Tim Bryant is an assistant professor in the English Department at Buffalo State, where he teaches courses in American literature, American Indian literature, and film studies. His research interests include cultural studies of play, speculative fiction, and popular religion.
Mike Moran is currently a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University at Buffalo, and his doctoral research involves applying Aristotle’s theory of friendship to social media and virtual worlds. When he isn’t teaching or dissertating, Mike is discussing the ethics of good sportsmanship with interlocutors in the virtual world of Grand Theft Auto: Online.