April 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
A bag of graphics and chips, please.
Behold, graphics and chip news: The Wall Street Journal: Apple recently hired Raja Koduri, who was formerly the chief technology officer of the graphics products group at chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Mr. Koduri started at Apple this week, following in the … Continue reading
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Judith
In my first draft of this article I criticized Judith as I would have done in a fiction workshop. Don’t obfuscate details. Consider Powell’s gosling rule. With two perspectives, one may lose a permanent, emotional connection to either protagonist. I consider … Continue reading
Sunday, April 26, 2009
World of Warcraft on iPhone?
World of Warcraft on iPhone? You mean that button mashing MMO that you need countless add-ons for just to give quick access to your purified water, fried chicken, collection of Tauren pr0n, mining maps and gimp masks? So say MacRumours: … Continue reading
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Lost games of the Mac OS: Riven
Last week I interviewed Rand Miller from Cyan Worlds. Ever since I’ve had a powerful lust for red salmon Riven. Sadly many of the games Cyan developed all those years ago don’t run on current Macs.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Legends of Zork
Legends of Zork comes with much debate. Some find it all right, though passive. Others find it superficial, a Zork veneer over an otherwise shallow and rather androgynous game mechanic. I agree with those questioning its marketing paradigm. Even if Jolt is on the up-and-up, … Continue reading
