A wealth of contributions
Neato advice: "You are a PhD candidate, so you should present a wealth of contributions." Roger. I don't know yet exactly how to do that,...


Gone Home is a triumph
I just finished Gone Home. I will honestly say, I was in no way prepared for just how moving this game turned out to be. Gone Home...


Lili: Child of Geos
This game looks charming. And for some reason, the first thing that came to mind is, "I want to buy this game for some deserving little...


So, I had an MRI
Since about the end of April, I've had a constant headache every day. So, during Golden Week at the start of May I pretty much took it...

On Papers, Please
Playing through Papers, Please. There is a part early on where a married couple shows up. They are immigrating, escaping a dictatorship....


Teaching Japanese via Minecraft with Kotobaminers
Not only is this fascinating/useful/fun, but Mr. York is also concurrently doing the PhD route and teaching English at the Uni level. I...


ゲームをしたいからそのゲームを買う
Ryan Payton氏(MGS4, Halo 4等)は、CEDEC 2011で「日本の有名なゲームクリエイターが最新のゲームをやっているとは到底思えない」という発表で: 日本のゲームにはすごく深い物語がありますけれど、やはりゲーム自体が面白くないと良くないと。ゲームをした...
DiGRA: DISCIPLINARY IDENTITY OF GAME SCHOLARS: AN OUTLINE
"The findings highlight the great diversity of educational backgrounds and of the current self-identified research fields, but also the...


Thursday night arts and crafts
Went to Junes-erm, I mean, Aeon for some grocery shopping and managed to pick up some adhesive googly eyes... It begins. #fun...
Happy Harajuku
One of my hobbies is people-watching. I love to wander around the city and just look at all the different sorts of people that are out...