January 2011
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Games in school? Games in school!
Anybody remember the Cosby Show? How about the episode where Rudy gets her period on the day where the teacher is giving a punctuation lesson? That was a classic.
There may be no punctuation mark with a better name than the interrobang, which is a combination of the question mark and exclamation point, a symbol that I think is perfectly summed up in Don Knotts’s face on every episode of...
Reality and all the Fixins
To commemorate my mailbox receiving my copy of Jane McGonigal’s book Reality is Broken, I finally got around to watching her TED talk from last year.
I have to finish reading Stephen Sondheim’s book first (and he is quite playful himself!) but no matter what you’re in the middle of reading, everyone can find time to watch Jane’s 20 minute TED talk, and it’s quite...
A higher goal for gamification
That, of course, is Angela Lansbury in her role as the un-beloved Mayoress in the Sondheim musical “Anyone Can Whistle.” And if you think it’s pointless being mayor of a town in which the inhabitants of the loony bin (or “Cookie Jar”) are indistinguishable from the town’s purportedly sane residents, all of whom are in a failed Broadway musical, or if you...
Great place to play games in LA this weekend
Okay, don’t get your hopes up for a games collection like this. However, the glamorous Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is opening a bar/club: the Spare Room will be a place for games and gamesmanship. With virtual bowling lanes, backgammon tables, and snacks and drinks to order, this may soon become the preferred new place to roll the dice and move your mice on the east side. I’m not holding...
Games from coast to coast
Happy new year everybody! We hope you had a splendid holiday season in the days before and after Christmas. We played some great games, which we’ll be posting photos of soon, but wanted to draw your attention to two opportunities:
Game developers in New York, take note: this regular event is a chance to meet like-minded game inventors and play test whatever masterpieces you’ve...
