I love Chicago. I really do. What I don’t love is the Comcast Internet service we’re getting out here. Back in DC, we didn’t have that many problems, but here in the windy city a gnat sneezes in Milwaukee and our ‘Net connection goes down. Grrrr. As a result, it’s 9 o’clock and I’m just now checking my email for the first solid time all day, because I finally caved and headed for a Panera Bread.
I know, I know, it’s a holiday, but I’m behind. I did get a chance to work on some of those Flash books I bought a while back, and I’m feeling pretty powerful. I also took a little time to update my interactive portfolio, adding a bunch of stuff I’ve done this year. So some progress was made, but Comcast is still on my hit list. Gah.
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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 »
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