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In my first play-through of Stanley, I gave the game the benefit of the doubt and did absolutely everything it told me to do; the game’s voiced-over narration explains which path to take, and I did what I was told. The result is a boring, cliché videogame narrative that takes only a few minutes to complete: the protagonist, Stanley, has been mind-controlled by a mysterious machine, and when he discovers this, he turns the machine off and escapes to the real world. The game ends with Stanley outside, finally “free” of having been told what to do … the irony being that I, the player, have done exactly what I was told to do by the narrator in order to achieve this result.

So, back to this whole "connectedness" thing and what makes it work. So far, I'm thinking: 1. Being connected isn't about quantity, it's about quality.   2. There are different kinds of connections and that's okay- but know who to turn to for what. 3. Connections can come from unexpected places so keep an open mind- but don't be afraid to trim off connections that aren't working for you. (I'm looking at you ello and Google+) 4. Cultivate a combination of face-to-face and digital connections, and try to make them lasting ones.. Join the board of a professional organization.  Start a CFG.  Arrange a Tweet-up or attend an Edcamp with an eye towards creating lasting professional relationships.  So what about you?