Getting back in the game

Apart from a couple of recent outbursts in response to local and global politics, I'm pretty much at least two months behind on blogging. However, this is the post that will rectify that, and then maybe I can actually start moving forward with the regular blogging about games and what not that I nearly started doing at the end of 2010. In this post, you'll find some stuff about the IMSH conference, Eric Bauman's new LLC (and website) Clinical Playground, a few thoughts about my experience in the 2011 Global Game Jam, a bump for the 2011 GLS conference, umm . . . nothing about the current state of politics in Wisconsin (there'll be more on that at a later time), but it does include a bonus picture of a Norwegian Elkhound. All that plus something I surely left out after the jump.

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broken rules

magic circle of politics broken

typical binary conundrums follow

need third option fast

plz help

k thx

it's gonna be live

In light of recent events in Egypt, and to a lesser extent here in Wisconsin:

Everything old is in fact new again.

Global Game Jam 2011

It was awesome.

Here is a board game I helped make called Meteor Strike.

More later.

Breaking Player Immersion, or Why Fable 3 is a remarkable failure

I should start this post by emphasizing that it is more or less spoiler free. While I treat on a number of the mechanics and design decisions in Fable 3, I've kept almost everything about the game narrative out of it. That said, if you haven't played Fable 3, reading this post might make you disinclined to get the game. Oddly enough despite the title, that isn't actually my intent.

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