Comments for Warren Spector's blog http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com Ramblings about games, life...and more about games Thu, 15 May 2008 18:09:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Top 10 oversight! by 9304f5651332 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/top-10-oversight/#comment-635 9304f5651332 Sat, 10 May 2008 16:56:16 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-635 <strong>9304f5651332...</strong> 9304f5651332f6e9257c... 9304f5651332…

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]]> Comment on Long Time No Siggraph by Best Buy PDA http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/long-time-no-siggraph/#comment-634 Best Buy PDA Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:10:25 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/long-time-no-siggraph/#comment-634 <strong>Best Buy PDA...</strong> "Users of non- network branded Nokia E90s should check NSU right now. There's a new firmware update, v200. 34. 72, with Flash Lite 3, a new Quickoffice, and more. More details below. No idea why they should jump from v7. 4 right up to v200, though! R... Best Buy PDA…

“Users of non- network branded Nokia E90s should check NSU right now. There’s a new firmware update, v200. 34. 72, with Flash Lite 3, a new Quickoffice, and more. More details below. No idea why they should jump from v7. 4 right up to v200, though! R…

]]> Comment on Gygax by DePaul Game Dev : Game Design, Programming, Production & Animation Education » Blog Archive » Gary Gygax, inventor of the RPG, 1938-2008 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/gygax/#comment-633 DePaul Game Dev : Game Design, Programming, Production & Animation Education » Blog Archive » Gary Gygax, inventor of the RPG, 1938-2008 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:33:58 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=33#comment-633 [...] geek memories are of the Winter Revels I attended in the ’80s. Warren Spector wrote an enlightening post about Gygax’s impact on his [...] [...] geek memories are of the Winter Revels I attended in the ’80s. Warren Spector wrote an enlightening post about Gygax’s impact on his [...]

]]> Comment on “Hobby Games: The 100 Best” or I Love Lists by games http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/hobby-games-the-100-best-or-i-love-lists/#comment-621 games Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:30:18 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/hobby-games-the-100-best-or-i-love-lists/#comment-621 <strong>games...</strong> these games require sill... games…

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]]> Comment on GDC ‘08, follow-up, part 1 (a little late…) by Samuel Dane http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/gdc-08-follow-up-part-1-a-little-late/#comment-620 Samuel Dane Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:14:16 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-620 2. and 7. are the most important ones in my opinion. Sure enough, most of the people who I know who either want to work in the industry or are well on their way to getting there, aren't interested in the least in any other fields and are severely lacking in common knowledge. I find that rather sad and foreboding. 2. and 7. are the most important ones in my opinion. Sure enough, most of the people who I know who either want to work in the industry or are well on their way to getting there, aren’t interested in the least in any other fields and are severely lacking in common knowledge. I find that rather sad and foreboding.

]]> Comment on GDC ‘08, follow-up, part 1 (a little late…) by gshonk http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/gdc-08-follow-up-part-1-a-little-late/#comment-618 gshonk Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:53:47 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-618 I had a good time working the Monday session and Ernest made me laugh quite a bit. "Thou shalt permit failure in thy students’ first-year projects, and encourage them to learn from it." Is probably my favorite because it is so true. You learn more from your mistakes than your successes. I had a good time working the Monday session and Ernest made me laugh quite a bit. “Thou shalt permit failure in thy students’ first-year projects, and encourage them to learn from it.” Is probably my favorite because it is so true. You learn more from your mistakes than your successes.

]]> Comment on “Hobby Games: The 100 Best” or I Love Lists by wspector http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/hobby-games-the-100-best-or-i-love-lists/#comment-616 wspector Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:51:08 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/hobby-games-the-100-best-or-i-love-lists/#comment-616 I posted this elsewhere already, but just in case you missed it, I stumbled across a nifty website that's mighty list-o-rific: http://www.listology.com/index.cfm Check it out. Warren I posted this elsewhere already, but just in case you missed it, I stumbled across a nifty website that’s mighty list-o-rific:

http://www.listology.com/index.cfm

Check it out.

Warren

]]> Comment on Top 10 oversight! by wspector http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/top-10-oversight/#comment-615 wspector Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:49:51 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-615 Hey, for those of you who are into lists, I stumbled across a pretty cool website: http://www.listology.com/index.cfm Check it out. Warren Hey, for those of you who are into lists, I stumbled across a pretty cool website:

http://www.listology.com/index.cfm

Check it out.

Warren

]]> Comment on We Interrupt this GDC retrospective… by thephotoshopwhore http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/we-interrupt-this-gdc-retrospective/#comment-614 thephotoshopwhore Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:03:44 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-614 Isn't the casual scene already halfway toward doing this? So many soccer-mums and secretaries who's gaming experience does not extend past Solitaire are now Peggle addicts, Bookworm Adventurers and Sims aficionados. I think much of what we see as fear on their part is actually a misinterpreted lack of interest in the kind of games we put on such high pedestals. This demographic doesn't want the latest shooter or epic role-playing game or mind boggling strategy experience but a more laid-back, easy and enjoyable gaming experience. We need to stop looking at what we want from games and applying it to them, and instead look at what they want from games and how we can apply it to our industry. Isn’t the casual scene already halfway toward doing this? So many soccer-mums and secretaries who’s gaming experience does not extend past Solitaire are now Peggle addicts, Bookworm Adventurers and Sims aficionados. I think much of what we see as fear on their part is actually a misinterpreted lack of interest in the kind of games we put on such high pedestals. This demographic doesn’t want the latest shooter or epic role-playing game or mind boggling strategy experience but a more laid-back, easy and enjoyable gaming experience. We need to stop looking at what we want from games and applying it to them, and instead look at what they want from games and how we can apply it to our industry.

]]> Comment on We Interrupt this GDC retrospective… by JulianP http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/we-interrupt-this-gdc-retrospective/#comment-613 JulianP Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:43:41 +0000 http://junctionpoint.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-613 As much as I admire Clint, I prefer your ostrich-approach. Trying to get the pesky luddites to change their views is a wasted effort as far as I'm concerned. As much as I admire Clint, I prefer your ostrich-approach. Trying to get the pesky luddites to change their views is a wasted effort as far as I’m concerned.

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