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Curriculum Vitae
Education
- S.M. Comparative Media Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2010
- Master of Professional Writing and Information Design. Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, 2008
- B.A. English. Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, USA, 2005
Peer-Reviewed Articles and Conference Presentations
- "Experiential Metaphors in Abstract Games." Paper presentation at DiGRA 2011 Conference, Utrecht School of the Arts. September 2011. .pdf
- "Achievements, Motivations and Rewards in Faunasphere." With Mia Consalvo. Game Studies, Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2011. Read online.
- "The History and Significance of Jumping In Games." In "GAME//PLAY//SOCIETY: Contributions to Contemporary Computer Game Studies." Proceedings of the 4th Annual Vienna Games Conference. Kopaed: Munich, Germany, 2010. .pdf
- "The Bad Games Panel." Panel discussion with Jesper Juul and Matthew Weise. DiGRA 2009 Conference, Brunel University. September 2009.
Invited Talks and Presentations
- "Game Design and Research." Panel discussion with Konstantin Mitgutsch and Doris Rusch. FROG Conference, Vienna, Austria 2010. Video under "Sunday" column.
Book Chapters
- "The Design and Speculative Technology of MST3K: Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu at MIT." With Generoso Fierro. In "In The Peanut Gallery with Mystery Science Theater 3000." McFarland & Company: Jefferson, 2011.
- "Fighting Games," "SNK (Shin Nihon Kikaku)," "Street Fighter II," and "Treasure." In The Video Game Encyclopedia. Edited by Mark J.P. Wolf. Forthcoming.
- "Played Experience as Tour in Half-Life 2" in Ludic Cartography with Nick Seaver. Forthcoming.
Teaching Experience
Consulting Experience
- Content consultant for Nintendo: The Company and its Founders, by Mary Firestone. Edina: ABDO Publishing, 2011.
Organizational Experience
- Co-Organizer, "Science Theater 3000 and Cinematic Titanic." Part of the Comparative Media Studies colloquium series. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 2010. Video.
- Co-Organizer, "The Design and Speculative Technology of Mystery Science Theater 3000." Panel discussion. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 2009.
- Founding member, Canisius FUSION Gaming Society. Canisius College, 2003.