Archive for the ‘game writer’ Category

Donate to Haiti – and Have It Go 2x As Far

Haiti needs donations badly, as everyone knows.
The situation is bleak. But I just found out that several Austin organizations are offering a generous 1-to-1 Haiti donation match. You don’t have to be in Austin to participate. This is a great way to double the positive impact your dollars have.
Many thanks to the Entrepreneurs Foundation of [...]

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A Game Job: Not for Everyone

Do You Want a Job in the Game Industry?
Game jobs aren’t easy to land, and we get pretty regular inquiries about how to do just that for game writer, game designer, and other game industry jobs. The game industry is small, insular, and fiercely competitive. There are a lot of very smart people who would [...]

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The Avatar Movie

Game Writer Thoughts on Cameron’s Avatar Movie
The Avatar movie is all the rage right now, and with good reason. Here are my quick, spoiler-free thoughts.

Gorgeous. The Avatar movie is simply gorgeous. It feels real, although it does have a heavy Halo texture to it too. To be fair, Cameron’s already trod this territory very well [...]

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Uplifting Astronomer Trance Hit!

Dangit, lost a few posts thanks to the incompetence of 1&1 Internet hosting.
However, I’ve found a backup and I’m reposting the goodies. Sorry if this is a repeat for you…!
Take a listen to this killer tune by Carl Sagan, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Richard Feynman, and Neil deGrasse Tyson (with a little help from [...]

A Game Hero Should Be Voiceless: Part Two

The Rude Game Hero
The voiceless game hero? He’s an ass.
Well, inadvertently. Have you ever noticed how a voiceless game hero fails to respond to mid-mission communications?
I recently finished Resistance on the PS3, and the game’s avatar, Nathan Hale, is a classic, cliche game hero with little to say and a lot to do. When he [...]

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Top Five Photos #2

Here are the other five photos from the European extravaganza. Hope you’re keeping up with the disjointed narrative, such as it is!

The Louvre from within.

Millennium Bridge headed toward St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Shoreline near Durdle Door, Dorset.

London at night.

The Princess Di-Dodi Al-Fayed memorial in London’s tony Harrod’s shopping emporium. I was amused by their wardrobe — Di [...]

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Volunteer Vampire Hunters, Please Call

If you’re a talented vampire hunter, you’re willing to work for free, and you live in the Austin area, here’s your chance. There’s a Craig’s List ad for a vampire hunter or paranormal investigator who can investigate some bled-out animals and worker blackouts.
Hurry! Vampire hunter opportunities don’t come knocking every day. Serious inquiries only.

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Hogwarts’ Harry: Top Five Europe Photos

Hogwarts’ Harry and Other Pics
Hogwarts School and Harry Potter don’t actually appear in any of my “game writer on vacation” photos, but there is a connection, as you’ve probably already noticed.
So I’ve decided to jump the gun and throw up a top five of the photos I took in London and Paris, with five more [...]

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Game Writer: London Edition

By popular demand, here is a first sampling of some of the images and musings from my Europe trip. I’ll keep them coming- and keep them short and sweet.
So, yeah, I decided to pull the trigger and visit my friend Sue in London and my cousin in Dublin. It’s not the off-peak flight period I’d [...]

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Out of town

Game Writer Land posting has slowed to a crawl because of a little vacationing. Here are some sample images. Hope you all are well.

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