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Praiseworthy graphics in video games
I’ve been thinking a bit about graphics in video games. Specifically, good games whose graphics reinforce their awesomeness ( Read more... ) -
Game design: What to do when the player is doing poorly
This topic has been on my mind for a bit. Namely, the penalties for failure in gaming, how they work and how they evolve over time. Basically, what to do when the player screws up? Whether they’re consistently using a bad strategy (spamming the attack button in DW6) or not reacting fast enough (bullet hell), failing to see a pattern, (boss ( Read more... ) -
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I've been thinking on the subject of the various different elemetnal attacks in Torchlight, Diablo 2, and most other hack 'n' slash games of their ilk. I find them largely unbalanced in that most players strongly prefer the Cold element. Frequently, it's the only one that comes with a status ailment in addition to elemental damage: It slows ( Read more... ) -
New Journal Content
Hi all,
LJ is largely a dead mechanism these days. I've decided that I will use Facebook for random life updates. Livejournal will be for philosophies or ideas. In particular, I'll be using it for various game design ideas. The idea comes from zotmeister ( www.livejournal.com/~zotmeister) . -
4 years.
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Had a good day today. Saw my girlfriend, watched the movie 'Inception' (very good!) Played some games, and so on. Posting this here so the good day doesn't disappear; it'll stay in my memory. We all need good days now and then.
Jim -
Dream entry
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Connecticon
Going to Connecticon this coming Saturday. It's my first big gaming convention; I'm looking forward to it. I'll have a couple of friends there, which will be cool. -
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Hi all,
Had to disable anonymous posting due to a troll. I also deleted his/her comments. If you want to say something against me, I can deal with it--but put your name to it. I don't have respect for anonymous trolls.
Things are relatively well here. I'm looking forward to the Fourth of July, hopefully seeing friends before too long.
Jim -
the routine
Hi all ( Read more... )