Well its been snowing all day and we’re finally getting some accumulation. We’ve got our first blanket of snow this season – it’s only a couple inches so far, but if it keeps up with the big fluffy flakes, we may have quite a blanket by morning. I’ve also been feeling a bit cruddy and I took the day off work today so I’ve been catching up on my reading “homework” regarding game design. I’m about halfway through The Art of Game Design, and I’ve also been doing some of the creative exercises … Continue reading
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It started snowing last night and it’s been pretty constant all day, but again like most snowstorms we’ve had here in Prescott this Winter there has been little to no accumulation worth mentioning. Very odd for someone like me who has always lived somewhere that if it snows for more then six hours or so, esp. at night, you’re gonna have to shovel come morning… Even in Albuquerque, where snow usually melts the day after the storm, it will at least accumulate during the storm if it’s longer than an … Continue reading
It’s been a very busy and long week at work for me this passed week, as evidenced by the lack of blogging very much. But I kind of knew it would be. Bringing a new website “live” always shakes out any missed bugs or typos or whatever. And no matter how many time you ask clients beforehand to look at things and make sure they’re working the way they expected, they never really seem to do so until the day the site actually goes live. So in comes a landslide … Continue reading
After reading a bit from the Art of Game Design, I’ve been trying to focus on what kinds of experiences I’d like players to have within the game that I’m designing; The Templars of Ra. Of course there are the obvious, that I’d like players to have fun, and to enjoy playing the game, but those are general experiences that don’t easily lend themselves toward all of the specific experiences that add up to a fun and enjoyable game. So I need to get down to specifics. I guess one … Continue reading
I actually got quite a few of the things done I talked about last Friday over the weekend. I was able to goof around a bit in City of Heroes, I made a new character based on Dr. Strange (real original, eh?). I also got a couple of levels on my robotics Minion Master villain. I wish they would offer a whole double XP week instead of just a weekend 😛 I also got some work on my game design document. Really it’s a separate document writing up information through the “Lenses” … Continue reading