Author Archives:
Dragoncon2023 Schedule
The AI have taken over Dragoncon! Title: Video Games in 2023 – A DiscussionDescription: Our panel of pundits will share their opinions on some of the big topics in video games over the last year.Panelists: Mike Capps, Andrew GreenbergTime: Fri 10:00 amLocation: Augusta A-B Westin (Length: 1 Hour) Title: ChatGPT: This Changes Everything?Description: The advance […]
Video Games to Play with Your Kids
I get asked this from time to time. While Minecraft and Animal Crossing are obvious answers, there are plenty of other options. This list from Game Rant is pretty good: https://gamerant.com/best-coop-games-parents-kids/
International Success July 11 in Atlanta
One thing that has always made me proud about the games I have worked on has been the international audience they reach. One of my HDI partners likes to tell the story of when he got a call from China in the early 90s, where a raid on a warehouse of pirated software revealed a […]
Questioning Startups
With Game Tech Hub, we have been interviewing startups to join our first cohort. This is similar to how we have interviewed companies for our long-running SIEGE Investment Conference. I heard a lead for another accelerator talk about how he did not like to question startups about their ideas. He thought that investors who did […]
Hasbro and the D&D Open License
The news that Hasbro is considering significant limits to the Dungeons and Dragons Open Gaming License is not a big surprise. Holistic Design used the OGL for WOTC’s D20 Modern system long ago (no, not for Fading Suns). We wanted to explore some modern themes (terrorism, the impact of war on individuals, clash of cultures, […]