I spent a far larger portion of my lazy Sunday afternoon than I intended to with a little online game called Auditorium. It’s such a wonderful example of definitive, practical game design, that I felt it worthy to dissect. The game is challenging, but not frustrating. Detailed, but not overwhelming. I can’t really describe the […]
AOL kills Ficlets
Well, it was really only a matter of time. Once Kevin Lawver left AOL, I knew that Ficlets wouldn’t be able to carry on without his influence and support. If the fantastic and creative community that cropped up around the fiction site could be considered the lifeblood of Ficlets, then Kevin was really its heart: […]
World of Goo, de-coagulated
One of my early favorite indie games on the WiiWare channel was Lostwinds, by Frontier. It was a simple concept, with gorgeous artwork, and fluid controls. But the problem was, it was a short adventure. A fleeting experience with very little replayability. World of Goo by 2D Boy has solved that problem, to a certain […]
Thanksgiving Road Trip!
We don’t usually travel far for Thanksgiving or Christmas. We tend to stay near home those holidays, and prefer to travel and visit relatives in the weekends between. This year, however, Caleb got to thinking that it had been a while since we saw grandpa Cal up in Minnesota. So, we decided to invite ourselves […]
Facebook completely fails at advertising properly
Facebook has essentially guaranteed that I will never, ever engage with any of their advertising partners. How did they do this? Easily. They did it by completely ignoring me. For the past week, there has been a recurring ad being displayed on my profile sidebar advertising Sexy Singles in My Area™. It features a half-naked […]
A bailout analogy
I was talking with a friend of mine about the horrors and pitfalls of our current economic crisis. We discussed such relevant topics as, how in God’s name can we afford $4.6 TRILLION worth of bailouts? And also, why are AIG executives taking taxpayer-funded retreats? While we generally agreed on a great many debatable points, […]
No, I’m NOT dreaming of a white Thanksgiving, thank you
So, it’s snowing. First actual snow of the season. It probably won’t stick around for very long, as the temperature is already up to 30 degrees and tomorrow it’s supposed to get up to almost 50. But, for now, we have about an inch of the white stuff, and the boys are terribly excited, as […]
About that whole ‘novel’ thing
As you might have guessed by now, as was bound to occur, I have generally given up on the novel. My last bit of writing was done on my birthday, back on October 30th. I sat in a Panera Bread, sucking free wifi, somehow managing to hammer out about a thousand words or so. And […]
Colony of Gamers Child’s Play Charity Drive
The Colony of Gamers has started its first annual Child’s Play Charity Drive. Less then 24 hours hours after it started, it is already up to $2,584 — a little more than halfway to the established goal of $5,000. The Child’s Play charity was started by Mike and Jerry at Penny Arcade as a way […]
Isn’t it beautiful?
It is. It truly, truly is beautiful.