David M. Ewalt

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David M. Ewalt
Born1976 (age 45–46)
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist & Author
EmployerGizmodo
Websitedavidmewalt.com

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]

Career[]

David M. Ewalt is the Editor in Chief of Gizmodo.[3] Previously he was 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.[4] Before that, Ewalt was deputy editor of Forbes magazine, where he wrote numerous in-depth cover stories on technology companies including Oculus VR,[5] Magic Leap,[6] Microsoft,[7] Mojang,[8] SHI International,[9] and Bigelow Aerospace.[10] Prior to Forbes he was a reporter at InformationWeek.[11]

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[12] and National Public Radio,[13][14] and he was a frequent guest on the live television program Attack of the Show![15][16]

Ewalt has also been invited to speak to organizations including Google,[17] Microsoft Research,[18] and Huawei.[19]

Works[]

In 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,[20] The Seattle Times,[21] Los Angeles Times,[22] Kirkus,[23] and Publishers Weekly.[24] The book was picked as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year[25] and listed as one of Hudson Booksellers' Best Books of 2013.[26]

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.[4] 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,[27] MSNBC,[28] CNBC,[29] and Fox Business Network.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "MG/O Media Announces New Editors In Chief Of AV Club, Gizmodo, Jezebel". Cision. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. ^ a b "About David M. Ewalt". Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  5. ^ "Palmer Luckey: Defying Reality". Forbes. 2015-01-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ^ "Inside Magic Leap, The Secretive $4.5 Billion Startup Changing Computing Forever". Forbes. 2016-11-02. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  7. ^ "Microsoft Xbox Is Winning The Living Room War. Here's Why". Forbes. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  8. ^ "Inside The Post-Minecraft Life Of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson". Forbes. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  9. ^ "The Modest Tycoon Behind America's Biggest Woman-Owned Business". Forbes. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  10. ^ "Cosmic Landlord". Forbes. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  11. ^ Ewalt, David. "David M. Ewalt - InformationWeek". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  12. ^ Gilsdorf, Ethan (2012-01-09). "Players Roll the Dice for Dungeons & Dragons Remake". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  13. ^ "Virtual Reality Is About To Get Very Real". 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  14. ^ "1.14.15: The New Puberty, Hits And Misses From CES, & A History Of Cheerleading". 2014-01-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  15. ^ "Breaking Down The Apple News". 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2019-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Windows 7 Reactions and a Steve Jobs Absence". 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "David Ewalt: "Defying Reality: The Inside Story of the Virtual Reality Revolution" - Talks at Google". 2018-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  18. ^ "Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It - Microsoft Research". 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  19. ^ "4th European Huawei Innovation Day". 2017-04-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  20. ^ "Tales From the Basement". The Wall Street Journal. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  21. ^ "'Of Dice and Men': the lure of Dungeons & Dragons". The Seattle Times. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  22. ^ "There be dragons: 'Of Dice and Men' explores the story of D&D". Los Angeles Times. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  23. ^ "OF DICE AND MEN". Kirkus. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "Best of 2013". Amazon.com. 2013. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  26. ^ "Hudson Booksellers Announces the Best Books of 2013". PR Newswire. 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  27. ^ "Forbes releases 2015 most powerful people list". 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  28. ^ "Putin ranks at top of 'Most Powerful People' list". 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  29. ^ "Forbes most powerful person of 2016 is not Trump". 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  30. ^ "Trump beat by Putin, China's Xi in Forbes most powerful person list". 2018-05-08. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

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