Author Archives: HDIAndrew

N2 Youth Esports First Meet

We held our first N2 Esports meet, and the overwhelmingly positive reaction of both players and parents proved especially gratifying. We expected the kids to enjoy it, because they were playing games, learning new skills and making friends. We did not expect the majority of the parents to stay the entire two hours, engrossed in […]

Dragoncon 2019 Schedule

It has been a busy year since I last posted. I do not speak on the video games track at Dragoncon, but do speak and moderate on the EFF track. Come join me at the Hilton Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 for: Title: So You Want to Work in Public Policy… Description: People don’t go […]

Role Models

RPGChild’s has never wanted to be an animated character before, but now she has taken to calling herself Dashi, from “Octonauts.” I am inordinately proud that her role model is an IT engineer …

Imaginary Friends and Perfect Spelling

RPGToddler recently turned three. She has been coming up with great names for her imaginary friends (they are “Made of pretend”) for well over a year. Yesterday she told me, “Daddy, this is Sassy.” “Sassy?” I asked. “No, Sanse.” And then she spelled it for me “S A N S E” I have no idea […]

Reclaiming a Sun, Finale

Fiction for Noble Armada: Lost Worlds, set in the Fading Suns universe Back the Kickstarter HERE, download the demo HERE The clanging of alarm bells caused Leopold and Atila to leap from their bed, scrambling for the weapons carefully arrayed nearby. With no immediate threat in sight, they hurriedly dressed. Making their way to the bridge, they […]