Once again I strive to meet the insatiable public demand for videogame jokes, architectural engineering analysis, and poetry.
(I was going to do a Dramatic Reading of the poem, as with Boris Karloff in the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but then I decided to play Mass Effect instead.)
Programming Language for Games
Game developer Jon Blow is making a programming language just for games. Why is he doing this, and what will it mean for game development?
id Software Coding Style
When the source code for Doom 3 was released, we got a look at some of the style conventions used by the developers. Here I analyze this style and explain what it all means.
Juvenile and Proud
Yes, this game is loud, crude, childish, and stupid. But it it knows what it wants to be and nails it. And that's admirable.
Free Radical
The product of fandom run unchecked, this novel began as a short story and grew into something of a cult hit.
Internet News is All Wrong
Why is internet news so bad, why do people prefer celebrity fluff, and how could it be made better?
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