Today's Rule: Be Consistent.  If you have a  clear idea for the game, set those  expectations and  tie it all together, don't throw it all away by being inconsistent.  If it is a serious game even the off days need a serious moment.  If you rule one way you owe it to players to announce a change and a reason for it.  This goes to the heart of letting ( Read more... )

Dungeon and Dragons.  It's been a odd ride, creating the first RPG and making int a phenomenon. However we got here, we have to deal with it. That means the future.  That future is a new edition, and we can help.  I guess we just have to roll the dice and see.  Now the real question: what kind of game works for the future. 

This bill shows how the US political system is bent around lobbyists.  The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is only in the interests of large media owners, like the MPAA. In a clear case of over-reaching, the law claims to attempt to deal with piracy in other countries by criminalizing actions in the US.  Basically, punish everyone for criminals you ( Read more... )

The title is unrelated, I just had those three words stuck in my head.  You will find this post neither educational, formal, nor commenting directly on another work.

For the last few days I have been in a good mood much of the time.  Despite demands at work and long discussions about my own familial relationships, I've been on an up-swing.  This is ( Read more... )

Every person who puts words to page or camera to object or microphone to sound even is a creator. Traditional art is easy to understand but every blog or You-Tube channel has the same motivation: you are creating something.
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Computational power has been growing exponentially for quite some time. See Moore's Law. We are reaching a point where that computational power allows software to keep up with human attention spans: Augmented Reality. The 3DS from Nintendo, marketed as a child's toy, uses AR. There is an iPhone app that translates and overwrites text in real ( Read more... )

Yes, that is a real word and an academic study. As Extra Credits says it is the application of fun to everyday life. In practical terms, that means every leader-board or collectible that spurs you on to play more of a game applied to real life. Think of it as designing a job like you design a game ( Read more... )