What I Mean When I Tell You “She’s Autistic”
I want the world to become more educated about neurodiversity. Knowing people with autism diagnoses means understanding can come more easily to us all. So if I come straight out and say […]
Category Archives: Friends & Family
My Nephew Ben Finds a Lizard
This is my brother’s son Benjamin. He’s 5. He found a lizard when he was visiting Florida this weekend. Lizards are cool. I can’t wait for him to visit me […]
Back to School
My favorite time of the year! I’m in denial that summer is over, though. And yes, I have a thousand things to do and every time I answer an email […]
Ian Bogost on The Colbert Report
Our friend Ian Bogost was on The Colbert Report Tuesday night, where he was “not only a great foil for Colbert’s jokes but simultaneously interesting” as my friend Brad wrote […]
Walter Dean Squire arrives!
Constance went into labor Saturday morning, and after a long, long wait, delivered Walter Dean Squire this afternoon! They’re exhausted but happy, and as far as I know, doing great. […]
Six Degrees of Kevin Driscoll
This is a blog post that Liz Losh wrote about me this week. She posted a big photo of me from Facebook and slapped it up on her site with […]
Random Weekly Update
I did another podcast! So much fun. This time in video form, so you get to see my awkward smile and super-cool 4ad poster in the background (with a Robert […]
Live from Chicago
This week I am at AERA, the biggest conference in the world for educators, educational researchers, teachers, administrators, etc. We’re meeting this year in a cluster of hotels downtown, where […]
Notes from GDC 2007
Ah, what a crazy time it’s been. The Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last week was a good time, as always. I spent most days with friends and colleagues […]
Where my Heart Is
I just arrived in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference, which takes place all week at the Moscone Center. I haven’t been to GDC for a few years (when […]
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