 Storyteller, scholar, consultant. Loving son, husband and father. Kindhearted mischief-maker. I'm the Director of the Games and Simulation program at Miami University in Ohio, where I am also an Assistant Professor in the College of Creative Arts' Emerging Technology in Business and Design department. I'm also the director of Miami's Worldbuilding and Narrative Design Research Laboratory (WNDRLab). I have a Master's in Comparative Media Studies from MIT and a PhD in Media Arts and Practices from the University of Southern California. In past lives I've been the lead Narrative Producer for Microsoft Studios and cofounder of its Narrative Design team, working on projects like Hololens, Quantum Break and new IP incubation; in a "future of media" think tank for Microsoft's CXO/CTO and its Chief Software Architect; the Creative Director for the University of Southern California's World Building Media Lab and the Technical Director, Creative Director and a Research Fellow for USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab; a Visiting Assistant Professor at Whittier College and director of its Whittier Other Worlds Laboratory (WOWLab); the Communications Director and a researcher for the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab; a founding member of the Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT (now The Futures of Entertainment); a magazine editor; and a award-winning short film producer. more » The opinions put forward in this blog are mine alone, and do not reflect the opinions of my employers.
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June 19, 2005
10:17 am Happy Father’s Day, Dad.
 I don’t tell him often enough, but my Dad rocks. Somehow he always knew just the right combination of insightful advice and laissez-faire, “let him figure it out on his own” type of guidance to keep me on the right path growing up without my ever resenting him or feeling the need to rebel. I still look up to my Dad, turn to him for advice and thoroughly enjoy the time we spend together talking about cars, business or life in general. Here’s to you, Dad. Happy Father’s Day. |
