Category: Storytelling
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SXSW Confidential, Part 2: They Write Books
Three great new books, all of which came out within the last month or so, were hot topics at SXSW 2006. What’s especially exciting to me is that all three of them are about subjects I am deeply interested in, and all of them are written by people I know and respect. I’m reading all…
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Asynchronous Instant Messaging
You’re chatting with someone over an instant messaging app, when this happens: you: How can I help you? foobar: I need some ideas for a Flash nav… Can you send me that link we saw last week? (you then start typing a very long reply, only to see this next question pop up before you’re…
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Battlestar Erratica
I definitely like the new Cylons better than the old ones, although I wonder where the big lizard-head guy went. Please forgive me as I geek out a little here, but… People are saying that Battlestar Galactica‘s plot is starting to show evidence of lacking any real long-term plan or direction. That is, they fear…
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Politics and War Games
Hezbollah has published a video game called “Special Force“, in which the player’s job is to, well, kill Israeli Jews. Many are surprised to see politics injected into the fantasy world of video games. To me this isn’t surprising nor is it new. Any game which simulates real-world events is inherently political. A typical example…