It’s hard to put into words how much SB Nation hockey blogs meant to fandom, digital media, discourse, marginalized markets and communities, and yours truly. My heart goes out to all Vox Media creatives impacted by today's layoffs, but let’s talk about the puckheads… (1/7)

without ryan putting in all the hard work with us years ago to figure out the blueprint, i doubt secret base even exists in the first place

Spencer Knight’s new Panthers mask features artwork by some of the young patients at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. This was Spencer’s idea and honestly one of the coolest things I’ve seen an NHL goalie do with his mask.

Why is the NHL allergic to drip?

i’ve been struggling to put this into words for a while but i think a lot of this AI art craze comes down to these guys feeling the joy of being creative for the first time and mistaking it for something much deeper.

Saudi Arabia: Hey PGA golfers! We have a bunch of money to offer you for our new league. PGA Tour: You’re ruining the game and sportswashing your reputation of human rights abuses. SA: OK but what if we offered *you* a lot of money? PGA: Today, we’d like to announce a merger w

Game Design people! Help me out! I’m still working toward pitching Engage! but am also considering crowdfunding. Trying to learn all I can about that process - does anyone here have good advice or resources for a nascent crowdfunding campaign? Podcasts? Articles? Forums? Etc?🎲✂️

Perception check

Tyson Whiting and I just put the finishing touches on our Engage! Gold prototype for PAX U. It’s a huge milestone & we are so proud of our work. I sat down in front of the screen & systems chart and got goosebumps today. The validation of years of iteration & testing, it’s real!

Linesman tries to block Dennis Gilbert's head from hitting the ice at the end of a scrap 👏

We’re showing off our game this weekend! Come say hello. Or heckle us… whichever seems fair. Either way you can play a fun space adventure dice game!

Day 1 of PAX U was absolutely amazing. Got to meet so many awesome people and had a blast showing off Engage! If we missed you, let’s try to link up tomorrow! Thanks to literally everyone we bumped into today - such good people!

Day 2 of PAXU has been gone beyond! Peoples’ responses to Engage! have made my heart feel very full. It’s a really special feeling to see people really connect with your work. I was brimming over today as multiple people told us this was their game of the con! Happy tears 🥹

It can’t be said enough how fantastic the board game community is these days. Just passionate people excited to have fun. We were just lucky enough to have them excited about OUR GAME!

romance is alive

This is SO uninspired I am dying inside.

Shouting into the void here but if anyone has any leads on senior design positions send em my way. It’s rough out there.