Worth Playing

I hope to post something soon about the new position and living situation that's taken me so much away from you good people - but for now one of the things that's a delight about it is the joy of supporting people like this.

http://games.cs.washington.edu/Refraction/

Sure, it's not super-professional, but the design ideas are solid, and there are important things here about how they make side-quests. That, and it's the most fun I've ever had with division.

Worth Watching

Here's something you can watch for free. July 24th, 2010, thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their lives to YouTube. An Oscar-winning director whittled it all down. Ridley and Tony Scott produced it. It's on YouTube for free, and it's well worth a watch.

So often, caught up in the strength and joy of combat, adventure, and danger, storytellers forget the joys, dangers, fears, loves and hopes of everyday life. This film doesn't.

http://www.youtube.com/lifeinaday

Be warned - several shots are not for the squeamish.