Monthly Archives: December 2006

Thomas say: What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you know only A heap of broken images, where the sun beats, And the dead … Continue reading →

The social story thusfar… This is the third in a series of posts about social networking/software, intended to put the current… er… enthusiasm… about making everything "social" into some kind of perspective, and to begin to assign some kinds of … Continue reading →

Happy Friday before Christmas! Here’s the latest section of the novel I’m working on, “The Side Ways.” Chapter 2.1: Up and Out. It begins: I should be afraid, Kendra thought. That was all she could think. That she should be … Continue reading →

And you’re invited! Back in around, oh… 2002… Maybe 2003, I forget… I had a couple of ideas for a storyline that I thought would make a cool basis for a series of graphic novels. I worked out some plot … Continue reading →

Raph Koster (web page) just announced that he’s launched his new company, Areae. It / he is gonna do virtual world stuff. There’s a Gamasutra article and interview. "Open Letter" is so quaint and 19th century, doncha think? You know … Continue reading →

There’s a post over at Terra Nova talking about "playing with a manual" vs. game experiences that are more "natural;" i.e., require very little explanation. Part of the issue is the idea of experienced game geeks not needing as much … Continue reading →

I was involved in retail marketing for ten years, but it seems like more. Retail gives you various blech around holiday time, and that increases the time-dilation-memory factor. And while I know lots of non-marketing/sales people who are bone-weary of … Continue reading →

A few months ago, as you may remember, I converted PlayByWiki over from the paid (but lovely) wiki-farm, EditMe, to my web host’s server and the Tikiwiki engine. That way I could do the dang thing pretty much free, and … Continue reading →

Over at Raph Koster’s Website, he’s got a post up about "The algorithm or art." Using feedback to determine the "worthiness," whether economic or artistic, of songs, movies and games. Back when I was at Cornell and actively involved in … Continue reading →