SPEAKER, WRITER, GAME INDUSTRY SPECIALIST

I am an Assistant Professor of Media Industries at New York University, specializing in historical, cultural, and economic analysis of the video game and computer industries.

My research has been featured in popular venues such as The Atlantic, Flash Forward Podcast, The Internet History Podcast, and NPR, as well as academic journals such as Game Studies, The American Journal of Play, and Journal of Visual Culture.

RECENT EVENTS + GOINGS ON

How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body
"Decades before 'Zoom fatigue' broke our spirits, the so-called computer revolution brought with it a world of pain previously unknown to humankind." Check out my latest long read, over at Motherboard.

Fun Games with Serious People: New Podcast Interviews 
Recently I've been featured on two episodes of Colleen Macklin's new games podcast, Fun Games with Serious People. One is a conversation with Bo Ruberg about queerness, representation, and Untitled Goose Game with Bo Ruberg, and the other is a roving discussion of Animal Crossing, COVID, and game economies. Check them out!

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