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Episode 10! This time around, we’ve got an interview with local game designer Kyler Kelly-Tan!
Kyler grew up wanting to be a physicist, but discovered 3D animation in his teens, which led him to study art and animation in university. He co-founded Clever Endeavour Games to create Ultimate Chicken Horse. In the past year, they’ve taken on the challenge of coming up with new game ideas and prototypes, and are working on their next game.
As always, …

Hard to believe we’re on episode 9 already, but here we are! This week, we have another Milieux/Tag/mLab alum, Dr. Dan Staines.
Dr. Dan Staines is a game scholar and critic from Sydney, Australia. When he is not thinking about new and exciting ways to cram morality into videogames, Dan spends his time teaching game design and nerding out about comedy.
You can contact Dan and find examples of his work at his infrequently updated website: www.danstaines.com
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Let’s keep the streak going! This week, we’re featuring an interview with Dietrich Squinkifer, Squinky! For those of us at TAG, this one is close to home, so we’re really excited about this episode.
Dietrich Squinkifer, aka Squinky, is a transgender and neurodivergent new media artist who makes weird videogames about feelings while somehow continuing to survive in a late capitalist cyberpunk dystopia.
After stints in both industry and academia, and gaining recognition for works such as …

Hello friends and colleagues!
I submitted my dissertation, titled “Brittle Configurations: Practical Explorations on Games and Vibrotactile Media,” to the exam office! This means I am ready to discuss, defend and casually chat about my research.
I always thought that once I got to this point, I would be able to synthesize my research in a few snappy sentences, but honestly, putting it simply became increasingly complicated as time passed and the dissertation grew.
As a quick summary, …