Monthly Archives: October 2010
Civ 2, Or Why I Should Listen To Eric Sometimes
Nick tagged me in that 15 games Facebook meme, but as I started to compile my most memorable games, I realized I’m unable to just type a list. Civilization 2 would definitely make that list. When Civ 2 came out, … Continue reading
Rolling Dice
I went to play D&D this weekend, with Ian and Andrea and their friends. They’ve got an ongoing run, that happened to have a couple openings. I think the conversation went like this: DM: We have two characters available, so … Continue reading
Hometown
“Don’t forget to move your car,” my dad said. “It’s a thirty-seven dollar ticket for parking in front of our house.” “Thirty-seven exactly? And you knew that off the top of your head?” “Of course I did. Want to see … Continue reading
Crayon Physics
Before settling down to create the full length Crayon Physics Deluxe, Petri Purho, of the one-man game studio Kloonigames, wrote one minigame a month. You can really see that creativity and adaptability in the finished Crayon Physics. Each level of … Continue reading
Iron Game Dev
Saturday morning at IndieCade was the Iron Game Dev Challenge. I was excited to see so man creative devs together, and I’m kind of fascinated by what goes into a game. No matter how many games I playtest or how … Continue reading
One Falls For Each Of Us
I have a lot more to say about IndieCade, but this moment really captures the weekend. Saturday night was Brenda Brathwaite’s tearjerking discussion of her new project, One Falls For Each Of Us. This is a game, well, I don’t … Continue reading
Sorry No Rifunds
As seen in a downtown parking lot. Just because I’m having an awesome weekend doesn’t mean I’m too cheerful to mock mistakes.
User Error
Last night, on my way from LAX into Los Angeles for IndieCade, I snapped some touristy pictures of the neon and palm trees and general LA glamour. I know that bookish girls who majored in Latin are supposed to eschew … Continue reading
Pretending To Be A Vampire
I’m chatting about text-based Choice of the Vampire over on RoboAwesome: CotV asks players a lot of questions about their goals for their, uh, un-life. Do you want to create lasting art, find true love, rise to the top of … Continue reading
New Study: Still Shocked By Girls Playing Games
From the post Girls Got Game! A Look at Gender & Gaming, on the usually-awesome site Frisky Mongoose: First and foremost, what would you say if I told you that 60% of women that play games don’t actually consider themselves … Continue reading
