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 […]
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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 […]
A Game Hero Should Be Voiceless: T or F?
Game Case Study: The Voiceless Hero The typical game hero is mute. Have you noticed? Especially in first-person shooters, your typical game hero is a stoic son of a mesh. He has an inhuman pain tolerance, miraculous healing powers, and can tote as much military hardware as a Sherman tank. But he can’t communicate. He’ll […]
ET, Please Phone Home
If you’re a habitual This American Life radio listener like I am, you might have heard the story about a guy who has differences with his dad in the program entitled “Go Ask Your Father.” Unlike most father-son conflicts, this one wasn’t about sports, report cards, or borrowing the car to make out with the […]
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 […]
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.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and the Future of America
Uncharted 2 Steals Hearts
Uncharted 2 and Naughty Dog Revive the Adventure Genre The Uncharted 2: Among Thieves SKU and its action/adventure gameplay are dominating the ratings at Metacritic. Adventure games? Zork? Monkey Island? Indiana Jones? Hello again. We’ve missed you. Uncharted 2 brings back Nathan Drake (Indiana Jones?) for another round of high-stakes artifact hunting, this time to […]
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 […]
Brain Design Central: TED Talk on Brain Manipulation
Brain designer seems like a less interesting job than game designer, but it does have a certain ring to it. And let’s face it, your work is more likely to be described as “mind-blowing,” which is how I’d describe this TED talk from Rebecca Saxe, who studies the brain at the eponymous Saxelab at MIT. […]