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The Tomorrow That We Dream

What follows are my notes, which make for a rough transcript, of my talk to the University of Kansas’ Digital Storytelling Colloquium from November 4th,...

On Resilience

I have been told by quite a number of people that I have a certain emotional resilience and a tenacity for working at a problem....

Rambling Thoughts on Utopias, Speculative Fiction, the Matter of Black Lives

I’m sitting here, in this Covid world, experiencing its emotional ups and downs while I watch all the things that are shaken loose as the...

Back on Track

Hi all! I’m very long overdue for an update about my goings on and doings. Last year was something of a whirlwind of stuff. And...

Ehdrigohr: The Roleplaying Game is a game of post cataclysmic tribal horror

Ehdrigohr takes inspiration from the myths and folklore of tribal and indigenous cultures around the world, with particular inspiration from the Lakota people. In this human-centric world, each of Ehdrigohr's cultures has its own magical flavor -- not "primitive," but interesting and unique paths to survival against the night's ravenous hordes. There is high adventure, political intrigue, social play, secret societies, monster bashing, monster fleeing, and more. Read more here

The Tomorrow That We Dream

The Tomorrow That We Dream
What follows are my notes, which make for a rough transcript, of my talk to the University of Kansas’ Digital Storytelling Colloquium from November 4th,...
Read more

On Resilience

On Resilience
I have been told by quite a number of people that I have a certain emotional resilience and a tenacity for working at a problem....
Read more

Rambling Thoughts on Utopias, Speculative Fiction, the Matter of Black Lives

Rambling Thoughts on Utopias, Speculative Fiction, the Matter of Black Lives
I’m sitting here, in this Covid world, experiencing its emotional ups and downs while I watch all the things that are shaken loose as the...
Read more

Back on Track

Back on Track
Hi all! I’m very long overdue for an update about my goings on and doings. Last year was something of a whirlwind of stuff. And...
Read more

Playtesting Soon

I’m getting closer to done with the beta for Ehdrioghr and will start some playtesting soon using family, friends, and students.  In preparation I’ll be posting more about what the game actually is and some of the rules we’ll be using.  There will be some sample characters, creatures, maps, organizations, …

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The Art of Game

There is an interesting debate that has popped up from time to time across the realms of game design about whether games should be considered art.  My personal opinion as a designer is a resounding yes and no.  I  believe that games as a medium has the most profound capacity …

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By encouraging people to become players and designers I hope to get them, as my primary goal, to see the power of a narrative to transform.
When we see the story as a story we can see what it hides, what it supports, what supports it, and what expectations it sets and what meanings it gives to things that might otherwise be arbitrary both within and without.
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