Justin Hall

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Justin Hall, 2007
Justin Hall, 2007

Justin Hall (born December 16, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois), is an American freelance journalist who is best known as a pioneer blogger (internet-based diarist), and for writing reviews from game conferences such as E3 and the Tokyo Game Show.

He graduated in Chicago's Francis W. Parker High School in 1993, and in 1994, while a student at Swarthmore College, started his web-based diary Justin's Links from the Underground, which offered one of the earliest guided tours of the web.[1] Over time, the site came to focus on Hall's life in intimate detail. In December, 2004, New York Times Magazine referred to him as "the founding father of personal blogging."[2] Presently, Hall lives in San Francisco, California, where he recently moved from Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the USC Interactive Media Division. He is also a regular attendee of the Indie Game Jam. Hall's current project PMOGcan be found at www.gamelayers.com

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[edit] Contributor

  • J. Goldstein & J. Raessens, Handbook of Computer Game Studies, MIT Press, 2005: Chapter on "Future of Games: Mobile Gaming"
  • T. Fullerton & C. Swain, Game Design Workshop, CMP Books, 2004: Sidebar/chapter on "The Indie Game Jam."
  • V. Burnham, Supercade: A Visual History of the Videogame Age, MIT Press, 2001: Essays on the Apple ][, Burger Time and Spy Hunter.

[edit] Films

  • Hall was featured in the documentary Home Page [1].
  • He appeared nude as an actor in Blood [2].
  • Hall was also featured in the Brainpop video Blogs.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harmanci, Reyhan. "Time to get a life -- pioneer blogger Justin Hall bows out at 31." San Francisco Chronicle. February 20, 2005. Retrieved on July 20, 2006.
  2. ^ Rosen, Jeffrey. "Your Blog or Mine?" New York Times Magazine. December 14, 2004. Retrieved on October 31, 2007.

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