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Monthly Archives: May 2010
E3
Stick brought in the mail yesterday, and brought me a book I’d ordered and a couple adverts, and then asked if maybe I was waiting for something else to arrive. I guess in the excitement of getting my press credentials … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Raleigh
Tagged e3, game culture, games, gaming, Indie Game Mag, letters, mail, Stick
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Chinese School After-Action Review
Chinese school is over for the semester. I’ve been teaching here for two years now, the longest time I’ve worked in one school. RACL is really a special place, I’m glad I could work here. I had the best class this semester, thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh, teaching teenagers
Tagged awesome, caesar, Charlie Gordon, chinese, duds, education, games, General, latin, lessons, my students, RACL, teaching, teaching teenagers
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MyTribe’s Second Island
I finally built the Great Ark and got off the island. Oh, hi, I’m talking about MyTribe again, not LOST. When your tribe completes the Ark and sails to a new island, they’ll bring everything from the first island’s storehouse, … Continue reading
Posted in facebook games, Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Facebook, facebook games, Farmville, Flotsam's Call, Game Reviews, Google, jewel Vault, LOST, mail, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, new mysteries, oops, ThumbGods, Young
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Fantasy University Preview
Fantasy University is an upcoming Facebook game from Simutronics Corp. (If you’re asking yourself why that name sounds familiar, it may be because you’re old enough to have played DragonRealms on AOL.) I’ve been playing the current alpha build – … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged beta, credits, Facebook, facebook games, Fantasy University, game previews, Game Reviews, games, General, Google, latin, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, mail, random, reading, text-based
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Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife
It is a truth universally acknowledged that any Pride and Prejudice sequel will be a complete disaster. But like every other former English major, I’m so fascinated by Mr. Darcy that I can’t stop reading the knockoffs. Despite having highwaymen, attempted ravishment … Continue reading
Posted in Books, charlotte, Raleigh
Tagged Darcy, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife, pride and prejudice, reading
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TGConf After-Action Review
Right before I went to Denver, I went to the Triangle Games Conference. It was a great two days, I met a ton of creative people and heard about a lot of interesting projects. This meeting-strangers thing is getting a … Continue reading
Posted in North Carolina, Raleigh
Tagged bloggers, classics, Denver, games, gaming, indie games, my boyfriend, oops, TGConf, Triangle Game Conference, WomenGamers
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Osmos Reviewed
My review of Osmos in Indie Game Mag, issue 10. Tweet this!
Tiger Eye: Curse Of The Riddle Box
Passionfruit Games‘ first title, Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box> is out this week. This new game blends casual adventure gameplay with the paranormal romance novel Tiger Eye by Majorie M. Liu. I was in the beta last month, … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, game culture, Game Reviews
Tagged beta, chinese, chinesepod, credited, family, games, General, new game, Passionfruit Games, TE: COTRB, Tiger Eye, Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box
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How LOST Will End
I started watching LOST in Yantai, so it’s been years now that I’ve been hoping to get a job working for the Dharma Initiative. I’ve fallen a month or two behind on this season (which requires avoiding Twitter on certain … Continue reading
