I want to wrap today’s Virtual Book Tour stop here by thanking Dennis Hensley and Dave White for stopping by, and Erin Quill for her multiple attempts to access the system. We never did figure out what bizarro MT bug prevented her from logging on, but rest assured she was with us in spirit. Guys, it’s been great — best of luck to you!
As for the book (which we, astonishingly enough, didn’t really discuss today), Screening Party by Dennis Hensley is a hysterically funny piece of work, shot through with the same kind of snarky humor that you cuaght a glimpse of here today. It’s available now at Amazon.com, is a quick and enjoyable read, and is extra chuckleworthy if you watch movies. Which should be most of you. Go to, go to.
Next up on the Virtual Book Tour: the lovely and brilliant Carrie Bickner (whom I had the good fortune to meet at SXSW last year, and whom I look forward to seeing again next year). Take it away, Carrie! And thanks, Kevin, for organizing another fantastic event.
Good night!
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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 »
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