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When Escapism Is Not Okay

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Lucas J.W. Johnson 3 Comments

We need to make better games. I was at PAX Dev last week, the almost-new game developers conference that runs just before the Penny Arcade Expo. We were told not to tweet or blog about the content of the conference … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Names and Self-Indulgence

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Lucas J.W. Johnson 4 Comments

Around the same time that I first created Floerian Silverstring (so about eleven years ago), I created another typically fantasy character: an elven enchanter named Uuloui. Like Floerian, Uuloui was a character I played on EverQuest, and used in a … Continue reading →