The interview that changed my life forever: Jeff Perlman’s John Rocker Story

At the time I write this blog post, Jeff Pearlman’s new youtube channel “Press Box Chronicles with Jeff Pearlman” has 1.2k subscribers and his 2nd video about his John Rocker story only has 708 views. But that’s simply because his channel is a week old, has 2 videos, and the Rocker video is 16 hours […]

What Happened to Edutainment? Mr. Wonderful robbed us all.

Edutainment originally meant educational software for kids. Creators sought to make education fun and take advantage of new technology children already enjoyed using. In the 1990s and early 2000s, edutainment software was huge. Reader Rabbit, Jump Start, Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail – to name a few – were massive franchises of learning software for home […]

My old gaming blogger friends… I miss you!

Digging through the Internet Wayback Machine, it looks like ~2009-2012 was the peak of my blogging. I remember a very vibrant community of blog readers and writers that included developers of all types, players of all types, and hobbyists who might want to be developers some day. It was a really fun mix of people […]

Pure Nostalgia: The 1996 Toys ‘R’ Us Holiday Catalog

Cover of 1996 Toys 'R' Us holiday catalog

This is a blog post ripped from an old iteration of my blog that is still interesting to share. Look at the prices of these video games from ~30 years ago (1996): Super Mario 64: $59.99 Pilotwings 64: $59.99 Madden 97: $59.99 Street Fighter Alpha 2: $69.99 NBA Hang Time: $69.99 Those last two were […]

What do I think I’m doing here and who the hell do I think I am?

Professor Hartman relaxing in chair while holding dog

So I’ve started a YouTube channel – among other things – and called it Professor Hartman. What is it? It’s a platform for me to share my ~40 years (or more) experience in topics such as: Game Design Game Development Game Theory Video Game Industry Community Management Fun Monetization Business Models Design UI/UX Technology Entrepreneurism […]