I’ve been thinking a bit about the power roles in game design and how games talk to players due both to a conference paper and withdrawal from not having done any serious game writing the past two years. For months I’ve tossed around the idea of a Cartesian representation of what I see as the four...

  Since I started my Fulbright application, I’ve needed shorthand to explain what I planned to do in the UK and why I needed to do it in the UK. The simple answer always came out as I want to build wikis for local communities to record oral traditions. Because wikis are hot media, this explanation...

Today I intended to start a 4-part discussion about game design’s influence on my Fulbright project, but that’ll have to wait. On the way to my bus home I noticed a television camera placed outside the Leeds Radisson Blu. I walked by at first, quite intent upon making my way home. Then I...

I’m running again for charity. This time it’s for Dreams Come True and donations can be made quick and easy. Any little bit helps the kids! Much less important, but it also helps me. Back on March 28th, I ran an awful half-marathon at 2.5 hours. The run happened in Liverpool, and despite...

A large part of a Fulbright year has to do with cultural exchange. While my research involves preserving local history, I wanted to do something intimate and special for Leeds while in the U.K. So for the last few months I’ve been making arrangements to set up a photography class for Looked After...

No apologies, just a flash flood of insights to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Here’s what I’ll take a look at over the next two weeks.   Community Voices: I’ve had two classes teaching foster kids photography. They’ve created some great shots and I can’t wait to share...

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the British honor those who have fallen in war by remembering the Armistice of 1918. Citizens wear red poppy pins to mark the sacrifice of both civilians and soldiers during Remembrance Day throughout the country. It’s a wonderful tradition, not...

Just a little video of the family and I watching the NYE display on the Headrow. No worries, my daughter never falls off even with her concerns clearly expressed toward the video’s end.   And some still shots of Leeds going all out for 2010. I’m not sure what my favorite aspect of this...

LEEDS NYE! I bet you can guess, but I quite enjoyed 2009. I moved to a new country, started my third degree, and met a ton of fantastic people. To honor the year, here are my thoughts on 3 things that went well and 3 things I’d like to do better in 2010. The successes: Number One Alternate:Okay,...

I’ve had a few conversations about homesickness with other students while here in the U.K. I can also freely admit that I’ve felt that tug myself at times–though having my wife and three kids here certainly stems the tide. So I wanted to give some ideas on how to deal with homesickness. First,...