Q&A with Tara Theoharis, author of The Minecrafter’s Cookbook, which features 40+ game-themed dinners, desserts, and snacks to craft together.
Geekfold Holiday Gift Guide from Nerd For A Living
Our Wendy Buske was thrilled to contribute a holiday gift guide of some of her favorite nerdy items to the fashionably geeky website, Geekfold.
San Diego Comic Con and Experiential Marketing
SDCC is just as much industry conference as fan event, so more brands are bringing experiential marketing to contribute to the surreal splendor of Comic-Con.
Making Music for Games: Austin Wintory, composer of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
We interview composer Austin Wintory about creating the score for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, how he started making music for video games, the unique role of the composer in an interactive media, and thoughts on creating the first-ever Grammy-nominated video game score (for Journey).
A Geek’s Guide to Workplace Professionalism
Guest contributor Dustin Ramsdell discusses how to bring your geeky personality, style and passions to a new job while sustaining workplace professionalism.
Squad Goals: Marvel TV’s Favorite Agents Demonstrate the Power of a Great Team at Nerd HQ
From the perspective of a fan, getting to be at this intimate 35-minute chat was everything I could have wanted. And, from a professional perspective, I couldn’t help but take away some valuable perspective on doing what you love from these actors. And what the Marvel universe has given them.
Learn on your Time: Online Courses with edX, Coursera, and Udacity
The promise of sites like edX, Coursera, and Udacity is that you can partake in (mostly) free courses on all sorts of topics, (often) on your own schedule. Think of these tools like webinars, but better in pretty much every way – and about stuff that you’re actually interested in. There are presentations, videos, and resources around specific learning outcomes and topics. The end result is a wonderfully handcrafted course that teaches you about a practical skill you can use.
I Screwed Up! What Do I Do Now? – How to Handle a Mistake Professionally
As a blogger or content creator, chances are good that eventually you’re going to make a mistake. And then you get called on it. Often, probably too often, it comes in the form of angry backlash. Here are a few ways to handle that situation.
Let Me Help You Help Me Help You: Creating a Mentor Relationship
5 Steps to Create and Encourage a Mentor Relationship. Guest author Carol Mertz, video game developer (Happy Badger Studio) and interactive designer (The Rampant) shares how to “help me help you” in the transcript of her presentation from the IGDA microtalk series.
Pressing Pause – 5 Ways to Deal with Stress and Grief in your Work Life
Times of great stress and overwhelming grief strike us all sometime. Try these 5 methods to heal while keeping your work life or business on track.