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Game Writing Round Table
Saturday, August 9th, 2008I’ve been invited back to the Westwood College Online Game Club to participate in a Round Table on the topic of video game writing. I’ll be challenging the students to come up with new ways to think about writing for video games and talking to them about the various roles a writer plays during [...]
Another Speaking Engagement
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008I’ll be speaking tonight before the Drexel Game Developers on the topic of Game Mechanics as Storytelling. After my presentation, I’ll be leading a few test games of Renown, a strategic card game and our first official project under the PJ’s Attic label.
Alice’s Magical Mahjong
Saturday, April 12th, 2008I’m excited to announce that Alice’s Magical Mahjong, a PoBros Inc. game I wrote dialog for, has been released on GameHouse and Real Arcade.
It’s a delightfully designing mahjong game that incorporates story elements from one of my favorite books, Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. It’s a lot of fun to play and the voice actors [...]
Two Speaking Engagements
Monday, April 7th, 2008This week I’ve been invited to speak to a couple of different groups on The Art of Self Promotion. Drawing upon my own experiences, I’ll be providing concrete steps you can take to improve your chances of finding the type of career you want in the industry of your choice.
Tuesday evening I’ll be following Jason [...]
Lowing in the Fields
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Zakelro is excited to announce that we’ve been selected by Moo to help them with their upcoming Egg Hunt! Late last week, Moo found themselves in need of a writer with an understanding of Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) and an ability to provide materials within a very short timeframe. They put out a call for [...]
Xfire Debate Club Appearance
Sunday, January 13th, 2008I’ve been invited to join the Xfire Debate Club on January 24th and 25th for two Independent Games events. On January 24th, I will join Chris Pasley, Geoff Benson, and Josiah Pisciotta for a community Q&A session. On January 25th, a ‘debate’ on the state of independent game development will take place and I will [...]
Corvus Gets PoBros Contract!
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007I was awarded a writing contract last week by PoBros. I’m writing the textual elements for an unannounced casual game for the PC. I submitted my writing samples in response to a Craig’s List posting and heard back from them within 24 hours requesting a proposal. Within the week I was contracted and drafting an [...]
The Launch of Zakelro Story Studio!
Monday, September 17th, 2007Welcome to the zakelro site! This is the result of about two weeks of work that we sneaked in between our day jobs and other projects. Like all web sites it’s a work in progress, a living document if you will.
We have many exciting projects in the works and we’ll be adding content as we [...]