Articles by Jordan Barber

Professional Apartment Hunting Advice, From a Professional

Jordan Barber tells you how to find the rentable home of your dreams, if your dreams have low aspirations and don’t require a washer/dryer in unit.

The Year Minecraft Made Playing Alone Cool Again

Jordan Barber experiences the curious, solitary pleasures of 2010′s surprise hit indie game.

The Immaculate Collection of Lady Gaga Interpretations on YouTube

Jordan Barber curates a ridiculously large exhibit (fifty videos!) of Lady Gaga covers, choreographies, and parodies.

D&D 101: The Party Gets Manhandled By Tentacles

Dungeons and Dragons is full of life lessons. Dungeon Master Jordan Barber teaches the party about the dangers of friendly fire.

D&D 101: The Party Harasses a Guy for No Reason

Dungeon Master Jordan Barber leads our heroes into a cavernous tunnel, rife with danger and, uh, mold.

D&D 101: The Party Wrassles an Ogre

The journey continues, as Jordan Barber teaches first-time players of Dungeons and Dragons.

D&D 101: The Party Gets in a Bar Fight

Jordan Barber teaches everyone how to play Dungeons and Dragons.

The Inconvenience Threshold

Jordan Barber introduces his concept of the inconvenience threshold, the point at which a person is so annoyed that it actually impels him/her to do something about it.

“Communicable Diseases”: An Interview with Matt Leacock

Jordan Barber speaks with Matt Leacock, creator of the popular board game Pandemic, about designing games and social interaction.

That One Time I Accidentally Ordered a Prostitute

Jordan Barber interviews his friend Jenn, who learned what a “traditional Balinese massage” really meant when she visited Jakarta.

Land of the “Free” and the Home of the Pixies

Free Realms is Sony’s way of translating World of Warcraft‘s success to a younger generation. Jordan Barber shakes the kid-friendly foundations of Free Realms as a radical pixie.

A Lunch Too Pretty to Eat

Jordan Barber talks to Anna the Red, famous across the web for her videogame-inspired bento art.