June 2010
8 posts
“‘Cinematic gameplay’ is an oxymoron. In order to do both you must weaken both.”
– You will soon have your god, and you will make it with your own hands. « OneGate
On advertising
It seems to makes sense to run ads on a blog, in order to help recoup the costs of bandwidth and hosting. But moving from ad-free to ad-supported should be carefully considered. It changes your relationship with your readers at a fundamental level: because you are not merely selling space on your blog to the advertisers, you are actually selling a small portion of your readers’ attention....
“Intellectual property”, derivative works,...
Just a thought. How did we, as a society, ever come to accept such an innately ridiculous concept: that I can own what’s in your head?
“We all realise you rely on advertising revenue, but it’s not something you’re...”
– nostrich - Oh Man, That Jim Lynch Guy
“First, even though the content is digital, the reader loses most of digital...”
– Engadget on the Wired iPad app
“So, is single line of black pixels on a white background invisible from...”
– @aggroboy
Let’s see. The display on the iPhone 4 is the same height as that on the earlier model iPhones: 76mm. It has 960 rows of pixels. Therefore each pixel is 0.079mm high. With the iPhone held 250mm (10 inches) away from the eyes, each pixel is 2.arctan(0.079/250/2) == 1.1 minute of arc....
“Tolerance peers over a wall and says “I’m going to keep my mouth shut.” That’s...”
– The Case Against “Tolerance” | Mind Matters | Big Think
VVVVVV
VVVVVV is a row of jagged spikes that I have just accidentally collided with, killing me and sending me back to the last checkpoint. Slowly my skill at manipulating movement and gravity improves. I can do it this time…
VVVVVV is the set of teeth that grips me, holding my attention in this unfairest of games. Attempt and failure cycle rapidly and blur the passing of time until I can succeed and...