Tag Archives: New York City

Augmented Reality

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Meg

“…and I’ve also been going to the gym here a lot,” Stick said, midway through the backlog of saw-this-and-thought-of-you that makes up our recent phone conversations. “Yeah, I know,” I said. “I saw it on your SCVNGR feed.” “Oh yeah? … Continue reading →

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Overused Metaphor #536

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Meg

(There was accompanying text, but just as I was hitting Publish, I got a call from UMass telling me that I would retroactively fail every single literature and poetry class I’ve ever taken, unless I immediately deleted all that cliched … Continue reading →

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Why I Should Consider Getting Out More

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Meg

I was at dinner with Harold when I got a message from our boss on my phone. “You get this one?” I asked. “‘See source code’? Why’s he telling us to see the source code? Oh, man, it’s the game … Continue reading →

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Day Job

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Meg

I challenged my players to a scavenger hunt a few days ago, and asked them to find a screenshot of two avatars flirting. This is what one them came up with: I watched it until my boss told me to … Continue reading →

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Dickwolves

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Meg

Look, I wasn’t going to jump into the PAX East/ Dickwolves fray, but the ever-awesome Genevieve  Valentine called me out on it. It all began with a mediocre joke from a nerd comic that I find pretty hit-or-miss in general. … Continue reading →

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Seriously, Facebook?

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Meg

This is worse than that time Pandora had the nerve to contaminate my Britney Spears/Lady Gaga station with Backstreet Boys.

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Save GameTunnel!

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Meg

GameTunnel was one of the first websites that focused on the indie gaming scene. It was founded in 2002 and had years of great coverage, monthly game roundups, game of the year awards, indie game reviews and more. The founder … Continue reading →

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Mix Tapes

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Meg

Meg: I’m listening to all my bad music before you come work with me! Harold: Oh, that’s ok, I’m pretty laid back with music. Meg: You only say that because you haven’t heard my awesome Lady Gaga / ABBA mix … Continue reading →

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Daily Grind

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Meg

  This is my to-do list. (crossposted to my work blog, Next Island News)  

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Complimentary?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Meg

Boss: Your <project> looks amazing! How did you manage that? Meg: I don’t drink coffee and flirt with boys ALL DAY, you know. Boss: Could have fooled me.

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