videogames | Liam O'Donnell

How my talk on comics got hijacked (and then saved) by that blocky game

by liam | Apr 29, 2014 | appearances, comics, gamebasedlearning, gaming, literacy, media, video games

So, here’s the scene: It’s a busy Saturday at the Toronto Public Library’s Book Bash children’s festival. There’s kids running around everywhere in the TPL’s Northern Branch. There’s stacks of books (obviously). There’s...

Minecraft Students are evolving. They’ll pwn teachers (and servers). And that’s awesome.

by liam | Feb 18, 2014 | education, gamebasedlearning, Teacher's Guide, video games, virtual worlds

“You’ll never know more than your students. And that’s okay.” I find myself saying that a lot to teachers looking to bring Minecraft into their classrooms. Any adult who’s been within a block’s throw of a Minecraft kid knows what...

Pixelhead: my latest mind-bending Tech Tales story coming soon

by liam | Feb 6, 2014 | writing news

Pixelhead Tech Tales #3 “I knew I was in trouble when I deleted my breakfast.” When Nathan wakes up with the head of a video game villain on his shoulders, he knows he’s in for a world of trouble. The question is, which world? Award-winning...

Ganked print edition arrives. I am happy.

by liam | Nov 20, 2013 | gaming, literacy, Uncategorized, video games, virtual worlds, writing news

I’ve written over 30 books and graphic novels for kids over the last decade. I like them all. A lot. I’m always happy when the first printed copies arrive at my door. I get to hold them, put them on my bookshelf, show them to my family, so they know that...

Get Ganked on Wattpad

by liam | Oct 14, 2013 | comics, literacy, media, video games, writing news

It’s locked down and online. No more edits. No more tweaking. Time to step back and let go. Yesterday, I uploaded the final version of Ganked: Geeked Out Mysteries #1 to Smashwords, iTunes, Barnes & Noble and Kobo (it will be on Amazon on Oct 18th). The...