This is where I talk about more personal things… and sneak preview new projects.

COMING SOON

Find the Future: The Game

On May 20, 2011, a very big game with the New York Public Library will launch. It’s called Find the Future: the Game… and if you between the ages of 15 and 29, and are anywhere near New York City, you will want to save the night of May 20 (all night — 8 PM to 6 AM) to have an incredible, once-in-the-lifetime experience. Stay tuned for more details in early 2011.

Social Chocolate

I am the creative director for a new social game start-up company called Social Chocolate. Our games are going to be the most social social games ever. We’re partnering with the Greater Good Science Center to make games that unleash positive emotion and strengthen relationships. We’ll be launching a sneak preview of our company in early February 2011.

PERSONAL

I started a personal game called Cookie Rolling in 2005 to help me get through the anxiety, depression, and loneliness often associated with writing a dissertation. (If you’ve been through a PhD, you know exactly what I mean.) I originally intended to continue the project forever until I died. However, in recent years, I have’t felt the need to keep the cookie rolling. The last place I rolled a cookie was in Auckland, New Zealand in February 2009.