http://www.wikio.com/search=Scott Siegel Wikio - Scott Siegel http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=62103066 Filed under: Features , Galleries Every other week Scott Jon Siegel contributes Off the Grid , a column about card games, board games, and everything else non-digital. For nearly two years now, Off the Grid has introduced (and reintroduced) Joystiq's readers to some of the best board and card games on the market. The relationship between our modern video games and their non-digital counterparts is very clear-cut. As Gamelab CEO Eric Zimmerman puts it: "a game is a game is a game." So for those readers who aspire to create games of their own, it should come as no surprise that non-digital games are a great starting place for honing the craft of game design. With no programming skills required, non-digital game design is an easy way to begin thinking creatively about interaction, without the complicated prerequisities of digital game development. The best leaping-off point for non-digital game design is with the tools. Most gamers probably already have some fantastic equipment in their closets. So let's look at the basic tools of the trade. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:55:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=62103066 2008-06-26T16:55:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61895223 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61895223 2008-06-25T12:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61266951 Filed under: Reviews , Strategy Every other week Scott Jon Siegel contributes Off the Grid , a column about card games, board games, and everything else non-digital. In real life, scarcity isn't fun. Scarcity is the rising price of gas, or the difficulty of finding a job. In a game, however, scarcity can be incredibly compelling, and make for a very unique play experience. Enter Power Grid , a board game by German designer Friedemann Friese which uses scarcity at every level of its design to produce one helluva strategy title. The player's task in the game is to power as much of the country as possible (United States on one side of the board, or alternatively Germany on the other). As heads of various power companies (think Montgomery Burns or whoever runs PG&E), your tasks are to buy power plants, purchase resources, and allocate those resources to control as many houses in as many cities as possible. Money's not the deciding factor here; players will be judged and ranked solely on the amount of power they're pushing. Continue reading Off the Grid reviews Power Grid Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:30:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61266951 2008-06-19T21:30:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61242163 Headline: The Onion Movie Given Eleven Thumbs Down The Onion Movie / Phillip Stephens... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:16:49 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=61242163 2008-06-19T17:16:49Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60475339 Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq) In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories. Name: Scott Jon Siegel Job Position: Blogger / Columnist Past Experience/Education: Four years as a Literature and Integrated Arts major at Bard College; Game Politics correspondent from way back in the day. Live Outside of the 'Stiq: Just moved to San Francisco, following a six-month stint living it up in the South of France ( Bonjour! Où est la bibliothèque? ). When I'm not blogging, I'm designing games , and blogging some more . I'm also engaged to an awesome blogger . Imagine that! Why I'm blogging: I like writing, I like video games, and I like paying my rent on time, so it made sense. I started as a columnist ( Off the Grid 's coming back soon, I swear), and graduated into a full-time blogging position once I got out of college. First game experience: I really can't remember. Must've been so awesome it erased itself from my consciousness, lest I become incapacitated by its glory. Obviously. Favorite games: Rez , Metroid II , Chrono Trigger , and basically everything in this photo . What do you really look like? This , plus 16 years or so. There's more to come every Tuesday and Thursday. Permalink | Email this | Comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:30:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60475339 2008-06-13T08:30:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60424725 Filed under: Meta (about Joystiq) In the world of professional game blogging, the people are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the bloggers who investigate the stories and readers who make silly comments. These are the first group's stories. Name: Scott Jon Siegel Job Position: Blogger / Columnist Past Experience/Education: Four years as a Literature and Integrated Arts major at Bard College; Game Politics correspondent from way back in the day. Live Outside of the 'Stiq: Just moved to San Francisco, following a six-month stint living it up in the South of France ( Bonjour! Où est la bibliothèque? ). When I'm not blogging, I'm designing games , and blogging some more . I'm also engaged to an awesome blogger . Imagine that! Why I'm blogging: I like writing, I like video games, and I like paying my rent on time, so it made sense. I started as a columnist ( Off the Grid 's coming back soon, I swear), and graduated into a full-time blogging position once I got out of college. First game experience: I really can't remember. Must've been so awesome it erased itself from my consciousness, lest I become incapacitated by its glory. Obviously. Favorite games: Rez , Metroid II , Chrono Trigger , and basically everything in this photo . What do you really look like? This , plus 16 years or so. There's more to come every Tuesday and Thursday. Permalink | Email this | Comments Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:27:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60424725 2008-06-12T20:27:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60119201 Filed under: iPhone It isn't the news we were hoping for after Scott posted earlier. Mark Siegel of AT&T public relations has now officially confirmed that AT&T will not offer GoPhone plans for the 3G iPhone and that activation will take place in-store only . Permalink | Email this | Comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=60119201 2008-06-10T02:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=59842230 That's not R5-D4's brother, it's a modded Wiimote that a German student envisions for use in a virtual graffiti world. Martin Lihs, student at Bauhas-University in Weimar, built the "Wiispray" for... Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:28:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Scott+Siegel?rinfoid=59842230 2008-06-08T21:28:04Z