Category Archives: Gaming

Plot. How I See It and Other Rambles.

Posted on September 11, 2014 by The Internaut

Dungeons & Dragons, the grandfather of all roleplaying games, celebrates its 40th birthday this year! I can’t well think of a better way to incorporate and express all the wonderfully creative aspects of gaming and storytelling than the campaigns born … Continue reading →

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Designing for Youth – Making Games for Players Under 14

Posted on June 22, 2014 by The Internaut

…in general when dealing with younger people, he simply thinks of them as adults with a lot less experience. Check out this video from the YouTube channel Extra Credits for one whirlwind analysis of designing games for children.  From the … Continue reading →

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6.00x: Recursion and Objects Week 3

Posted on March 9, 2014 by The Internaut

This post is part of the 6.00x Intro to Computer Science and Programming series This week in 6.00.1x focused on two lectures that introduced the ideas of recursion and objects in programming.  In the case of recursion, a number of … Continue reading →

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Twitch Plays (And Somehow Beats) Pokémon

Posted on March 1, 2014 by The Internaut

Remember that single-player video game you loved as a kid but could never play together with friends because that would mean taking turns passing the controller? And remember how you never did that, because that would be, well…lame? Well, the … Continue reading →

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The Resistance: Prepare Your Brain for this Board Game

Posted on January 1, 2014 by The Internaut

The follow up to last week’s Play More Games post Don Eskridge’s The Resistance board game has quickly become one of my favorite games…ever. I hesitate to even call it a board game, because nearly the entirety of it is … Continue reading →

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My Only 2014 New Year’s Resolution: Play More Games

Posted on December 29, 2013 by The Internaut

Before 2013 officially ends, I thought I’d join in on the wonderful tradition of putting together stretch goal resolutions and other general false promises by coming up with my own list of resolutions for the year. Fortunately, after a December … Continue reading →

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George Takei and Felicia Day on Gaming the Brain

Posted on December 16, 2013 by The Internaut

Ohhh my!  Check out this short online episode from “Takei’s Take”, George Takei’s new YouTube channel where he takes on topics in the realm of social media and technology.  In this episode, George covers some real world benefits of gaming, … Continue reading →

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Escape the Room!

Posted on November 17, 2013 by The Internaut

Here’s what I did this weekend in New York City: The description was simple and exactly accurate for what went down. Our session was made up of a full group of ten would-be escapees. I came with a group of … Continue reading →

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Girl Scouts Game On: New Video Game Design Patch Introduced

Posted on April 22, 2013 by The Internaut

Soon after the Boy Scouts recently introduced a Game Design merit badge, the Girl Scouts of America in partnership with Women In Games International (WIGI) have presented a new patch rolling out with the Greater Los Angeles Girl Scout chapter … Continue reading →

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CS50x: My Final Project

Posted on April 14, 2013 by The Internaut

Over the past 3 months, I’ve been taking Harvard College’s online Intro to Computer Science course, CS50x.  It’s being offered through edX, a relatively new non-profit addition in the world of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), an initiative that’s been … Continue reading →

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