I have a new video out. Famous NPCs You Never Meet www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5K... a video essay on some of video games greatest unseen NPCs featuring Erik Wolpaw, writer of Portal. #portal #gaming #videogames #reddeadredemption #videogamedesign

Erik Wolpaw (Portal, Half Life 2: Episodes, Left 4 Dead) on "Why Game Writing Lives in the Margins" New Episode of The Examined Game out now: www.podpage.com/the-examined... #videogames #podcast #portal #halflife #valve #gaming #left4dead

March's Crimson Gazette's out! 📰 I spoke at @ubisoft.com Toronto for International Women's Day, contributed to @inkle.co's book, chatted w/ @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, & The Crimson Diamond's 25% off for #CuriousOdyssey (nearly 600 reviews!), & more! www.thecrimsondiamond.com/CrimsonGazette90.html

I just think they're neat #videogames #gaming #animals #ghostsofYoshima

@noodleawesome.bsky.social Thanks for the previous shout out. My chair test video had such a strong response it inspired me to make a drink test video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iV...

Why Video Games have a Drinking Problem - A new video essay on alcoholism in video games is up featuring Stardew Valley by @concernedape.bsky.social and Disco Elysium www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3iV... #stardewvalley #discoelysium #vidoegames #gamedesign #alcoholism

'The Chair Test in Video Games' video has hit 33,000+ views and generated hundreds of thoughtful comments. Thank you @rich-lem.bsky.social, @jon.inkle.co and @juliaminamata.bsky.social for your contribution to this piece www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB... #gaming #videogamedesign #videogames

@rich-lem.bsky.social I think you'd enjoy the discussion going on in the chair video where I featured your reflections on ICO. People are going DEEP on chair theory in video games... www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB...

For research purposes... Best video game haircuts? Mine is a relatively new entry... Maelle from @expedition33.bsky.social Clair Obscure. For haircuts I wish I had...Sephiroth from @ffviirjp.bsky.social FF7 #gaming #clairobscure #finalfantasy

Thanks for the wonderful chat, Steven! A great conversation, please give a listen:

Episode 3 of The Examined Game featuring an in-depth interview with @juliaminamata.bsky.social, creator of text parser adventure The Crimson Diamond on the topic of play is now live... www.podpage.com/the-examined... #videogames #podcast #gamedesign #pointandclick

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only dev with a deep-seated belief in the power of a sittable chair. To add to my thoughts in the video: I think in-game sittable chairs allow devs to be gracious hosts to their players, to help them feel welcome to an experience without an expectation to act.🪑

The Chair Test in Video Games, a short video essay featuring @inkle.co's Jon Ingold (80 Days), @juliaminamata.bsky.social (The Crimson Diamond) & @rich-lem.bsky.social (Uncharted) www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdFB... #videogamedocumentary #gaming #gamedesign #videoessay

Why @naughtydog.com deliberately slowed you down in Uncharted 2 featuring co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand @rich-lem.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr... #naughtydog #uncharted #videogames #documentary #gamedesign #thelastofus #uncharted2amongtheives #videogamepodcast

I recently spoke with the excellent Steven Lake for his new documentary and interview series, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social —the 7 minute documentary is now live, and you can hear me talk about Uncharted 2's "peaceful village" sequence right here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr...

Steven drew some things out of me about this that I haven't said before... if you want to hear our full discussion, you can listen to that here: www.podpage.com/the-examined... Thank you for the thoughtful conversation, Steven! @theexaminedgame.bsky.social