An Introduction to MUDs (Guest Article by Emily Lutringer)
Emily Lutringer is a very experienced gamer who specializes in MMOs and other online games. One such type of game is MUDs, which have always fascinated me, personally, being that they’re kind of the “way more interesting grandfather of MMOs”. Anyway, I asked Emily to write me an article on the subject to introduce my … Continue reading "An Introduction to MUDs (Guest Article by Emily Lutringer)"
Read MoreMinimalism Vs. Elegance
I’ve been called a “minimalist” before. Depending on the definition of the term you go by, I either am, or am not a minimalist. The reason that I don’t ever call myself a minimalist is because I think it has a connotation of “romanticizing the simple”, or some other kind of bias towards “simpleness”. In … Continue reading "Minimalism Vs. Elegance"
Read MoreKeith’s FOOTBALL Patch Notes
Hey guys, I thought I’d just release my patch notes for American football – the sport. Of course, I don’t have the power to actually enforce these new rules, but if I did, you could expect football to be vastly more awesome and exciting next season. Without further ado, here’s my changes! Hope you … Continue reading "Keith’s FOOTBALL Patch Notes"
Read MoreGamasutra Article: “An Alternative to Achievements
After many months of draft after draft, I finally got an article I’ve been writing up on Gamasutra. It’s about achievements, and how we really need to move past them. They’re noisy, ugly, meaningless, and we can do better! Read all about it over at Gamasutra!
Read More14 Points on Randomness
My last post, Game Placebo, got a lot of good feedback – more positive and constructive than usual, I’d say, which is nice. I also sent the article to DanC, who responded to me directly about it. He then wrote a G+ article about the topic of randomness, which led to a Lost Garden article. … Continue reading "14 Points on Randomness"
Read MoreGame Placebo
Homeopathy, for those who don’t know, is a form of alternative “medicine”. It involves diluting an active medicinal ingredient into a solution so many times that there ends up being a mathematically near-zero chance of the solution containing even a single molecule of the active ingredient. Yet the United States spent 3.1 billion on homeopathic … Continue reading "Game Placebo"
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