Author: Deborah Chantson

Deborah Chantson is a freelance cross-platform writer/producer with a focus on children’s media. She was a writer/researcher for seasons 2 and 3 of the children’s culinary adventure series, Taste Buds, which taught her a great deal about cooking and allowed her to meet some of the best chefs in Toronto. She is most proud to have been the writer/researcher for the seasons 2 and 3 of the show’s interactive side, TasteBudsTV.com, which recently won a Gemini award for Best Cross-Platform Project – Children’s and Youth. Deborah has produced several short films, including Corrugated Violin, and was once a development executive for the award-winning production company, Inner City Films. She has worked in other capacities on animated properties such as The Dating Guy, DatingGuy.com, Skatoony.ca, and Detentionaire. Follow her on Twitter as @debchantson.

LittleBigPlanet 2 review: It’s a whole lotta fun

February 10, 2011September 26, 2012 Deborah Chantson LBP 2, LBP2, LittleBigPlanet 2, PS3, PSN, review, Sackboy1 Comment

Well, here I am, finally writing the review of LittleBigPlanet 2. And the delay in my writing is actually attributed to having so much fun in playing the game, that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. ANYWAY, I have to admit that I wasn’t as jazzed about what I saw at the media launch party on the tester screens. I played a top-down view rodent racing derby type level and then got physically stuck before passing the controller to someone else. Oh … but then to have the…

Dance Central – One Step At a Time

January 12, 2011January 31, 2011 Deborah Chantson Dance Central, DLC, harmonix, Kinect, Microsoft, music game, review, rhythym game, Xbox 3608 Comments

While the gyms are full and too many people are jiggling around in too little clothing, I’ve become a basement gamer. A dancing basement gamer.

Dance Central has only recently become a tool for fitness in my household. It started out as the coolest novelty, a well-intentioned weight loss method, then loads of fun as a party game. So ironically, hubby and I would just be watching everyone else sweat, while we sat and haphazardly reminded ourselves to play later.

We didn’t.

Kinectimals review: Virtually Cuddly

December 7, 2010December 15, 2010 Deborah Chantson Kinect, Kinectimals, Microsoft, review, Xbox 360, Xbox Live4 Comments

Well, it was only a matter of time before there had to be something for the ankle-biters. With games like Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures and Dance Central being aimed at an older audience, who’s to say that preschoolers should be left out? Kinectimals is most definitely for a much younger audience. My bets are on ages six and under. The game play is fairly simple, uses a great deal of repetition, a really basic storyline, and a big focus on interacting with a virtual cub. The appeal is that these…