The Small Stuff
How you got disconnected from the physical world—and how to reclaim that lost joy in everyday life. Out summer 2026.
Books
I have authored or co-authored 11 books. I also edit two book series, and I formerly published books and related media at a small educational publisher.
Play Anything
How filling life with play—whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds—forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age.
Persuasive Games
How videogames mount arguments and make expressive statements about the world
How to Talk About Videogames
A fond look at the preposterous—and yet essential—pursuit of games criticism.
Alien Phenomenology
A bold new metaphysics that explores how all things—from atoms to green chiles, cotton to computers—perceive, and experience one another.
Racing the Beam
The relationship between technological design and creative expression in the Atari VCS (2600).
Newsgames
How videogames offer a new way to do journalism
Unit Operations
A literary-technical theory for analsys of configurative systems
How to Do Things With Videogames
A fresh look at computer games as a mature mass medium with unlimited potential for cultural transformation
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A whole book about a single line of code.
The Geek's Chihuahua
The evolution and meaning of our love affair with Apple and its devices.
Elementary Greek
An ancient Greek text for children.