Unedited blog posts about things that interest me.
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The grass sways in the wind, the sea reaches up to the cliffs, spraying ocean into the air before calming once again into itself. Seafaring birds drift in the distance, after prey out of human sight. The mid-afternoon sun draws patterns of glitter onto the surface of the water. There
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When I first started playing and writing about games, it was a different time. Advertisements were built on the backs of the grunge-fantasy vibe of metal bands. Or they wrapped themselves in the elegant evening dress of perfume advertisements, but eschewed the class to gaze longingly at busts and butts.
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One of my favorite experiences in any game is experiencing the staccato rhythm of Pikachu’s crouch-walk in any Super Smash Bros. When I started writing about games at a professional capacity, I wanted to focus on narrative and ludonarrative aspects. I leaned heavily on the fiction and narrative side
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New York City swells with snow. a little subdued, as if waiting for the next blizzard, gunshot, or tragedy.
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For the games that have shone their lights on my life in 2016.
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Persons can act, persons can move, persons can feel, understand, remember... I can’t.
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Life can sometimes feel like a puzzle, but not all pieces are shaped the same.
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There's a challenge to designing a good challenge.
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Everything is political.
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Not all skills transfer quite so cleanly.
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Quiet comfort to be found in the nostalgic.
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I wish I could make an eternal sandbox for these kids.