ONLINE ROUNDTABLE: JCMS Teaching Dossier “Teaching Game Studies,” 4/24, 1 PM EDT

The Critical Media Pedagogies Scholarly Interest Group, part of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS), is hosting an online roundtable on the...

UPCOMING: Headed to the Vibrant Media Lab, University of Pittsburgh, 4 PM, April 16, 2026

The unofficial book tour continues: I am headed to the University of Pittsburgh to do a little talk and workshop for the Vibrant Media...

UPCOMING: ENG 2900 Introduction to Video Game Studies Exhibition, 4/20, 3-4:30 PM, Ellis 109, Ohio University

My students in ENG 2900: Introduction to Video Game Studies are having a little exhibition & showcase of their final projects, papers, and prototypes....

IndieCade Playable Theater Symposium, March 23-24, 2026, University of Cincinnati

I am in Cincinnati! I am going to be a part of IndiCade’s Playable Theater Symposium 2026. Thanks to my friend and colleague Evan...

PRESENTATION: Video Games, Literature, and Close Playing @ Play, Interaction, and Learning Conference 2026, March 21, Online

The book tour continues: my co-author Timothy Welsh and I are presenting at the Play, Interaction, and Learning Conference 2026, organized by Syracuse University,...

Presented at Gaming Across Boundaries @ University of Kentucky, February 27 & 28, 2026

I just got back from a short trip down to the University of Kentucky for the Gaming Across Boundaries conference. The event was supported...

UPCOMING: Presenting at The Future of Writing 2026 “Adaptability,” February 20 & 21, 2026, USC & Online

In 2023, I attended the first Future of Writing symposium on “Interactivity.” This year’s conference is themed “Adaptability.” I will be presenting with my...

Happy Chinese New Year 2026! Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the Fire Horse!

Happy Chinese New Year! Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the Fire Horse! Here are some gathered predictions and guidance for the year:...

EVENT: “So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Butler’s Biographers,” Feb. 24, 2026, 7:30 PM, Online

What: The Octavia E. Butler Literary Society, with the support of the Department of English at Georgia Southern, is hosting “So Be It! See...

NEW PUBLICATION: “Close Playing,” Teaching Game Studies, Teaching Media Dossier, JCMS

A new publication just dropped hot off the digital presses! My short “Close Playing” essay is part of the most recent Journal of Cinema...
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