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...

Game Studies Holiday Gift Ideas

Holiday gift ideas for your #videogames #analoggames #ttrpg #dnd #gamestudies friends…

UPCOMING: “Reading Games, Playing Stories: A Book Talk with Edmond Y. Chang and Timothy J. Welsh,” December 2, 2024, 4 PM, OSC Presentation Space, University of Washington

In a week, I will be doing a “book talk” at the University of Washington for the Open Scholarship Commons and the Critical Gaming...

UPCOMING: “Race, Queerness, and Gaming While Asian,” Asian American Studies, Ohio State University, November 13, 2025

I have the great fortune of (finally) making it up to Ohio State University to do a talk for the Asian American Studies program....
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