This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon. Hello world. It’s Dec 2024 and things are fully on fire. As they always have been, but perhaps more under the blindingly obvious late-stage extractive capitalism that is the incoming Trump/Musk administration. Folks are nervous, and angry. […]
Author: Meguey Baker
Traffic Lights Are Communication Tools
This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon. The Traffic Light The Traffic Light communication tool is a piece of paper that has three large dots on it: one red, one amber and one green. It is placed in the center of the table within […]
Playing With Mortality
By Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon Playing With MortalityI had the privilege of speaking at Wesleyan University on Friday, October 13th. What a lovely thing! I love talking about game design and play and language, and the students correctly anticipated […]
Follow The Thread: A Worldbuilding Guide
By Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon Meguey is a museum curator and material historian specializing in textiles. Part 4: Screen Saver Technologies, Reading List, & Questions Screen Saver Technologies Finally, let’s talk “screen saver” technologies and skills. These are things […]
Follow The Thread: A Worldbuilding Guide
By Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon Meguey is a museum curator and material historian specializing in textiles. Part 3: Technology, Agricultural Impact, & Transport Technology Something to make a hole and something to pull through it. Before there is woven […]
Follow The Thread: A Worldbuilding Guide
By Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon Meguey is a museum curator and material historian specializing in textiles. Part 2: Babies, Washing, & Staying Healthy Babies Why is there a section about babies and fertility in an article about thread? Because […]
Follow The Thread: A Worldbuilding Guide
By Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon Meguey is a museum curator and material historian specializing in textiles. Part 1: Thread & Clothing When you are setting out to invent the universe, follow the thread. Literally. Thread is one of the […]
Ritual In Game Design
This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon. Background: I have been creating ritual spaces and experiences for groups from two to 20+ for about 35 years. I was for a dozen years a professional facilitator and ritual designer for a local non-profit specifically designed […]
Visible Mask
Pattern by Meguey Baker This article was made possible by the generous support of our patrons. Please consider joining them by supporting us on Patreon. Face masks are an important part of the covid-19 safer social hygiene orders of 2020. Most home sewn models are solid fabric, covering the nose and mouth completely in order to contain one’s […]
Play With Your Food: a harvest of role-playing games
The ways we share food and games and stories help shape our families, communities, and cultures. How do you pass on your favorite recipes? What rituals make meals special? What makes preparing food together a chore or a joy? When do certain dishes take on mythic stories? What foods are best for playing with, and with who do […]