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'I believe whole-heartedly that wonderful things can happen when people play. But gamification advocates do not preach the beauty and power of play. Perhaps without knowing it, they're selling a pernicious worldview that doesn't give weight to literal truth.'
links for 2011-03-30
links for 2011-03-28
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'That duplicitous terrain was captured in a map drawn by David Lynch himself, meant to set the scene for ABC executives about to see the series’ pilot episode… it sacrifices accuracy for detail, enhancing the elements of the landscape that are relevant to the story.'
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Color is not so much a new social media photo sharing app as it is a weird adventure game.
links for 2011-03-27
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'In the 1984 race, many Americans found her breezy style refreshing. “What are you — crazy?” was a familiar expression…. Feeling patronized by her Republican opponent, Vice President George Bush, she publicly scolded him.'
links for 2011-03-26
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"The “rights” of anyone with regards to a game are murky at best, but anyone who takes that stance must apply it equally to both the minority as well as the majority. The majority has no inherent “right” to get more options than anyone else."
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100 game-related cupcakes.
links for 2011-03-25
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7-line function for testing whether a point lies within a poly.
links for 2011-03-24
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'On screen and off, Ms. Taylor was a provocative combination of the angel and the seductress. In all her incarnations she had a vibrant sensuality. But beneath it was more than a tinge of vulgarity, as in her love of ostentatious jewelry.'
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Flash adaptations of handheld LCD games.
SXSW 2011.
It was my first SXSW, and I had a lot of work-related stuff going on while we were there, but I still managed to have a good time and meet lots of nice people — despite finding neither a belt nor an iPad
links for 2011-03-22
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'This is a "bookmarklet" that turns any page into Katamari Damacy.'
links for 2011-03-21
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'"Think around your form." These four words changed the way I draw.'
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'If we forget that these wonders cannot be accomplished by simple means, if we use limited animation only because we can get away with it, then we are overlooking the very essence of our craft and callously destroying history itself.'
links for 2011-03-20
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Moriarty's GDC 2011 talk.
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AI War, Ancient Trader, Atom Zombie Smasher, Creeper World, Gratuitous Space Battles, Solium Infernum.