Tag Archives: North Carolina

Flavortext

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Meg

I recently wrote about Avabel, a beautiful tablet MMO with a truly terrible UI, for Geek. I struggled to describe the frustrations of a gorgeous gameworld made fairly inaccessible by almost incomprehensible localization and an awkward UI, and hoped that … Continue reading →

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Gemini Rue

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Meg

The iOs build of Gemini Rue is out today! The iOS version is very true to the original’s point-and-click interface, while still taking advantage of the touchscreen’s capabilities. Players will navigate similar screens and will tap to investigate areas or … Continue reading →

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Life Milestones: My Blog in MLA Format

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Meg

So I was idly auto-Googling, the way you do when it’s three A.M. and your fiance is snoring (to wake the dead) (in graveyards several states away), and I came across this list of sources for a discussion of women in … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Fairly Shallow

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Meg

The Christmas before last, my parents asked me what I would like for Christmas, and I said I wanted some money towards a new winter coat. My dad reacted with fatherly concern for my financial state and my health, and … Continue reading →

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What The Heck Am I Going To Do With A Vegi-Magical Degree?

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Meg

Another of my favorite screens from Lili.  Just used this as the accompanying art for a piece on the possible definitions of indie games, because I giggled to see an indie game character wondering if her education is a good … Continue reading →

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A Design for Boring: The Freemium Model Problems

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Meg

New piece talking about freemium games on DragonBlogger.  Bad freemium frustrates me, although I think games have value, developers should be paid for their craft, and freemium is not automatically evil. After many rounds of editing, and many discussions with … Continue reading →

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Dunning-Kruger Effect

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Meg

  I came across this photo from my game design class last spring. I shared it at iheartchaos a while ago, but I don’t think I ever shared it here. We covered this in a discussion about cognitive biases. I … Continue reading →

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Equals

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Meg

This is the first time I’ve changed my profile photo for a Facebook cause. I usually see these as lazy slacktivism, because if you really want to support a cause, you could try donating some money or writing a letter! … Continue reading →

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Alternate Universe Screamland?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Meg

I recently got a pitch from a PR rep offering me a new book to review. The book was pitched as a quirky fantasy story about real-life movie monsters, including Dracula, the Mummy, and the Wolfman, who stop snarking about … Continue reading →

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Recent on IGM

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Meg

New short piece on my New York neighbors, Golden Ruby Games and their new Worm Run over at Indie Game Magazine. Their new game is a casual runner in which players help save space janitor Zeke Tallahassee from a space monster. … Continue reading →

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