Jan 26Letting Students Write the RulesI mentioned before that I’m driving to the University of Kentucky eSports Lounge this weekend to give a talk on how rules structure a...
Aug 25, 2023The Politics of Age of Empires III’ve been playing a lot of Stellaris lately, but as a kid, the only computer game I really played much was Age of Empires II (AoE2, as in...
Aug 11, 2023I got my guy!So here’s the mind-blowing keynote for Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT? Apparently I have a very expressive face. Anyway, I’ll give you a...
Aug 2, 2023No blog post BUT...Come check out Who’s Responsible for ChatGPT?, the free Zoom conference Cargile and I have been organizing for months! It starts...
Jun 30, 2023I had to write a research statement about what I’m working on. Here’s my first draft.Let me know what you think! I'm still figuring out how to summarize my research program and instill confidence I’ll be a “productive”...
Jun 2, 2023Terraforming Mars and Intergenerational PoliticsIf I’ve seen you in the past month or so, I’ve probably talked you into playing Terraforming Mars, currently the 6th highest ranked board...
May 19, 2023Robert Horry and Value CaptureYou already know what value capture is if you’ve encountered NBA Ring Culture. You know your cousin who says Michael Jeffrey Jordan is...
Apr 21, 2023Puzzles and ProblemsI’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between puzzles and problems and I need your help to figure it out. Say you’re solving a...
Mar 31, 2023Writing with ChatGPTLet's talk about games. Do you know the difference between purposes and goals? The goal of a game is the target we aim at during the...