Chapter Publication: Analysis of Romance Mechanics in Dragon Age for Love & Electronic Affection
Today's the day -- Love and Electronic Affection: A Design Primer is now available! For this romance-focused volume, I contributed a...
Chapter Publication: Three Chapters in The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films
Thrilled to share the publication of The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2019), to which I...
Chapter Publication: Toxic Masculinity in TV's New Golden Age in Pop Culture Matters
Chapter publication alert! Excited to share that I wrote a chapter for a book that was published this month — Pop Culture Matters:...
Speaker at GDC 2018: Two Additional Presentations
In addition to delivering a solo talk at the GDC Game Narrative Summit this year (Beyond the Blue-Skinned Space Babe), I will also be...
Speaker at GDC 2018: Beyond the Blue-Skinned Space Babe
I'm thrilled to share that I will be speaking at GDC 2018 as part of the Game Narrative Summit! I was honored to speak as part of the...
Chapter Publication: Analysis of Asari Sexuality/Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Games
I'm excited to announce the publication of my chapter for the book Digital Love: Romance & Sexuality in Video Games (Taylor & Francis,...
Final Version: GDC 2016 Game Narrative Review Platinum-winning Essay
In this essay, I analyzed the narrative design in Heavy Rain, paying particular attention to how its writers expressed mental illness,...
Lecture on Romance, Sexuality, & Gender Identity in Games
In early December 2015, I will deliver a talk that communicates some helpful vocabulary to use when discussing issues pertaining to...
Lonely Laughs: the Dark Humor of Portal
I. Overall Storytelling Portal is a short first-person puzzle platformer through which the player progresses by shooting a portal gun to...