I have a couple trips coming up in the next few weeks. First off, I’m going to be a special guest at U-Con in Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, Michigan from November 17–19. Then it’s Thanksgiving, which I’ll spend at home, but the Saturday following that weekend — December 2 — I’ll be a special guest at Dragonmeet in London too. I’ll post …
Heading to Comic-Con!
I’m off to Comic-Con International in San Diego at waaaay too early in the morning tomorrow (July 21, that is). Marvel is flying me out so I can run some in-person playtests with a few select groups of folks. While I’m there, I’ll also be on these panels: Thursday, 3:30-4:30 PM: Tabletop RPGs and the Shared Story Experience: Remember that …
Join Me at M+DEV
This Friday – February 14, 2020 – I’m scheduled to be a speaker at M+DEV, a video game developers conference held at the Allianz Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. I spoke at the inaugural event two years ago, and I’m delighted that they invited me back. I’ll be speaking at 3:15 PM on “Writing for Video Games.” The rest of …
Heading to Gamehole Con!
This weekend, I’m attending my last convention of the year – and one of my favorites – Gamehole Con. It’s a wonderful show held in Madison, Wisconsin, less than an hour from my house, and it’s grown larger and better every year. They focus on tabletop roleplaying games – Dungeons & Dragons in particular, but far from exclusively – and …
Hello, Halo Outpost!
This weekend, I’m heading off to Halo Outpost Discovery in Anaheim, California. HOD is a multi-media traveling celebration of all things related to Halo, and Anaheim is the last stop of this summer’s inaugural tour. They’ve called in a bunch of special guests to help them cap everything off, including loads of Halo writers and actors like Steve Downes and …
See You at Gen Con!
This is my favorite show of the year. I never miss it. I started going when I was a kid, and this will be my 38th in a row. Better yet, it falls across my birthday once again, so there’s double reason to celebrate. If you’re a tabletop gamer of any stripe and have the time and means to make …
Heading North for Arctic Game Week!
I love getting out of the house and meeting fans and friends. I spend a lot of time at my desk in my house, and seeing the rest of the world makes for a good break from that. This May 29—June 2, I’m heading to northern Sweden for Arctic Game Week, which includes a number of different festivals in SkellefteÃ¥, …
Going to Gamehole Con!
I spent the day yesterday at the polls, serving as a poll observer here in Wisconsin. Results aside (which I was pretty pleased with overall), I always find it inspiring to watch so many people come in and vote, no matter how much other stuff they have going on in their day. In my county, we had something like 82% …
DJA at Gen Con
This past summer, I hosted the Diana Jones Award ceremony and party at Gen Con, just as I’ve done for the past 17 years. We had a wonderful time, even though we were in a new, louder venue, and the winners gave fantastic, heartfelt speeches. This year, though, we did something new at Gen Con for the first time. The …
Gen Con Insights
As I may have mentioned before, I’m on the committee that helps select the gaming industry guests of honor for Gen Con, my favorite event of the year. This is kind of like being asked to help oversee Christmas. This year, we had a fantastic slate of guests: Jordan Weisman, Nolan T. Jones, and Anita Sarkeesian. We also instituted a new …