Contact Thoughty

If any information regarding your name, pronouns, information, or product is inaccurate, please contact me through the contact form as soon as you are able and comfortable and include the updated information and the link to the page(s) in question. Note: my pronouns are they/he, I use masculine identifiers (Mr., sir, dude, etc.), and I … Continue reading “Contact Thoughty”

Five or So Questions on Journey Away

I have an interview today with Jacob Kellogg on his game Journey Away, which is currently on Kickstarter. You might remember Jacob from his approachable theory article about complexity in game design – but don’t think his cool thoughts on games and design stop there! Journey Away is a game that I think is doing something fun … Continue reading “Five or So Questions on Journey Away”

A Slew of Reviews

These rad games all came through my radar over the past period of time, and I figured I’d just post my thoughts all in one! As always, these reviews will be copied over to the itchio pages with a rating to support the creators, and I recommend you buy the games that sound cool to you, and TIP the creators!

A New Masculinity: The Men of Wolfenstein: The New Order

I want to talk about so many things in the realm of Wolfenstein and how it portrays masculine characters, but I want to talk first about the characters themselves. We’ve addressed how Wolfenstein: The New Order talks about masculinity through the main character William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, and how it functions in genre. Now I want to address some of the other characters that are in the game and how they are presented (I may not address all your faves, sorry).

Leading with Class

Leading with Class is a webshow teaching leadership theory and practice, using experiences and concepts from roleplaying games to make leadership more approachable to a broader audience. It’s supported by a Patreon and hosted on YouTube for ease of access. Some more of the videos are hosted here on Beau’s portfolio page, including streamed episodes … Continue reading “Leading with Class”

Leading with Class

Hello all, For the past several months I’ve been gearing up to start a new project called Leading with Class. Leading with Class is a web series I’m doing to teach leadership theory and practice using roleplaying games! It’s so exciting to have it together! There’s a Patreon for the project and I have a … Continue reading “Leading with Class”