by Alexander Sliwinski { Jun 5th 2008 at 7:20PM }
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: Alexander Sliwinski.
- Job Position: Peon (zug-zug), but my official Joystiq business card says "Contributing Editor."
- Past Experience/Education: Started a newspaper way back when I was at Brookline High School and have been doing the journalism thing ever since. Yes, I'm well aware of the Jonathan Coulton song about Brookline (and yes, it's true). I got my Broadcast Journalism degree from Hofstra University in New York and then somehow ended up in print/online. Every so often I dream of messing around with B-roll, voice-overs and sound bites again.
- Life outside of the 'Stiq: I watch lots of movies, television and am generally a pop culture sponge. No, seriously, I watch a lot of movies and television.
- Why I'm blogging: Holding down another job is hard when you've got a blunt honesty compulsion. See! I was supposed to lie and say something endearing there, possibly even heart-warming.
- First game experience: Hunt the Wumpus, along with other TI-99 games like, The Chisholm Trail, Parsec, Congo Bongo and pretty much the rest of that console's library.
- Favorite Games: Alpha Centauri, Max Payne, StarCraft, Grand Theft Auto, God of War, Civilization, Smash Bros., Sins of a Solar Empire and many more.
- The Dog: His name is Parker and he's a 16-year-old dachshund. He's not even mine, but he makes an adorable distraction in the photo.
There's
more to come every Tuesday and Thursday.
Tags: alexander-sliwinski, meet-the-team, meet-the-team-08
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jhongerkong @ Jun 5th 2008 7:34PM
LOK-TAR
DangerMouse @ Jun 5th 2008 7:43PM
You STRENUOUSLY object?
Noshino @ Jun 5th 2008 7:44PM
"Every so often I dream of messing around with B-roll"
Z OR R TWICE!
Shmil @ Jun 5th 2008 10:04PM
USE THE BRAKES!
Markez (MKWii 4339-2878-5120) @ Jun 5th 2008 7:52PM
Hunt the Wumpus you say?
Do you need to assay your lands for Crystalite?
M.U.L.E. RULES!
Korova *Pyro aspect* @ Jun 5th 2008 8:26PM
Alex
You are my kinda man. New York, likes civilization and other people's dogs.
The honesty thing is an admirable quality, that I do not share.
Also, you are great on the Fancast.
And your post are probably the most mature, informative and witty without cheese.
Hofstra! Go Lawn Guyland.
WiiFTW @ Jun 5th 2008 8:47PM
I'm still waiting on my TF2-style videos.
Hint: It'd get you your 15 seconds of Internet-ional Fame.
J @ Jun 5th 2008 8:54PM
welcome to joystiq!
lee @ Jun 5th 2008 9:38PM
really like the law and order intro. lol
but im not a silly commenter! im a silly goose commenter. oh so silly...
ogvor @ Jun 5th 2008 11:19PM
Sound like you at least play PC games some what. Could use more PC gamers on Joystiq.
Also, while Sins of a Solar Empire is great, one of my favorite games of the year, I still find myself going back to Homeworld 2 to quench my thirst for Space RTSs.
harvsorrow @ Jun 5th 2008 11:56PM
I can't even remember the last time I heard the words Hunt and Wumpus together. (Surprisingly I hear the word Wumpus alone all the time. Go figure.)
Ah, TI-99, good times.
Xav de Matos @ Jun 6th 2008 1:50AM
I know you!
James Lockwood @ Jun 6th 2008 8:41AM
He likes being called Alex, by the way.
JohnnySocko @ Jun 6th 2008 2:55PM
Holy crap, this post gets the coveted Zinc Stoat award for the "Hunt the Wumpus" and TI-99 references!
Until very recently, I STILL had my TI-994A game cartridges for "Parsec" and "Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator" (the computer itself being long gone).
Maybe I should think twice about getting rid of the Amstrad word processor in my closet...