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After years writing here there and everywhere, I had something of a Jerry Maguire moment and decided it was time to slow down, write less and get to grips with the real issues of being a family gamer in the UK. So now, rather than running around like a mad thing I stop once a week, brew some good tea and Macbook my way around the highs and lows of my life playing games in a family.

As is true for life as a whole, I experience games uniquely because of who I am, where I've been and what I've done. Highlights so far being life on this British Isle, a childhood in Devon, work as a User Assistance developer, a suspicious but respectful realtionship with Christianity and perhaps more than anything else marrying and starting a family with my wife Jo - currently us two, Ellen (5), Thom (3), Ollie(0) and Mogg the cat.

Like the other writers on the Game People network, I want to let you into my life in many ways. The writing itself may be primary for some, but just as telling is my twitter feed and facebook profile. My hope is that between us, reader and writer, we can create something interesting, significant and even meaningful. So I want to hear from you with comments, ideas even contributions. However big or small every contribution makes a difference. Click here to read the articles.

Season 2

After stretching my legs with my first 12 articles, I have had some time to reflect and improve things. This time round the articles are to be published every Friday and will be complemented by a mini-blog on twitter. I also want to meet and get contriubtinos from readers this time, so I have given in and setup a Facebook page so I can meet you all. Most excitingly I am now going to be published on the following sites that are not only great places themselves, but also run by pretty decent chaps:

• Nintendo Life
• UK Parents Lounge
• Console Monster
• Play TM
• Gamer's Daily News
• Stuff We Like
• Exophase

Please support me by supporting them, visiting, commenting and getting involved in each community.

Season 1

Wanting to slow down and do something more enjoyable is all very well, but I soon realised this was going to be difficult. Difficult saying no thanks I won't take that free game, I'll write something for free instead. Difficult actually figuring out what it was I had to say, and difficult to do that on anything like a regular basis.

These 12 articles are my first faltering steps towards resolving some of these difficulties. As it turns out I failed to some extent on every level. But you have to start somewhere I guess.