Meet Myles Nye | Game designer, Head Honcho of Wise Guys Events

We had the good fortune of connecting with Myles Nye and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Myles, alright, let’s jump in with a deep one – what’s you’re definition for success?
I’m a Broadway nerd, so this question makes me think of Tateh from Ragtime beating himself as he sings acidly, “Meet the artistic bigshot, oh yes / Red white and blue, Hooray and god bless / I’m a SUCCESS.” (I guess a “Succession” reference would be more timely, but I am what I am, to quote a song from another musical.)

I’m glad to live in a time when, compared to the turn of the previous-previous century in which Ragtime is set, there is so much more open and diverse thought about how success can be framed, and there isn’t a uniform thinking that material gain and visible fiscal wealth are the key metric by which success is framed. Make no mistake, there are still people who feel that way, and they have a huge say in steering the world. But they cannot make me define success for myself.

Here’s one alternative lens for success, coming from a self-described “guy who never stops talking about his therapy.” I feel that success comprises the journey to behold all part of one’s full self. It’s about letting the true, golden self, whose only trait is curiosity, give in turn its attention to all the parts that make up you. When all your parts can make their voices heard and get a level of love and attention that befits them, you may see yourself, and others may see you, in your totality. To be wholly seen, to me, is a pretty great measurement of success.

There are parts of you that are easy to share, especially if you’re the show-offy type. There are other parts that you may not even like to confront yourself – that’s called the shadow work, and it isn’t fun. But if you are in pursuit of new and interesting flavors of success, and this isn’t one you feel like you’ve conquered, you might want to try it. Side effects may include more genuine and meaningful relationships with the people closest to you, which is perhaps more of a lagniappe than a side effect.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
The Wise Guys Events creative niche is games, but not digital games: we create games without screens that real people play in real life. Clients for our experiences including Apple, Nike, Disney, and Toyota love the way their people have so much fun at our games, they don’t realize they’re actually accomplishing something.

What sets us apart from other team building programs is our expertise at matching the right game to the right occasion. With information about the group of people and the event itself, we can direct you to the game that will be the best fit, whether it’s a rowdy, stunt-based game show show-down or a competitive brain-teaser suite paired with appetizers, or both blended together! Our special ability is recommending the game that is best for your event.

Best of all, we take everything off your plate and make you look like a genius for choosing us.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Heaps of gratitude for Stephanie Barish, Celia Pearce, Sam Roberts, and everyone on the IndieCade team that made a home for our big games at the festival for many years. Playing games in the street in Culver City and Santa Monica, at USC and at E3, will always be a golden age in our development as purveyors of playful experiences. The indie spirit is electrifying and its community has a gobsmacking volume of talent. Being welcomed into that community by the IndieCade chairs was transformative, and I shower you with thanks!

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