books
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A whole book about a single line of code. By ten authors.
Alien Phenomenology
or What It's Like to Be a Thing
A bold new metaphysics that explores how all things—from atoms to green chiles, cotton to computers—interact with, perceive, and experience one another.
How to Do Things with Videogames
A fresh look at computer games as a mature mass medium with unlimited potential for cultural transformation.
Newsgames
Journalism at Play
A book about the history and future of games in journalism. Co-authored with Simon Ferrari and Bobby Schweizer.
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games
Persuasive Games
The game studio I co-founded. We make games about social and political issues.
Simony
An art installation and iPhone/iPad game about earning or buying station.
Cow Clicker
A Facebook Game about Facebook Games
A Slow Year
A chapbook of game poems for Atari VCS, PC, and Mac
Water Cooler Games
Videogames with an Agenda - website archive
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writing
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February 3, 2014
The Squalid Grace of Flappy Bird
Why playing stupid games staves off existential despair
January 30, 2014
Snowpocalypse in Atlanta and The Walking Dead
How media prepares us for havoc, even catastrophe
January 14, 2014
"Science"
Response to the 2014 Edge Question: What Scientific Idea is ready for retirement?
November 13, 2013
The McRib: Enjoy Your Symptom
How McDonald's strange, seasonal sandwich explains the rest of its menu
November 8, 2013
Hyperemployment, or the Exhausting Work of the Technology User
Feeling overwhelmed online? Maybe it's because you're working dozens of jobs
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teaching
Historical Approaches to Digital Media
Graduate Seminar, Georgia Tech, Spring 2012
The Philosophy of Sport
Seminar and Studio, Fall 2011
Atari Hacks, Remakes, and Demakes
Special Topics in Game Design and Analysis, Spring 2010
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blog
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December 5, 2013
Tacos, Enchiladas, Burritos, Chiles, &c.
A Mexican Food Index to Alien Phenomenology
November 27, 2013
For Adults Who Want to Feel Good About Themselves
My daughter on Goldieblox
November 26, 2013
A Slow Year Now Available as a Digital Download
DRM free for Windows and Mac. Get it at the Humble Store or via Storybundle.
November 16, 2013
Let's Get Real Estate Listings
October 25, 2013
"Things Could Be Different"
A response to Kevin Werbach on MOOC "rock stars"
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photography
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speaking
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Next: March 7, 2014
Strange Games: Computer Gaming and Media Ecosystems
Center for Digital Humanities, University of South Carolina
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