Geoffrey suggested i tell folks a little about myself. Well, I’m a writer living in LA who makes a living writing for magazines like Movieline, TV Guide, The Advocate, Gotham, Glamour and Cosmopolitan. I’ve written two books, Misadventures in the 213 and Screening Party and have co-writtena movie called Testosterone, which recently premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. There’s stuff about all my various projects on my website: dennishensley.com
On ther personal front, I live with my roommate Tony and have for nearly ten years. We enjoy our Tivo very much and enjoy such programs as The Bachelor, American Idol, Amazing Race and so forth. We also love to watch Entertainment Tonight because of the crazy hosts. I think Jann Carl is the most entertaining in her desperate to be loved nuttiness. Paula Abdul is also super crazy but she’s not on as often. I used to have a crush on Billy Bush from Access Hollywood but I’m starting to turn on him… My favorite ting in the world is unreasonable star stories. I love to hear about celebrities being demanding and nutty in restaurants and stores and so forth. If anyone has any such stories, I’d love to hear them.
A few days ago, I celebrated a birthday and my friends pitched in and got me an I pod. Any Ipod lovers out there? Any tips? I’ve yet to fire it up but I will soon and I’m sure to fall in love with it. Back soon.
Storyteller, scholar, consultant. Loving son, husband and father. Kindhearted mischief-maker.
I'm the Director of the Games and Simulation program at Miami University in Ohio, where I am also an Assistant Professor in the College of Creative Arts' Emerging Technology in Business and Design department. I'm also the director of Miami's Worldbuilding and Narrative Design Research Laboratory (WNDRLab). I have a Master's in Comparative Media Studies from MIT and a PhD in Media Arts and Practices from the University of Southern California.
In past lives I've been the lead Narrative Producer for Microsoft Studios and cofounder of its Narrative Design team, working on projects like Hololens, Quantum Break and new IP incubation; in a "future of media" think tank for Microsoft's CXO/CTO and its Chief Software Architect; the Creative Director for the University of Southern California's World Building Media Lab and the Technical Director, Creative Director and a Research Fellow for USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab; a Visiting Assistant Professor at Whittier College and director of its Whittier Other Worlds Laboratory (WOWLab); the Communications Director and a researcher for the Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab; a founding member of the Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT (now The Futures of Entertainment); a magazine editor; and a award-winning short film producer. more »
The opinions put forward in this blog are mine alone, and do not reflect the opinions of my employers.
