Crazy Muse

Playing the game - After a ninety-minute session playing a game that has not yet been invented, the author wonders if his muse is crazy. Can a man who doesn’t like card games, board games, party games, computer games, etc. actually invent a game? She says, Yes! She’s crazy! 233 Words. ri091231. ©2009 Bill Ritchie

About RIISMA

A brief history of Ritchie’s International Institute for Study of Multimedia Arts - He is not sure how it all began, but several possibilities come to mind. One was the Batelle Research Institute, and another was suggested by an artist who studied ephemeral events. He was working at a major university at the time with international ties. 1106 Words. ri091221. Copyright 2009 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com

Finding My Own Way to Printmaking World

Another metaphor for learning printmaking online - This journey on a new pathway started when his wife mentioned a rock group started an online game to help boost sales of their music. You pay to play, she said, and in the course of playing you are getting their advertising. Great idea! So he started out. 2230 Words. ri091206. ©2009 Bill Ritchie. Full text by email request: ritchie@emeralda.com