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A new focus
It’s been a few months since I’ve updated this blog. My apologies! It’s not that there hasn’t been a lot going on. In fact, the reason I’ve been so silent here is because there’s been too much to do. Well, now that I’m all moved and settled-in, I’ll be updating more. One thing that’ll help [...]
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You might have heard some hubbub about the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium. One of its distinguishing features is a giant four-sided HDTV that hangs from the roof. The thing is a beast; it stretches from one 20-yard line to the other. The problem is, it’s a little low. It’s low enough that during a preseason [...]
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“Yes and…” vs. “Um, no…”
I’ve never been much into religion, partially because I don’t think the universe can be sliced up into two neat groups of Good and Evil. The idea of taking something as complex and real as a person’s life, intertwined as they all are with loves, hates, mistakes, and regrets, and somehow judging that he or [...]
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Game design mistakes: Prelude
I don’t pretend to be an especially-informed board game fan, not on the level of Jonathan Degann or Tom Vasel. I don’t even have a published game to my credit. But I’ve been designing long enough to have figured out a few things. So like any other floundering blog author, I’m going to mine this [...]
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And now, our ferret Gizmo
Gizmo is our youngest ferret. He’s all of 18 months old. Whereas Peanut is an old man who dodders to and fro, Gizmo is an explosion of energy. Anyone who’s ever seen a young ferret at play knows what I’m talking about. Gizmo literally bounces to and fro, pouncing on inanimate objects and wreaking havoc [...]
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