Pat Harrigan and Noah Wardrip Fruin recently announced the availability of a new anthology, Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable Media. The table of contents demonstrates the richness and variety of the book, covering topics from tabletop role-playing games to improvisational theater. Contributors include Greg Costikyan, Chris Crawford, Nick Fortugno, Michael Mateas and Andrew Stern, Jane McGonigal, Talan Memmott, Nick Montfort, Jill Walker, Eric Zimmerman and many more.

The contribution Gonzalo and I wrote for the volume might be of particular interest to our readers. "Video Games Go to Washington" is a detailed look at the design process of the Howard Dean for Iowa Game, which we made back in 2003. It includes a lot of previously unknown details about the design process, as well as sketches and alternate designs that were eventually rejected.