Author: PatientRock

Wolverine: The Long Night

Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 by PatientRock

A long drive for work today meant I could finally listen to the Wolverine: The Long Night podcast produced by Marvel and Stitcher. It’s really, really good.

Presenting at Narrascope!

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by PatientRock

I’m presenting at a new games conference for interactive narrative, adventure games, and interaction fiction.

Collecting the Canon

Posted on February 17, 2019February 18, 2019 by PatientRock

For your sins, I played Follow JC Go, a location based game where you walk around collecting Catholic saints and biblical figures.

Traveling Time with the Peale Family

Posted on February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 by PatientRock

I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions but a resolution I quietly made for myself this year was to get out and participate in more unusual experiences. To start, I booked a ticket for a Time Travel Tour at the Peale Center which from a quick read, seemed to be an escape room-esque experience.

Fingertips

Posted on January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 by PatientRock

A weird day ending with the striking performance piece, As Far As My Fingertips Take Me.

The exquisite corpse of Cragne Manor

Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by PatientRock

Over 80 authors, including myself, joined in a massive project in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Anchorhead, a seminal work of interactive fiction.

Run Away

Posted on November 28, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Ever on the hunt for interesting location-based gaming I came across a new game called Run an Empire. The screenshots of the game struck my fancy, seemingly hinting at a sort of hex-based strategy game, but with a fitness aspect to it. Cool! I was ready to run.