Bobby in Action

It has been a long while since I've posted to the blog. But this new Quest system has inspired me to come back and earn a few points. So what have I been doing all this time? 
  
First, I finished my Masters degree in Digital Media at Georgia Tech and started in the PhD program. I study games! Specifically I'm interested in the construction and experience of space and place in games. It's way rad. 

Second, I wrote a book. Well, co-wrote, I should say. It's called Newsgames: Playing with Journalism. Fellow student Simon Ferrari and I joined Ian Bogost in compiling and synthesizing the research we spent the last year doing in regards to "newsgames," that is, games used for journalistic practice. Some, such as September 12th,  look like editorial cartoons. Others, like Beyond Good & Evil and Dead Rising, show us what it's like to be a photojournalist. Games like Budget Hero look like infographics and visualizations that have goals, while John Kerry's Silver Star is a third-person shooter intended to document and re-create Kerry's swiftboat mission in Vietnam. There's a wide range of topics covered in the book, and a wide range of games to match. [Would you like to know more?] 
 
Third, the Low Score podcast continues strong! We've recorded over 40 episodes and I recommend you give it a listen! We're no Bombcast, but we're no slouches either. 
 
That is it for now!