So yes as you may imagine from the subtitle of my blog I’m interested in serious games. Serious Games? I mean, this term means almost nothing to someone outside of the industry, and I just love the looks I get when I drop that term on people. Confusion, a wry grin, and who can blame them, it’s an odd term. Especially when I’m going to stand (well I’m actually sitting) here and tell you I think that first and foremost serious games should be GAMES, i.e. really fun to play.

So yes I’m interested in Serious Games as well as non-serious games, entertainment computing, or whatever you want to call it. I am interested in the topic generally, but more specifically I think that UI in most games needs serious help. I want to make it easy for new players to pick up a game and play. I want to make it welcoming to the newbie, while still satisfying the power user (is such a thing even possible?). Do I want to make it the focus of my professional life? That’s a definite maybe for now.