First Blog Post - Interview

We were doing interviews today for our first session of Critical Games Studies to be used for our first blog post.

Below is the list of pre-picked questions asked (chosen by our lecturer) and responses given, by me, giving a small insight into some of my out of Uni activities. Get ready to yawn....


1) What is the title of the book (fiction) you are currently reading (or the last fiction book you read)?

'Summer Knight' by Jim Butcher, great fantasy fiction. A lot of my ideas for games come from elements of this series of books.


2) What is the title/topic of the book (non-fiction) you are currently reading (or the last non-fiction book you read)?

Possibly the 'Guiness Book of Records', I'm not a huge fan of non-fiction unless the facts interest or intrigue me.


3) What is the last live performance (music, drama or dance) you attended?

This would have to be the Linkin Park concert at the NEC in Birmingham, I think this was back in 2004?


4) What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema / online / or on dvd?

Cinema - The Amazing Spiderman (I think),
DVD - Piranha 3DD,


5) How often do you read a newspaper? (which one? online or physical?)

I pretty much never read a newspaper other than catching a glimpse over somebody's shoulder, however I have looked online from time to time if I know something big has happened recently from people talking (once every few months).


6) Which art gallery / museum / exhibition did you last visit?

In either 2007 or 2008 I went to see the fireworks display in Norwich - 'Sparks in the Park'.


7) How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?

As this is my biggest and longest lasting hobby and interest, I would guess around 40 hours per week.


8) How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?

Some weeks me and my partner will go her sisters house to play a few boards games, when we do this we normally spend around 6-8 hours - normally playing through to completion.