I currently have an essay up at the GAMBIT blog called The Pros of Cons, wherein I discuss the philosophical issues plaguing the Game Developers’ Conference, Wondercon, Comic-con, SXSW and so on. Â In it you’ll get to hear me liken conferences and conventions to libraries and amusement parks. Â I even have a somewhat witty closing line, as is always good to have in such essays.
After researching transmedia storyworlds at MIT, guiding Microsoft in its CTO/CXO's think tank, co-founding Microsoft Studios' Narrative Design team, and exploring the future of entertainment and media as the Creative Director and a Research Fellow for USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab, I'm now the Creative Director for USC's World Building Media Lab, a storyteller, a designer, a consultant, and a doctoral student in Media Arts and Practice at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. more »
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