David M. Perry: I’ll say a little more about this later. But the fun part of this essay was that I wasn’t allowed to assume any knowledge at all about gaming for my reader. None. I had amazing editors work me really hard for each sentence.

I’ll say a little more about this later. But the fun part of this essay was that I wasn’t allowed to assume any knowledge at all about gaming for my reader. None. I had amazing editors work me really hard for each sentence.

There's a neat essay on the influence of D&D in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social. I'm still blown away by how RPGs have become this American — really worldwide — institution. www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

How Dungeons & Dragons Sparked a Revolution in How We Play Just About Everythingwww.smithsonianmag.com Created more than 50 years ago, the game has captured the imaginations of generations of Americans, and not just the nerdy ones

Great piece, David.

The irony there is that the article is arguing that the influence is so strong that we all know about games anyhow. :)

I think it’s true!

One might even think of FICO credit scores as a game leveling up. Gameification of everyday life to bastardize Goffman.

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