I’ve written a new article for Crispy Gamer about the need to invest more development time (and machine cycles) in creating compelling virtual characters. Here’s an excerpt: Recent releases like Gears of War 2 and Killzone 2 have offered gamers visual fidelity of unparalleled quality. For over a decade, improving visuals has been the focal [...]
The NBA playoffs have started, which makes me happy. My wife is in France at the moment, so I was able to sports-nerd it up and watch at least part of every single opening game this weekend. My thoughts: East Cleveland (1) vs. Detroit (8) – When your best player is putting up lines like [...]
It’s been a busy April and it’s going to be an even busier May. We’re doing some massive projects on Crispy Gamer over the next six weeks, so I may not be around too much, but I’ll try to get some posts in. I’m reading four separate books right now (Age of Spiritual Machines, Harry [...]
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik My review rating: 3 of 5 stars His Majesty’s Dragon is a tender story about the beautiful, homosexual, inter-species love between the protagonist and his gigantic black dragon. Ok, so that’s not really what it’s about, but seriously … the homoerotic undertones in what is otherwise a fun, if [...]
