Posts Tagged ‘Game Writing’
A Game Hero Should Be Voiceless: Part Two
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game writer
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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Hogwarts’ Harry: Top Five Europe Photos
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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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Out of town
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under game writer
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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Power of the Human Voice
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under music writing
Saw this on Facebook. (Jamal, I think it was yours.)
I love musical instruments, but we often forget that one of the most effective and adaptable instruments is carried with us everywhere we go. A single voice can haunt or inspire, whether in a video game cutscene or in concert. You just need to know how [...]
Tags: game cutscene, Game Writing, human voice, music writing, musical instrument, musical instruments, video game, video game cutscene
Another ACL TV Show Experience
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under music writing
Back to ACL TV!
When it rains it pours. And in a good way.
Last Tuesday, it was ACL TV show time again. I was fortunate enough (and yes, willing enough to wait in line for 45 minutes in the 100 degree heat) to land tickets to the ACL TV taping for Allen Toussaint. I invited my [...]
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Cheetah with Bolt – Now Cheesier
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under screenwriting
Cheetah with Bolt Makes My Mouth Hurt
My friend Nicol and I were watching TV half-heartedly and we saw one of those Grande commercials go by, advertising some accelerated internet service in Austin called “Cheetah with Bolt.” I’m not sure what Cheetah with Bolt is. Sounds like a new costumed crimefighting team.
Anyhow, Nicol admitted that she [...]
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ACL TV Show Recap
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under music writing
An ACL TV taping is a once-in-a-lifetime experience
You ever been to an ACL TV show taping? If you live in Austin, or visit Austin occasionally, you owe it to yourself to go to an Austin City Limits taping. It’s like a backyard concert with 320 of your closest friends, listening to an amped-up performance from [...]
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The Do Not Call List
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under geek skills
The Do Not Call List Is Broken
The Do Not Call List is another new feature on our modern communications landscape, and it’s one I’m not particularly fond of. You see, the Do Not Call List does exactly what you don’t want it to do — it makes your phone number readily available to telemarketers.
To put [...]
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Videogame Writing Influences TV?
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under Game Writing
EDGE Thinks Videogame Writing Is Affecting Television Plots
Rely on EDGE Magazine to throw out some interesting memes. Today I stumbled upon this thought – that some of the hot new television writing is actually becoming more like videogame writing. And not in a good way:
TV is yet another medium struggling to compete against interactive entertainment…. [...]
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EGM Magazine is Dead
Posted by Game Writer Guy | Filed under Game Writing
EGM Magazine Closed by Buyer
Well, EGM Magazine lovers… I feel guilty, although I probably shouldn’t.
On Jan. 7th, Ziff Davis announced that they’ve closed down the entire EGM magazine publishing operation, only days after my post criticizing the clipping problem they had on their Gears of War 2 cover.
Okay, I admit that there’s definitely zero correlation [...]
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