07.02.08
keeping up with the times
A quick work-related note - I’ve started writing for The Times, and the first of what will hopefully be many features is appearing in tommorow’s (Wednesday’s) times2 section in the paper. It’s a report from last weekend’s Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event in Paris, and is designed as a gentle and fairly positive introduction to the unique society and culture that has grown up around World of Warcraft.
It’s also, of course, an excuse for The Times to run lots of pictures of cosplayers, but the article text at least presents them in a positive way rather than “christ, look at the freaks”.
I don’t know how regularly The Times will be commissioning work from me - after all, if they hate this piece they might never commission anything again! - but if all goes well I’d hope to get pieces in there every month or so, if not more often. There’s a real enthusiasm at the paper for getting their coverage of videogames up to scratch with the rest of their (excellent) arts and culture coverage, which will mark a welcome departure from the lazy “what are these evil modern things doing to our kids!” scare stories which much of the British press falls back on for games coverage.
xbendystevex said,
July 2, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Congratulations on the Times work! I agree about the excellent arts coverage, perhaps you could sort out the rest of the paper while you’re employed by them?
Steve said,
July 3, 2008 at 6:51 am
Congrats, good thing!