by crissly | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ever since Cats of Zero Wing delivered the oddly worded threat “all your base are belong to us” some 30 years ago, the writing in video games has been received with varying levels of enthusiasm. Often, it’s denounced as stilted, hackneyed, and just plain nonsensical....
by crissly | Jan 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
One-page dungeons or business card RPGs can be short releases that are just the right length to see if your layout is too weird. Same for entries into game jams—timed game design contests often hosted on indie gaming marketplace itch.io. If you still design a...
by crissly | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
The new Star Wars TV show The Mandalorian follows the adventures of a ruthless bounty hunter named Din Djarin. It has a strong Western vibe, something science fiction author Rajan Khanna appreciated immediately. “One of the things I’ve always wanted to see from the...
by crissly | Dec 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recent advancements in LGBTQ rights and visibility were unthinkable just a few years ago. From marriage equality to greater LGBTQ visibility in media, popular culture and popular opinion have shifted to be more inclusive, accepting, and open. Yet, despite these gains,...
by crissly | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Pop music is a province of the unsettled. It lives in eras, and its most influential purveyors either adapt to the times or eerily predict them. That is true for music’s production and its consumption. The governing narrative of the 2010s was all about streaming....
