Author Archives: trenthergenrader

“Mouth of the Volga” Available Online

Posted on November 27, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Just found out that my creative nonfiction piece “The Mouth of the Volga” is available online at the Post Road website. Here’s the link: http://www.postroadmag.com/21/nonfiction/hergenrader.phtml

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GLS 7.0 Conference Proceedings Now Available

Posted on November 15, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Just got an email that the GLS 7.0 Conference Proceedings are now available via ETC Press: http://www.etc.cmu.edu/etcpress/content/gls-70-conference-proceedings This publication features my article “Gaming, World Building, and Narrative: Using Role-playing Games to Teach Fiction Writing.” Yay!

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Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter Gets Honorable Mention in BHoY #3

Posted on November 10, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Some narcissistic googling turned up an interesting little factoid: my story “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter” made Ellen Datlow’s list of honorable mentions in Best Horror of the Year #3. Based on the post date, this news is about 10 months … Continue reading →

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M/MLA Presentations and Comments

Posted on November 6, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Just got back a few hours ago from the M/MLA conference held in St. Louis. The conference theme was “Play…No Seriously.” I gave two presentations: one on using videogames in English classes, and the other on using role-playing games in … Continue reading →

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Prezi on Exploring Fictional Worlds

Posted on October 25, 2011 by trenthergenrader

I give my second of two lectures tomorrow to our Game Culture class, this one on exploring fictional game worlds. Like most PowerPoint slides or online presentations, you probably miss something without the narration and this one features several game … Continue reading →

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Prezi on Character Creation in Digital RPGs

Posted on October 18, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Just got the proofs today of my article “From Meaning to Experience: Teaching Fiction Writing With Digital RPGs,” which will be appearing as the final chapter in Dungeons, Dragons, and Digital Denizens: The Digital Role Playing Game. Amazon says it … Continue reading →

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A Short Prezi on my Dissertation

Posted on October 4, 2011 by trenthergenrader

While Stuart is away in Australia I’ve been tasked with keeping the ship afloat for our course on Game Culture. This includes a short talk I’ll be giving on my dissertation, putting my project in the context of interactive fiction, … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin Routs Nebraska: An MMA Comparison

Posted on October 4, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Right, so both my parents went to Nebraska and my wife and I graduated from Wisconsin and currently live in Madison. My dad, who is a Cornhusker nutjob, was beside himself when news broke that Nebraska would be joining the … Continue reading →

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Grey’s First Videogame

Posted on September 16, 2011 by trenthergenrader

So this morning I downloaded the trial copy of Braid, a game discussed in Tom Bissel’s excellent book, Extra Lives. It’s also a game we’ll be playing and discussing soon in our Game Culture class so I wanted to take … Continue reading →

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Game Design and Education: One Quick Example

Posted on September 15, 2011 by trenthergenrader

Each week the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT publishes a podcast where a guest speaker discusses all kinds issues related to media: film, television, videogames, and all the rest. On the drive home yesterday I finished the most recent … Continue reading →

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