And so the last workweek of the year has come to an end. I’ve just wrapped some going-away gifts for Wieger and Sylvan, who have been interns at Hubbub for the past four months. I’ve put together a little survival kit containing everything a junior agent of Hubbub needs to make it out in the [...]
First at the studio, coffee brewing, Tron Legacy soundtrack playing making this feel like an epic morning. It’s week 182 which means the penultimate workweek of this year. I’m looking forward to a much needed holiday between Christmas and the new year during which I will be completely off the grid. Being disconnected has become [...]
Tripping Cyborgs and Organ Farms: The Fictions of Cordwainer Smith | NeuroTribes A fascinating profile piece on Paul Linebarger aka Cordwainer Smith, psychological warfare specialist as well as writer of subversive science fiction such as Scanners. (tags: scanners cyborgs sciencefiction scifi psyops psychologicalwarfare) in the Japanese Embassy of London – uvula Keita Takahashi on some [...]
And then all of a sudden there’s only a few more weeks left in the year. As is usually the case at such a time I’m trying to tie up as many loose ends as I can before taking a one-week break between Christmas and the new year: I worked with Alper, Simon and Bernard [...]
Gabe Zichermann: The Tech Industry's Tea Party I'm pretty sure it's not helpful or accurate to liken gamification's critics to the Tea Party. Some of gamification's ideas are interesting. But they should be applied with care and moderation. (tags: gamification criticism play games gamedesign)
Impressions: Nidhogg | Rock, Paper, Shotgun "The single greatest thing Nidhogg does is that it understands how to entertain a crowd as well as its players." a wonderful example of a videogame with performative qualities. (tags: performance games play indie audience nidhogg messhof) Non-fiction » Bijdrage aan Net Echt: De werkelijkheid van de toekomst "Nu [...]
Last week was packed again. When a few last minute meetings get squeezed in, it usually means trouble. Week number 180 was no exception, which explains the absence of a weeknote on friday. A quick rundown of stuff that went down: Wieger and Sylvan worked on a prototype of the Learning Lab metagame, which we [...]
Spy Party 360 Review || Tech Gamer column on Game People "Spy Party is two-player game with one player taking the role of the spy and the other taking the role of the sniper. The spy may be one of any number of party guests, joined by an ambassador and a double agent. The spy [...]
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