Anne Derryberry, 2010-2011 Fellow
Being an ambassador for the adoption of game-based communication requires persistence and thick skin. And creativity and fervor. And lots of patience.
When I arrived at RJI, I quickly realized that few of my colleagues – and surprisingly few of the students – admitted to being gamers. Indeed, and perhaps not surprisingly, the idea of melding online games with journalism was not especially appreciated by professional or student journalists. When I opened my presentation to a class I’d been asked to speak to with my customary question, “So, what games are you playing?” one student scoffed, “We’re journalism majors. We don’t have time to play games.” Tough crowd.
