My pal John Wick has a funny video he’s made up from a series of photos he took at Gen Con. Most of these feature people at the show posing with John’s plush avatar Bear. I show up in the first photo, less than 20 seconds in. Stick around and watch the whole thing for fun and to see how …
Patch Work
My friends at Patch Products are looking for a product designer. They make all sorts of cool things, including games, toys, coloring books, puzzles, and foam sports balls, and they’re best known for games like TriBond, which they sold to Mattel last year. They have a great benefits package, including an on-site gym and on-site day care. Best of all, …
Fun at 40
I turned 40 earlier this month, and over my enfeebled objections, my lovely wife has decided to throw a 40th birthday party for me this Saturday. If you’re a local friend and haven’t yet gotten an invitation, it means my impending senility has robbed me of access to your contact details. Pop me one of those newfangled e-mails the kids …
Flames Rising Interview
Jeremy Jones (who must be tired of talking with me by now) has another interview with me posted on FlamesRising.com. This one covers the details of shared-world writing and what it’s like to get paid to play in someone else’s sandbox.
Geekerati Recording
If you missed the show on Geekerati Radio last night, you’re not out of luck. You can now listen to it for free online. As always, I had a great time chatting with hosts Christian Lindke and Bill Cunningham. The talk ranged over a wide range of topics, from the Mutant Chronicles and Brave New World movies to the Blood …
Silver Ennie
Here’s the official graphic for this year’s silver ENnies. Shiny! I took home less than 1% of one of these for my essay in Hobby Games: The 100 Best. Now to figure out which piece I get. I think one of the pips on the 6-face of the die would be cool. I suspect there’s a 1d100 (or 1d%) table …
Geekerati Monday
As a reminder, I’ll be on Geekerati Radio this Monday, August 25, starting at 9 PM my (Central) time and 7 PM their (Pacific) time. The call-in number is (646) 478-5041. If you’re available, be sure to give us a ring to inspire the chat!
DJA in the News
Glenn McDonald, whom I met briefly at Gen Con, writes for the Raleigh-Durham News & Observer. In the issue dated August 22, 2008, he has a kind article about the show, which includes a note about how local Jason Morningstar’s Grey Ranks won (or at least tied for) the Diana Jones Award. It features a short quote from me about …
The Diana Jones Award(s)
The Diana Jones Award committee announced the winner of its annual award on August 13, the night before Gen Con. And it went to… Grey Ranks by Jason Morningstar, published by Bully Pulpit Games! And… Open Design and Wolfgang Baur! That’s right, it was a tie. The committee doesn’t particularly like ties, of course. No one does. But in this …
Gamers and Goldfarb, Part 2
After reading a few different points of view on why a national political campaign feels safe disparaging gamers, I stumbled across one idea that rings true. It’s not an accident. It’s not Goldfarb being flip. He did it once and gave a clever apology, then did it again a month later. I’m going to assume he’s a smart guy who …