David M. Ewalt (born 1976) is an American journalist and author. Ewalt is the author of the books Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It (2013)[1] and Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution (2018).[2]
David M. Ewalt | |
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
Employer | The Messenger |
Website | davidmewalt |
Career
editDavid M. Ewalt was the Science & Technology Editor at The Messenger.[3] Previously he was Editor in Chief of Gizmodo,[4] an editor at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, and wrote for a wide range of media outlets including The Wall Street Journal and New York magazine.[5] Before that, Ewalt was deputy editor of Forbes magazine, where he wrote numerous in-depth cover stories on technology companies including Oculus VR,[6] Magic Leap,[7] Microsoft,[8] Mojang,[9] SHI International,[10] and Bigelow Aerospace.[11] Prior to Forbes he was a reporter at InformationWeek.[12]
Ewalt is regarded as an expert on the intersection of technology and gaming and has been interviewed by media outlets including The New York Times[13] and National Public Radio,[14][15] and he was a frequent guest on the live television program Attack of the Show![16][17]
Ewalt has also been invited to speak to organizations including Google,[18] Microsoft Research,[19] and Huawei.[20]
Works
editIn 2013, Simon & Schuster published Ewalt's first book, Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It, about the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. It was reviewed by major publications including The Wall Street Journal,[21] The Seattle Times,[22] Los Angeles Times,[23] Kirkus,[24] and Publishers Weekly.[25] The book was picked as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year[26] and listed as one of Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of 2013.[27]
In 2009, Ewalt co-created the inaugural Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People and has edited each annual update of the ranking.[5] The list has received significant global coverage and attention in the media, and Ewalt has appeared as a guest to discuss it on outlets including CNN,[28] MSNBC,[29] CNBC,[30] and Fox Business Network.[31]
References
edit- ^ Ewalt, David M. (2013-08-20). Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who Play It. New York: Scribner. ISBN 9781451640502. OCLC 893156770.
- ^ Ewalt, David M. (2018-07-17). Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 9781101983713. OCLC 1047655715.
- ^ "The Messenger To Launch May 15". Axios. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "MG/O Media Announces New Editors In Chief Of AV Club, Gizmodo, Jezebel". Cision. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b "About David M. Ewalt". Archived from the original on 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Palmer Luckey: Defying Reality". Forbes. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Microsoft Xbox Is Winning The Living Room War. Here's Why". Forbes. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Inside The Post-Minecraft Life Of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson". Forbes. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "The Modest Tycoon Behind America's Biggest Woman-Owned Business". Forbes. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Cosmic Landlord". Forbes. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ Ewalt, David. "David M. Ewalt - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ Gilsdorf, Ethan (2012-01-09). "Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Virtual Reality Is About To Get Very Real". 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "1.14.15: The New Puberty, Hits And Misses From CES, & A History Of Cheerleading". 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Breaking Down The Apple News". YouTube. 2009-12-11. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Windows 7 Reactions and a Steve Jobs Absence". YouTube. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.[dead link ]
- ^ "David Ewalt: "Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution" - Talks at Google". YouTube. 2018-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It - Microsoft Research". Microsoft. 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "4th European Huawei Innovation Day". 2017-04-08. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Tales From the Basement". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "'Of Dice and Men': the lure of Dungeons & Dragons". The Seattle Times. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "There be dragons: 'Of Dice and Men' explores the story of D&D". Los Angeles Times. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "OF DICE AND MEN". Kirkus. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It". Publishers Weekly. 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Best of 2013". Amazon.com. 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "Hudson Booksellers Announces the Best Books of 2013". PR Newswire. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Forbes releases 2015 most powerful people list". 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Putin ranks at top of 'Most Powerful People' list". MSNBC. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Forbes most powerful person of 2016 is not Trump". CNBC. 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Trump beat by Putin, China's Xi in Forbes most powerful person list". Fox Business. 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
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