Category Archives: Theory

2023: A Year At Work and Play

Mark Twain once said: “Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” Twain, clearly, never worked with me! My favorite part of running my own consultancy is … Continue reading

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Exhausted/Elated by Day 4 of the Games For Change Festival

Can I tell you something? I’m exhausted! It’s the start of day 4 (of 5) of the 20th anniversary of the Games For Change Festival. Since March of 2020 I have worked from my home office. All day, I Zoom … Continue reading

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American Alliance of Museum’s Blog Post on my New Museum Design Book

The American Alliance of Museum is co-publisher of my recent book, Making Dinosaurs Dance: A Toolkit for Digital Design in Museums, which came out in spring (use the promo code RLFANDF30 for a 30% discount). I am excited by this … Continue reading

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Highlights from the Making Dinosaurs Dance Book Release Party

On April 17th, wearing my favorite dinosaur-themed button down (bought off the sales rack when I worked at AMNH) I took to the “stage” at NYU for the book release party for Making Dinosaurs Dance. It was more than I … Continue reading

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Invitation to My Book Launch Party for Making Dinosaurs Dance

You are cordially invited to attend my book release party for my latest: Making Dinosaurs Dance. Please read below for the details and how to RSVP (required). I hope you can join us! BOOK LAUNCH PARTY For Author and ECT … Continue reading

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I co-edited the new Well Played Journal on esports

I am delighted to announce that this week the latest issue of the Well Played Journal was published, which I co-edited with Stan Altman and Nick Fortugno. It focuses on esports and community, based on the series of events I … Continue reading

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Can generating art through AI still make me an artist if ordering food on GrubHub doesn’t make me a chef?

“Barry made you this wonderful story,” my wife said as she handed out the home-printed book I made for my niece on the 4th night of Chanukah. “Well,” I added, “whether it is wonderful is still in question.” To which … Continue reading

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Innovations in Jewish Education: An Interview for the Adapting Podcast

What has the last decade looked like for digital learning in the Jewish education space? How has it been impacted by the pandemic? What are the possibilities for innovation in education or will radical affordances get co-opted by the existing … Continue reading

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My “Thrill of Psychomachia” published

Psychomachia, or conflict of the soul, is the title of a Latin poem from the early fifth century, a sort of literary Super Smash Bros. of personified virtues and vices. I used the concept as a metaphor to explore the … Continue reading

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Come Hear Me Talk on Games and Museums

At the end of the month MuseumNext will host the Museums, Games & PlaySummit (28 February – 2 March 2022). The goal of this all-online, highly curated affair is to share inspiring ideas and case studies looking at games and … Continue reading

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