DQuinn.net on AImpact: Transforming Agencies in the Digital Age
WPE asked me to be a panelist on its webinar about how AI impacts digital agencies. I discuss how AI has influenced the development of Advanced Old School Revival (OSR+).
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On Narrative Serendipity in Roleplaying Games
Like a compelling read or a moving piece of music, a roleplaying game has the potential to inspire moments of genuine emotional resonance you can only understand if you've experienced a moving piece of music or a compelling read.
Web Design at Work: President of Reflection Films, Rachel Jellinek
Rachel Jellinek is the President of Reflection Films, based out of Arlington, MA. She has a background in nonprofit work in public health and education, enjoys jigsaw puzzles, going for walks, and cooking.
Quarantine Fitness in 2021: Cobra Kai, Oculus Quest 2, and Convict Conditioning
So this post will be a weird one, because it's one part quarantine fitness, one part tech review, and one part a (really, really late) thumbs up for Netflix's Cobra Kai, which is due to drop season 3 on January 8, 2021.
How to Eat a Shit Sandwich: Rise of Skywalker, in Review
TROS makes too many asks, with no narrative payoff, until the plot becomes a series of conveniences that add up to set pieces intended solely to make you feel one way or another at the disservice of the story itself.
Big Dumb Objects in Fantasy on Worldbuild with Us, Episode 14
I guest-starred on Worldbuild with Us, a podcast devoted to building an fantasy setting, one episode at a time.
Gutenberg, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love WordPress’ New Page Builder
Gutenberg is not a horrifying nightmare after all. It's actually quite nice, and it's going to allow us to build custom themes for clients that grant them an unprecedented level of control.
From the Workshop Vampire to the Combative Critic: 10 Workshop Personalities to Avoid in Your Writing Group
These are the people I've seen reappear time and time again in writing workshops, like a recurring cancer.
The History of the Telling Hook: On Writing Science Fiction in Scene
In the vast majority of contemporary genre writing (in the novel form, and particularly in science fiction), writers have a slow rate of revelation, blending world-building factoids scene-to-scene, rather than in front-loading blobs.
Web Design at Work: Interview with Digital Producer Annie Truong
Annie Truong is a veteran digital producer whose freelance experience spans across (most of!) the big advertising agencies in Boston.
Web Design at Work: Interview with Creative Developer Yurij Lojko
Yurij Lojko is a part-time web developer at WuXi NextCODE who also runs his own freelance web development studio at Lojko & Co.
Final Thoughts on the 2017 Presidential Inauguration
This isn't the first time that Susans have lost to Trishes.
Villeneuve’s Arrival Leaves Linguist Heroine with Little to Say in Half-Baked Scifi
Emotionally overwrought and narratively underdeveloped, Arrival echoes Interstellar, despite intriguing premise and breathtaking visuals.
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