The question: What is your Golden Rule for gaming? Your answers? Truly inspired. Above: A T-shirt from The Doc's Collection Listen to this episode and see what our community had to say about playing fair, helping other people enjoy your favorite hobby, and having fun. Make sure to comment here or follow us on Twitter. You can… Continue reading Episode 42 – The Golden Rule of Gaming
Category: Gamers
Greetings!
Hello. My name is Mark Schjoll. Yes, that Mark - Regina's friend Mark. But, enough about my name. Here's a bit about my gaming “cred”. I started playing games as a kid, as most kids do. However, early on, one of my uncles and a grandfather taught me how to play poker. I think that's… Continue reading Greetings!
Hello, my name is…
Hi, my name is Sharon, and I’m a Gamer. It started so innocently… I guess you could say that TCGs were my Gateway drug, and they weren’t even my cards (they were my son’s). After the Pokemon cards and the Magic cards came the Lord of the Rings cards, which led us to looking for… Continue reading Hello, my name is…
More Words on Gaming
Hello Everyone, We have some exciting plans for Game on Girl in the very near future. Starting next week, we will have five new writers for the site. Hooray! <Kermit flail> As many of you know, Game on Girl started as the website to support my dissertation research and this year I launched the podcast… Continue reading More Words on Gaming
Episode 37 – Lunch Journals from N3rdg4sm
Gamers! We have a special treat for you this week! Lunch Journals (LJ) fromN3rdg4sm Lulzcast joins us for a chat about fast cars, fast women, and fast games. Ok... mostly games. Check us out as we interview LJ about being a mastery gamer especially enthusiastic about racing games and first person shooters. Until next time, game on! Regina &… Continue reading Episode 37 – Lunch Journals from N3rdg4sm
Episode 34 – Brains and Games: Jodi Black and Family
This week we present to you another fabulous gaming family. We talk with Jodi Black from Beautiful Brains Books and Games and her two daughters, Bethany and Trinity. Listen to hear the girls talk about DMing their first games (at nine, yes 9! years old!) and Jodi talk about the important role gaming plays in their family… Continue reading Episode 34 – Brains and Games: Jodi Black and Family
Episode 33 – Chris Ritter: Gamifying Tech Com
This week we return to one of our favorite themes: gamification. We talk to Britain Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech, Chris Ritter. He shares his approach to teaching technical communications using a service learning project geared toward his local community. Listen for some great insights on how gaming and learning interact, along with details of another game… Continue reading Episode 33 – Chris Ritter: Gamifying Tech Com
The Doc Gets Busy
Ok, ok. Not that kind of busy. Last week was a bit of a whirlwind for me. So here is a round-up of things I did with some awesome people around the internet. First, I live streamed some Left 4 Dead 2 with Grethade from Newbcast Gaming. You can check that out on his… Continue reading The Doc Gets Busy
Episode 31 – Building Community: Jessica Merizan
Very exciting episode this week! We have the honor of talking to Jessica Merizan, community manager at BioWare! She's worked on two of our favorite franchises: Mass Effect and Dragon Age! Listen to hear stories about working in the games industry, more stories from GeekGirlCon, and some great info about a certain BioWare game controversy. WARNING: There are spoilers. Be prepared.… Continue reading Episode 31 – Building Community: Jessica Merizan
Episode 29 – Lynn Hogan: Fantasy in Her Reality
For episode 29, we were honored to have the chance to speak with Lynn Hogan. Lynn is an artist, author and gamer and she shares stories about working in the game industry and publishing her own graphic novel. This is a sample of some work that Lynn did for PopCap. (Of course, I picked the… Continue reading Episode 29 – Lynn Hogan: Fantasy in Her Reality