At the Tokion conference, or though Souris and Silvio Jane and I are meeting New York hipster artist writer designer kids. They ask us, "When is your game coming out?" Somehow they translated our brief "We're writing about game culture" into "We're experimenting with game design."

It's inspiring when people don't fix Jane and I with the identity of journalists. Here in New York, we've met fewer serious programmers, fewer serious business people, fewer dedicated game designers - instead we've met a bunch of writers and artists who are experimenting with game engines and bootstrapping small game design group projects. More cultural experimentation than studied game development. Dabblers - why not? The future of games has many designers.