A Bad Dad Draws Near! How Videogames Helped Me In a Real-Life Random Encounter
Usually in life, we can’t summon a super power or crush menacing monsters in our way. But some of what I’ve been practicing in videogames for 40 years – being…
Nostalgia vs. “They Don’t Care About Authenticity” – Examining A Client’s Dilemma
What if you could drive your high-school or college car again? My hand-me-down from my mom: our beloved 1991 blue Toyota Celica! Say you hear that they’re reissuing the actual…
On D-Day & Memorial Day: Grandpa, My Aces of Aces and Nintendo Hero
I'm lucky that my grandpa survived World War II, the first reason being I obviously wouldn't exist. He's been gone since 2001, but I was explaining to my kids this…
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What To Learn From Their Olympic Triumphs (and It Starts With My Commodore 64)
Another Olympics is in the books, and as usual I didn't get to watch much, but what I did see, I'll remember as some of my most cherished spectator-sport memories.…
Why “Wall Turkey” is My Favorite Thanksgiving Meal
From an early age, videogames drove home to me that good food – especially a good turkey dinner – heals your body and your soul. This Thanksgiving, let’s be especially…
Sept. 12 is Something to Celebrate For Anyone Who Needs Fun
You probably didn't know Sept. 12 was anything important. I didn't even know "National Video Game Day" was Sept. 12 until a school system contracted me in honor of it…
Are You Celebrating Sept. 12?
You probably didn't know Sept. 12 was anything important. I didn't even know "National Videogames Day" was Sept. 12 until a school system contracted me in honor of it, so I…
What Friday the 13th (NES) Taught Me About Surviving a Situation I Can’t Seem to Escape From
I promise this is going somewhere. I recently went through a tough month, tougher than I ever have professionally. You've been in this situation -- no matter what you do,…
Videogames for the Holidays
My mom probably can't remember what I got her for Christmas last year (neither can I), but she remembers that our extended family played Just Dance on a Christmas Eve…
Why Independence Day Has Me Thankful For Japanese Videogames
I never stopped to think about how strange it was that an enemy my Grandpa -- and our entire country -- fought decades prior was providing my greatest source of…