Josh Call

Nothing fancy. Just the functional Warhammer made by Cold Steel. Will send you a picture once it arrives.

It's to tide me over until I spend big to have what I want custom forged.

As a treat for myself, I have just ordered a warhammer.

As one does.

Come down to my office. We'll move this past the draft stage very quickly.

My students in Visual Culture and Rhetoric this semester are feisty and creative. This gives me hope and joy.

We have reached the stage of life where I am incredibly excited about getting new socks.

Found this game becasue I loved Ultima and it was also form Origin. I "might" still have this sitting in a box of old games somewhere. I should go look.

My daughter is in her second year of college. Today, during her graphic design class, she played a game of "Cheese or Font."

She became so animated that her smartwatch registerd the class activity as a high-stress workout.

I love hearing these stories on our way home everyday.

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But did you say "Gabagool!" when you pulled the pizza out of the oven?

There's a good liniment for this if you want it. But honestly, that raw, overworked feeling is one of the best things about heavy-bag work.

Office is cleaned and organized, syllabi are finished, Blackboard portals are built and done.

It's going to be a twenty-credit semester, but I've still managed to fit in some weekly writing time.

Now to make sure I also keep fitting in lunch and weight lifting for my health/sanity.

I know it's hard to get used the specific silence after the passing of a father. It's something we never fully get accustomed to. We're here if you ever need other voices to distract, or fill that silence.

Epistemic Genres This anthology brings together scholars from around the world to theorize and explore “epistemic genres” of digital games, which are defined by the social uses…

Links, for those who might be interested!

www.bloomsbury.com/us/epistemic...

www.bloomsbury.com/us/emerging-...

Publication announcement! The two-volume collection on game genres is finally out today! Thanks to my co-editors @gerald-voorhees.bsky.social, @profmatthew.bsky.social, and @betsybrey.bsky.social for all the work and friendship.

Thanks also to our excellent contributors for their time and energy!

Doing some writing today, and I have no idea why it's taken me this long in life to realize that Phil Collins might just be some of the best writing music there is.

I can't remember the last time a game made me laugh so hard as Dispatch.

Got all the holiday shopping done early this year.

It's more fun shooping for my kids now that they are older and they want specific, nerdy things related to their interests. Also, all everyone really wants is the family tradition of a day at the bookstore followed by deep-dish pizza.

I think the highlight of my day has been having a conversation on this platform using memes and quotes from the movie Predator.

"Anytime..."

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The thing I'm forgetting when it finds me...

Anyone else having that non-specific end of semester anxiety? Everything is done, for the moment, but I keep looking for the things I'm forgetting...

Volunteering for skinning duty here.

Ordering a bunch of books to start a new thread of research around some long-running work.

It's always exciting when following a new idea down the rabbit hole!

Totally fair. There's a lot out there right now, but if it's not matching your wants then it doesn't help much.

Skyrim is the old faithful that' still fun to talk to.

Who knows, maybe you'll wind up as an arcane archer this time?

Have you played Avowed yet? Or possibly Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon?

Both were pretty fun and might fit the niche you're looking for?

Days like this are where I pivot to jump rope, and barbarian squats with a heavy mace.

Heading into the holiday break with all of my grading finished, writing deadlines met, and personal obligations satisfied. Going to live in sweat pants for a week reading, playing some games, working on some new projects, and hanging out with my family.

Also, there will be several soups made.

Assistant Professor of Graphic Design ...

Academic friends, we're looking for a new Graphic Design colleague to join us in the Art and Design Program here at Grand View. It's a tenure-track position in a small, highly collaborative department with areas in Graphic Design, Studio Arts, and Game Design.

www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...

This is why collaboration is so crucial. Good ideas become great ideas when you have fun people to riff with.

Watching my game capstone students collaborate to make really interesting work, and it reminds me why I love this job.

This is a great choice for many reasons!

1) It has a sequel

2) It will give you backstory to play Avowed

3) We can have nerdy talks about rpgs!