Proofs

I just picked up my editor's proofs, for Game Addiction, Thursday night. I was frankly a little worried. I've never gone through an editor's comments for a book, and I'd heard horror stories. Reading these proofs was a pleasant, pleasant surprise. The edited copy flows, matching my style extremely well.



More than that, I was worried that my writing, especially when critiquing the ideas of other researchers, could have come off as overly acerbic. I can be a dick sometimes. And its bad, because in a venue where neutrality and respect of ideas is prized, I can be most critical of videogame research that doesn't make sense. See [example] of terrible ideas that [influence millions]. My editor did an amazing job of smoothing me out. It was something that took me by surprise; it was humbling to see the typesetting and overall texture of the book. Having it there in front of me.

While the editor also took out small bits of my wacky flair, the important pieces stayed. As did the important jokes, interviews, points and criticisms.

Yay.

Also, from what I hear from the publisher, this means that an actual publish date is not too far away.

Yaay.

New Gamasutra Article on Videogame Regulation

I've been busy. A bit too busy to post.

I wanted to mention a couple of updates that I can't put off any longer.

First off, I've got a new article up - on Gamasutra again. It's an inclusive piece on Videogame Regulation. As usual it was an interesting topic - with interesting interviewees and twists. Get at it [here].

Second off, I've started a lecturing position at the DigiPen Institute of Technology, a four year college that specializes in the instruction of game designers. It's been fun. The course is Media and Ethics. There's necessarily a lot of ground to cover, and the first few days of ethics have been fast, though the students are good -- and I think they'll like where the course is headed.

That's it for now, it's been another long day.

Switching from Wordpress to Blogger

Surprise!

I've been meaning to move my personal blog to blogger for a few months now. There are a few issues I've had with hosting my own wordpress - keeping my widgets up-to-date, losing data and other technical frustrations. So far things seem somewhat less rich with blogger, but much more straightforward.

Since submitting the manuscript to my publisher this month, there's been a chilling absence of writing in my life. Sure, the manuscript still needs constant care and feeding. I've looked over a couple of things and written up some marketing copy. Lately I've entertained the wild notion of churning out a goofy novel for November - NaNoWriMo.

Things are falling into place work-wise. It looks like I'll be lecturing here in the Northwest come Spring. I'll post some more details on that once all of the paperwork and whatnot is fleshed out.

Here I am, soaking in a grey day in Gig Harbor, Washington:

Here's a picture of the harbor: