We're looking for pitches for our next special themed series: History and Games! See within for the particulars.
Housekeeping
We're taking pitches for paid articles about mental health and gaming all month. Have a look! Apart from our regular staff, this themed month is co-edited by Kaitlin Tremblay, Amsel Von Spreckelsen, and Rowan Noel Stokvis.
Mental Health Month: Call for Articles
2 So, what do you do when you get handed the reins to a website with a five-year history and a collection of essays that is impressive, to put it mildly?
Making It Reign
Writing for the Geek has been a series of incredible opportunities, and in my three years on staff I feel privileged to have been a part of Games Criticism as it's started to become a Thing.
An Ending to Things
2 First, reader, a note. This piece is not a retrospective, nor is it an info-dump. It’s a message. If you are somehow unaware of the war that has been waged against prominent women in gaming in the past weeks, Google it. We at the Ontological Geek have always focused more on commentary than news anyway. I do not give a rat’s ass about alleged corruption in games journalism. The fact that this “movement” persists even after the trolls behind it have been revealed, their plans and motives a matter of public record, is indefensible. It is known who they are and how they have tried […]
On GamerGate
If you’re like me, you may be looking for a way to give back to people, especially kids, in your community. But, if you’re also like me, running 5ks or marathons is not exactly your ideal way of participating in non-profit work. Well, geeks everywhere are discovering there is no better way to help sick or injured children in their cities than by doing what they love: gaming. Extra Life is a grass roots experience that mobilizes passionate game lovers to help sick and injured kids treated at their local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Since it began in Texas in 2008, Extra Lifers have […]
Extra Life: Play Games, Heal Kids
After founding the site and serving as Editor-in-Chief for four years, Bill Coberly is now stepping down and giving Hannah DuVoix the reins.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Hi friends, First off, I want to wish Bill Coberly the best of luck and best wishes for his time at University of Minnesota Law School. None of us would be here at this moment if it weren’t for him, and we wish him every success in this new chapter of his life. Bill has proven himself time and again to be a true friend and ally to me personally, and is the only boss for whom I’d gladly work for nothing. I hope to be even half the Editor-in-Chief he has been, and to continue the dread work he started four years […]
A New Editor Approaches!
On Sunday, July 20th, at 10:00 AM EST, the Ontological Geek (and friends) will be playing a game of Civilization V: Brave New World.
OntoGeek Civ V Roster
On July 20th, the Ontological Geek will be assembling to play Civilization V. You should join us!
OntoGeek Civ V Day Round 2
Romance Month was a success! Here's a breakdown of everything we wrote about in April.
Editor’s Romance Month Recap
For the month of April, 2014, the Ontological Geek will only be running articles that deal in some way with romance or relationships and games!