Author Archives: Jason L Blair

About Jason L Blair

Writer, game designer.

My Transformers Story

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Last week, publicist, personality, and friend to gaming Matt Staggs put out a call for authors to relay Transformers-related experiences from their childhood. A site he blogs for, publishing giant Random House‘s genre blog Suvudu, was running a week of … Continue reading →

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Preparing to be Awesome

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jason L Blair

A couple weeks ago, I mapped out the basics of my plan to reprogram myself as a writer. It’s a process I call “Operation: Awesome” because that’s an incredibly uninspired and pretentious title and nothing amuses me more than uninspired … Continue reading →

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Rattling THE BONES

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Last September, I managed to convince the folks at Gameplaywright that I was worthy of being included in their next book. Their previous publication, the well-received Things We Think About Games, was buzzing around the gamer zeitgeist with supersonic speed … Continue reading →

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I’m Writing CONDUIT 2

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Which I knew. But it wasn’t general knowledge until this morning when developer High Voltage Software revealed the fact at a closed-doors presentation that included the Wii-exclusive FPS amongst its other titles. WiiNintendo.net has the brief here, if you want … Continue reading →

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Operation: Awesome

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Earlier this year, I kicked off Operation: Awesome, a multi-phase attempt to reprogram myself as a writer. I had spent far too much of my life under this delusion that the traditional rules of writing and story didn’t apply to … Continue reading →

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Onward to Adventure!

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Jason L Blair

I’m a big fan of games, no matter their stripe, but I have a particular fondness for point-and-click adventure games such as the Monkey Island series, Grim Fandango, the Gabriel Knight trilogy, and others. And as much as I’m not … Continue reading →

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Madison Games Day 4 and the Business of Life

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Jason L Blair

First! I’m looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones this Saturday at Madison Games Day 4! The event is shaping up to be spectacular. We didn’t anticipate this much response and excitement about the event. If you’re … Continue reading →

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Character Collection: Cybergeneration

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Jason L Blair

Back before my life took a turn for the crowded, I promised I’d make a new character every week from one of the games in my roleplaying library. Okay, I’ve lost some time but let’s not dwell on such things. … Continue reading →

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Character Collection: The Esoterrorists

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Jason L Blair

This new feature is getting a late start as I’ve been sidelined by illness these past few days. For this almost-inaugural edition of Character Collection, I’ve chose a game I recently acquired (and spoke about some previously): The Esoterrorists. Let’s … Continue reading →

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Hear Me on Chronic Rift

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Jason L Blair

John S. Drew and the other good folks at the Chronic Rift podcast invited me to appear on their podcast as a member of a roundtable discussion on “Science Fiction and Fantasy in Video Games.” Geek Radio Daily‘s Billy Flynn … Continue reading →

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