Tag Archives: Narrative

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Amnesia for Mac

Playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Frictional Games latest horror-puzzler, I realised I wasn’t enjoying the experience. I found the setting of the ruined Castle Brennenburg oppressive. Thinking about how to write about my experiences left me baffled.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

You got skills?

Some things should never be spoken.  Some things should never be transcribed.  But myself and Russell did speak and we did transcribe, and so here’s our bastard child: a talk on skill in EVE Online, which really isn’t much about … 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