My Eufloria review is up on Bytten. Despite really enjoying Eufloria, this was a hard review to write. I loved the organic-art graphics so much, but as I read and reread my attempts at a review, I started to feel awkward about being a female reviewer squeeing over the pretty. I also loved the streamlined, [...]
This Joymax press release on multiplayer games, virtual societies, and Asian culture, landed in my inbox the other day:
Joymax, an independent developer and publisher of interactive entertainment for the global market, today announced the launch of a third “Clean Campaign” for historical fantasy MMORPG Silkroad Online. During the event, which will run until April 6, [...]
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine. The people at Jones Soda and I agree that Simpson’s Paradox readers are all huge nerds will find this product interesting and amusing.
Jones Soda — yes, the people who came up with turkey-flavored Thanksgiving soda — have [...]
I went to the Triangle IGDA meetup last week, while Stick was away in Charlotte. It was a bit nerve-wracking going in, but I hadn’t even gotten my name tag before I started talking to a newly-local indie game dev, and inside I ran into Lex, some of the Merscom guys, and my internet friend, [...]
Stick and I went to Play! A Videogame Symphony at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre a few weekends ago. We joined the crazy quilt of blankets, over a carpet of drying pine needles, and unpacked our cheese, olives, Nintendo DS, and those mini wine bottles I keep calling chardonnay shots. We must have been flying the [...]
I have a new piece up on In-game dating: Not just for basement-dwelling nerds up at TechCoquette.
Like online dating on Match.com, eHarmony or other matchmaking sites, couples who meet through World of Warcraft first connect entirely through their words. Game romance still holds some of the spontaneity of offline romance because gamers aren’t logging on [...]
Why do gaming sites feel the need to have white text on a black background? Don’t you have any sympathy for my eyes? It’s bad enough when I have to turn up the font size (shut up) but seriously, white-on-black is impossible to read! My first Geocities page had turquoise text on a lavender background [...]
I have a couple articles up on the new TechCoquette, including this one on What his Twitter Timeline is Telling You:
Want a peek into your new boyfriend’s mind? Just browse his Twitter timeline!
A guy’s Twitter stream gives you clues about his hobbies, how he relates to his friends, and what wanders across his mind when [...]
Have you heard about Ada Lovelace Day?
If you’re a girl who likes programming, who are your role models? Too few and far between, says UK-based freelance software consultant and tech blogger, Suw Charman-Anderson. Which is why she’s named March 24, 2009, Ada Lovelace Day, the first of what could become an annual Internet event.
Ada Lovelace [...]
My new Crayon Physics review is a guest article on Angry Gamers today! Angry Gamers is an awesome new gaming site with some great un-sugar-coated reviews, but I should warn you about a little adult language, just in case you’re browsing at work. (And according to my Google Analytics, most of you are!) I’ve been [...]
