I recently set myself a challenge: if I rented a room and sent out an invitation to come play a bunch of pervasive games, would anyone show up?
Turns out, the answer is yes–luckily for me and my reservation deposit. Continue reading
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YODO Rides Again at OMSI After Dark: Game On!
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YODO (You Only Die Once), the narrative card/board game we created a few months ago for this year’s 48-hour Global Game Jam, had another chance to strut its stuff last week when we were invited to participate in the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) demo table at this month’s OMSI Late Night event. Continue reading
Benson Bubblers, JavaScript and Me
It all started on a rainy day on the southeast esplanade on Portland’s Willamette river. We came across one of the copper fountains that dot the PDX landscape, known as the Benson bubblers, and I wanted to know more about them. Continue reading
Ephemera Art Boxes for Insert Change Here exhibition
I created this series of ephemera art boxes created for Insert Change Here (insertchangehere.com), a fundraiser put on by W+K 12.8 to benefit arts education in Portland public schools. Each box contained the possessions of one Portland resident on a significant day in the city’s history, and on the day when each encountered an unusual creature in the water. They were placed in vending machines and sold on the event’s opening night.