Welcome! I have a fair number of interests, most of which will be eventually reflected here.
Professionally, I've been an economist, programmer, boardgame publisher, game designer, and technical writer. I currently design board and card games for the German and international markets. If you would like to commission a board or card game design, please contact me.
I've been involved in both conventional roleplaying and live roleplaying (or interactive literature) for several decades. I believe that the currently separate worlds of computer games, online games, roleplaying, and strategy games will gradually merge over the next decade (though separate games will still exist in each of these areas).
One critical component in making this fusion happen will be understanding how to manage content creation and dynamic story arcs efficiently. I've thought about this a bit and would enjoy being involved with a cutting-edge endeavor in this area.
I enjoy many dance forms and am currently active in contra dancing, as a dancer, caller, and choreographer. If you would like to book me as a caller for your dance (I live in the SF Bay area), please contact me.
I grew up both overseas (in Tunisia, Indonesia, and Korea) and in the US. I have a BS in Engineering Arts from Michigan State and a MS in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford.
The problem I concentrated on during my studies was how does one model the future of the world? I believe we are roughly 25-35% of the way through a century long economic and social transformation that will give rise to a world middle class and world culture.
My other interests include: theatre, travel, history, ballet, art, music, and most anything involving the water (such as scuba diving, canoeing, and river rafting). Favorite things include: A Man for all Seasons, Air Baron, Astaire, Astro City, Auden, Austen, Bujold, dark chocolate, desert wines, Equus, Forsythe ballets, free style waltzing, Hepburn, Hillbillies from Mars, London, L5R, movies, Noises Off, Paris, pasta, Puerto Rico (the board game), Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Rodin, Sayers, seafood, teaching, The Real Thing, Vermeer, and Wild Asparagus.
Thanks for reading this far! Take care.
Private Faces in Public Places,
Are Wiser and Nicer,
Than Public Faces in Private Places.
--W. H. Auden