Now that we’re in a sort of golden era of video game idealism, when wild-eyed evangelists are spouting that games can change our lives, i think we should get a little tougher on our definitions so that we really can become a better industry. In particular, i’d like to drive attention what some people pass [...] Keep Reading

The current crop of teens and early 20-somethings in Ontario (and perhaps elsewhere, but i can only comment on Ontario) is being derided for its poor work ethic and its sense of entitlement. In my notorious articles What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges? (Part 1 and Part 2), i boiled it all down to certain decisions [...] Keep Reading

i keep a keen eye on the post-secondary education system here in Ontario. i’d LOVE to get to a place where we have a number of really fantastic schools teaching video game design and development, and Ontario’s where you gotta go when you’re considering a career in this stuff. But we’ve got a long way [...] Keep Reading

The mid-term exam that i ran yesterday during the college-level Flash course i’m teaching was an absolute slaughter. Limbs flying, computers exploding, babies endangered … just an action-packed mess. It served as the perfect rationale for my recent articles on What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges (Part 1 and Part 2). These are the notes for [...] Keep Reading

This series is called “What’s Wrong with Ontario Colleges?” A number of you have pointed out, on Twitter and elsewhere, that what i’m describing is what’s wrong with all colleges. But now, i want to shine the spotlight on perhaps an unexpected target, and suggest that not only are colleges flawed, but so too are [...] Keep Reading