In honor of the upcoming GDC Festival of Gaming, and yes I’m going, I figured I’d focus on games for my latest escapist crafting project and Substack. And a Super Metroid diorama feels just about perfect.
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Matthew Ball’s State of Video Gaming In 2026 deck has just soft-launched on his site. I’ve been digesting it as its editor, and given the layoffs in the industry, his exacting perceptions on where there's indisputable growth are more valuable now than ever. www.matthewball.co/all/presenta...
As we find our voices, and take local action to support each other, one key step is self-care.
My latest example is to rack the A/V gear that drives my home theater: “My Rack Focus Moment"
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This escape is goes way into the past, to a future that seems eerily familiar
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What if you could take a vacation from yourself? Rekall calls it The Ego Trip, but we call it Comic-Con. Here’s a little story about how I became Blade Runner’s Gaff for a day at Portland’s Con.
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Hello! I’ve been working on a summer crafting project involving props, home automation, and Blade Runner. I thought others might enjoy it!
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Here’s a note about my new lightsaber, and how disproportionately giddy I am about it. I’m posting it to set up my new Substack, “The Escape Pod.” If my direction on escaping into science fiction sounds interesting, feel free to subscribe! open.substack.com/pub/jamilion...
I'm writing some short pieces about escaping reality. The first was about our trip on the Galactic Starcruiser. This next one is about the time machine I found in the basement. open.substack.com/pub/jamilion...
I’m in LA, first at Gamesbeat today and tomorrow, and Digital Entertainment World on Thursday. At DEW, I’ll be moderating a panel on Investing in AI in entertainment. The panelists are Seth Hallen, Kayla Comalli, Chang Kim, and Katja Reitemeyer — they’re all passionate and hands-on, should be fun!
I'll be at DICE in Las Vegas 2/11-2/14. If you'd like to deconstruct Matthew Ball's deck, debate the merits of Companion, or just try to keep our chins up, let's connect!
