The conceptualisation of my original ‘Where I’m From’ poem resonates through all of my past assessments. However the progression has been formulated in reverse. This metaphorical way of producing my own narrative through a reverse sequence of works is how …

goodbye 2020
Reflecting on the year we lost is farewelling more than just sweet sorrows but an individual who was cruising, who was complacent, who didn’t really know who they were or what they planned to do. I was scared to try …

I feel lonely.
I feel lonely. Not the paradigm of loneliness that takes form in being surrounded by nobody but instead where the accumulation of thoughts becomes overwhelmingly cynical to the point of the mind becoming an asylum of the psyche. A glass …

The power of collaboration over competition
Of course, yes, we all would like to perfect our craft, to be the greatest possible versions of ourselves and venture to the top of the totem pole in our fields. It is where we see our colleagues, peers and …

Dagwood ‘Diggity’ Doggo
Creating a board game by no means of the imagination is an easy feat. With a plethora of ideas for an Ameritrash hidden information style themed game to be my major project, my vision became a dimly lit tunnel with …

Murder in the Hay: Animal Farm meets Charlotte’s Web
Throw a bunch of farm animals, a dead farmer and a satirical story full of sabotage, lies and deceit and you get Murder in the Hay. Like finding a needle in a haystack, Noah, Emily, Koletti and I attempted to …
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Trying to Resist the Ludology of Codenames
Codenames & Codenames Pictures Game Developer: Vlaada Chvátil Publisher: Czech Games Designer: Vlaada Chvátil Illustrators/Artists: David Cochard, Jana Kilianová, Tomáš Kučerovský, Filip Neduk, Michal Suchánek. Rulebook can be found, here. Rules and Mechanics: “Two rival spymasters know the secret identities of 25 agents. Their teammates …

A jack of all trades but a master of none
When I think about my future, and when I mention future I mean my professional working future, I am greeted with a haze of thick fog without any idea of where I am or how I got here. I thought …

What if it’s a really good novel?
What if it’s Us is a hellish love story that is eerily reminiscent of a tug of war game with sides of equal strengths. Both tug with the same ferocity in a back and forth battle, but at some point, …