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IDEALISTIC FUTURE™
The Mayan Game of Pok-Ta-Pok: The Original Deathmatch, No Respawn
Image of the largest Pokétalk court in Mesoamerica, built around 864 A.D On a recent...
Read the Room? The Room’s Already Read You
I was recently facilitating a scenario-based exercise — a session where the room is wired...
How Sony’s Founder Gave Us the Greatest Gift: Time
Before streaming queues and "Next Episode" buttons, missing your favorite show meant really missing it....
Breaking the Magic Circle: When Stories Step Into the Real World
You know that moment when Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off turns to the...
Culture Isn’t a Vibe in the Room—It is the Room
Here’s something I’ve learned the hard way: culture isn’t just the vibe in the room—it...
From Screenplay to Game Design: The Art of Telling a Good Story
Screenwriting and game design share a fundamental truth: if the story isn’t strong, everything else...
Steal This Mechanic: Why Game Rules Are Free for All
There’s a beautiful secret in the world of game design. It’s the kind of thing...
If my robot only had a brain…
I was all in on robots in the 1980s. As an elementary school kid, my mom...
Why Some Games Are Just for Fun—And Others Can Change the World
"Oregon Trail" screenshotWhat do Monopoly and a World War II wargame have in common? They’re both...
The Chatham House Rule: Where Secrets Are Safe and So Are You
Imagine this: You’re at a high-stakes strategy meeting. You’ve got thoughts—sharp and controversial, but you...
Wait, They Can Hear That Too? Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Music
We’ve all had that moment—walking down the street, earbuds in, feeling like the protagonist of...
Finding Ma: The Art of Space in Japan (and Why You Need It Too)
I recently returned from a trip to Japan, where I was immersed in a culture...
The Doomsday Clock as a Warning and Scenario Planning Tool
Production still from the film Godzilla (1954)My high school physics teacher had a knack for...
