T w e n t y S i d e d
I did this last week, and while it didn’t spread as a meme, I still think it’s a good idea. Pete agreed. So here are three more people whom I’ve never linked before.
Bonnie Burman Photography – Bonnie is a family friend who runs a photoblog. I really enjoy her work. I suppose it helps that my kids are subjects in a lot of the shots on her site. She specializes in child photography, which is one of the most challenging areas of photography in my book.
Byzantium’s Shores – Kelly Sedinger has been nice enough to send a few links my way and I’ve been remiss in not pointing out that the place is a goldmine of geek culture links and musings.
I just discovered this post by Jacob Pederson which talks about “gaming degrees” and working in the videogame industry. A great read for anyone who follows this subject or anyone thinking of getting a “gaming degree”.
LATER: Fixed the link to Bonnie, which linked her studio page and not her blog.
Are Lootboxes Gambling?
Obviously they are. Right? Actually, is this another one of those sneaky hard-to-define things?
Trusting the System
How do you know the rules of the game are what the game claims? More importantly, how do the DEVELOPERS know?
Charging More for a Worse Product
No, game prices don't "need" to go up. That's not how supply and demand works. Instead, the publishers need to be smarter about where they spend their money.
The Gradient of Plot Holes
Most stories have plot holes. The failure isn't that they exist, it's when you notice them while immersed in the story.
Quakecon 2011 Keynote Annotated
An interesting but technically dense talk about gaming technology. I translate it for the non-coders.
Thanks for the pingback. This is actually kind of a freak occurance as most of my gaming related blog stuff is located at TheGameChair.com However, occasionaly I post game related stuff at Muyuubyou (which is pretty much a poetry blog) if I want a certain friend of mine to catch it. This particular article was originally published with The Reader Weekly, a local paper in Duluth MN where I live. Thanks again for the ping!
-Jake
Thanks for the linkage! I found you via Steven Den Beste, and it says a lot that I read all those gaming posts of yours all the way through, even though I never play computer games (because if I did, my marriage would have ended years ago with a footprint matching my wife’s shoe on my posterior as I hit the pavement).
Thanks Shamus!
I found my way here via Byzantium’s Shores. Just thought I’d say ‘hi’. :-)