Rather than confine my articles to pure creation, I'd like to write a few articles that present my reaction to current books or products. I must admit, there is some irony in all this. There would be more technical material, more source code, more techie stuff. Now here I am trading my business suit for a beret and an armband. It's back to the barricades for me.
Some people have revolution in their blood.
The Journal of Interactive Entertainment Design will not abandon computer games. After all, computer game designers are today the prime body of talent in interactive entertainment design. This group understands interactivity better than any other group of professionals. The coin-op designers were the brightest and best, and their work was always superior to that of the fledgling cartridge and computer industries. These other fields drew much of their inspiration from the coin-op designs.