The Evolution of Contextual Play, or "Playing the Story"

I am archiving older pieces I have written on other sites, making this the definitive home for all my work. This is one of several I am porting over from my GameDev.Net user journal. Enjoy! Halo 2. Resident Evil 4. God of War. While I haven't played all three

A Brief Study of Reticence

I am archiving older pieces I have written on other sites, making this the definitive home for all my work. This is one of several I am porting over from my GameDev.Net user journal. Enjoy! This will be the last of my entries bitching about the state of learning

An Emphasis on Architecture

I am archiving older pieces I have written on other sites, making this the definitive home for all my work. This is one of several I am porting over from my GameDev.Net user journal. Enjoy! I've long been critical of the way programming is taught in most computer science

Is There Such A Thing As Bad Publicity?

I am archiving older pieces I have written on other sites, making this the definitive home for all my work. This is one of several I am porting over from my GameDev.Net user journal. Enjoy! I watch a lot of TV. I mean a LOT of TV. I also

Introductory Interfaces, Mastery Interfaces

An interface can be well-suited to persons already familiar with a set of conventions peculiar to a system or activity, but horrible for a beginner. Such interfaces are called "mastery interfaces."