It was sitting with Rod Humble in an office chatting about how to make crafting in EQII cooler that I first outlined the notion of a game grammar.
Now Rod has an Escapist article about how game rules are at the core of the game art form. It’s worth reading.
Grand Text Auto has notes from the UC Irvine event MASSIVE that is going on today. Alas, I wasn’t able to make it. Sounds like an interesting time. I imagine more write-ups will be showing up in the next couple of days.
It wasn’t that long ago that we heard endless horror stories about employees fired for blogging. Now, the Boston Globe tells us that blogs are essential to a good career.
Chris Allen of Skotos introduced me to a cool card game I hadn’t seen before called No Thanks! It’s got deceptively simple gameplay, simple enough that my kids were able to pick it up in no time, but it’s also a fun game for adults.
Yummy.
And you can play co-op, one person on bass or rhythm while the other plays lead. Ahhh.
