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My journal
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3-part LARP at DunDraCon 2/18-2/20
I think most people on my friends list are aware of this, but I thought I'd post it all the same because it's on my mind a lot these days. (A LARP, if you don't know, is a live-action roleplaying game. As I see it, it is kind of like interactive improvisational theater, with a little bit of cooperative storytelling and competition mixed in.)
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Windows Usability Systematic degradation flame
Hee hee, this is a rant from Bill Gates to his program management group heads from about five years ago, according to the Seattle Post-Intelliger (original article here).
From: Bill Gates
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 10:05 AM
To: Jim Allchin
Cc: Chris Jones (WINDOWS); Bharat Shah (NT); Joe Peterson; Will Poole; Brian Valentine; Anoop Gupta ( ( Read more... ) -
I is still a riter!
I was gone at a gaming convention last weekend (Kublacon), and when I returned I found an announcement that the Ars Magica book Realms of Power: Faerie is now in the queue to be published, right after Realms of Power: Magic and Hedge Magic, Revised Edition, all three of which feature Erik Dahl on the author byline. (More information about these ( Read more... ) -
Ars Magica convention, August 15-17, 2008
I'm organizing an Ars Magica dedicated convention in Berkeley, August 15-17 2008, which is the same weekend that the Grand Tribunal convention is happening in Cheltenham, UK. We will be staying in the dorms at the university, and food and lodging are included in the $150 double/$200 single admission price. After this Friday, the price will ( Read more... ) -
DDC games...
Just a heads up, I'll be running two games at DunDraCon this weekend, an Ars Magica tabletop game on Saturday afternoon, and a performance LARP based around Shakespeare characters and scenes on Sunday afternoon, in case anyone is interested. Here's the descriptions from the events page on the web site:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2006 Dollie Awards Nominations
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, HARRY POTTER TOP DOLLIE NODS ( Read more... ) -
Sneak Peek at Ancient Magic!
Atlas Games put a preview of Ancient Magic on their web site, http://www.atlas-games.com/2006/11/another-sneak-peek.php. This is the next book they are publishing with which I had anything to do with (I wrote two chapters in it), and it seems to be generating a ( Read more... ) -
Book meme
I was tagged by caramida. (Well, actually, mrstdahl was, but since she doesn't post...)
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