December 2009
14 posts
Christmas Piggies →
This season I’ve noticed that there are plastic piggybanks in every store, corner, or really by anyone in a job related to serving a customer:
Photo by Ciro Duran
People are…
Stopped by a Bored Cop →
An example of how bad the lack of communication is over here, and how people in government positions abuse of their power:
While driving around with my sister, Maribel, we ran into some portion of…
“Chances are you’re not a fucking kid anymore, so if you feel like making a...”
– Edmund McMillen in Indie Game Design Do-s and Don’t-s: A Manifesto
Japanese design principles →
FUKINSEI (imbalanced) Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur in nature.
KANSO (simple) Elimination of ornate and things of simplicity by nature expresses their truthfulness. Neat, frank and uncomplicated.
KOKOU (austere) Basic, weathered bare essentials that are aged and unsensuous. Evokes sternness,...
On the first day of Christmas... →
Venezuela being a predominately catholic country celebrates Christmas a lot. But hey, don’t let religion get in the way because it’s mostly an excuse to party hardy. Here’s my week leading up and…
Every day the same dream →
An experimental short game by molleindustria.
We The Giants →
This is a brilliant little game. Won’t say much. Play it and see for yourself!
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Red Light Entertainment →
When there’s a red light in one of the major avenues of Puerto La Cruz, you might see street vendors come out and sell all sorts of random things from colanders to pirated movies, and others are…
A piece with a lot of screenshots about the close... →
The little details do matter in design, even only a few notice it beyond a subconscious level. I always thought there was something that worked right about the tabs in Chrome, I just didn’t really sit down and thought about it.
Jeepform →
Jeepform is an evolved version of a table-top/live-action role playing game system where it combines various elements from improv and overall storytelling techniques to create narrative-based games focused on characters instead of actions.
Greg Costikyan presents a great example of a Jeepform game that shows how this system is powerful and how it can tackle some of the gaps/tough problems...
Beaching Issues →
My parents live within walking distance from the beach. It’d probably take me at most 30 minutes walking from our house to get there, and I’ve been considering doing that but:
I can’t swim in those…
Jet Lagging? →
Although Venezuela is only half an hour later than eastern time (without daylight savings), I’m suprisngly having some jet lag issues. Because Venezuela is closer to the equator, the sun rises and…