Hm. I know there's no way I'd be able to stay focused through that much material. Would wander off on a tangent or forget about the whole enterprise. :P

Randomly, you might not want to put an emphasis on gamey stuff now. Consumer luxuries get hit hard during recessions, and game investments tend to have a short half-life. (E.g. most of MS's layoffs were in consumer stuff and games, afaik, while Windows is still hiring.)

No, not in Seattle nowabouts. Grew up there, though. Stop by every so often.