but brings out the worst in you? Friend seems too kind. A pest? Perhaps, but …
read moreBlending pen and paper role playing games with interactive storytelling: mechanics
I promised a follow-up post to my original thoughts on blending pen and paper role playing games with interactive storytelling, but I'd like to take an aside to talk about mechanics in tabletop games.
Mechanics in tabletop games are there to help facilitate a particular type of story. When we …
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I've been following the work of Chris Crawford ever since he graced the cover of Popular Computing as "Atari's Secret Weapon". I was an impressionable fifth grader at the time and dreamed of the day when I too would become Atari's Secret Weapon. Through the years I've been looking in …
read moreDesigning a Well Lived Life: Checking In (November 2020)
Checking in for November for my "Designing a Well-Lived Life" blogging. This is about making small changes during the year to make larger changes.
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Dropping expectations: Still finding this both easy and difficult. Certain things I've been able to drop with no problems, but there are still things that I …
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