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Re: Revisiting Halo 3

Gangles — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:26:04 -0000

The "30 seconds of fun" quote appears to have been coined by Damian Isla at a developer conference in Brighton.

The vehicles in Halo really enhance the intentionality and improvisation cycle, especially when they're enemy controlled. The game starts you in a bad situation (being attacked by a vehicle), then lets you reverse it mid-fight (hijacking). They're definitely what I look for first in the "scouting" phase.

Re: Queens

Gangles — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:28:56 -0000

I really dig the concept, it gets the message across without being too heavy handed about it. Subtle, great work!

Re: Zoo Review: Duel of the Planeswalkers

Gangles — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:55:49 -0000

I've been hearing the siren call of this game lately too, I was really into MTG right around the end of elementary school (thankfully the shop I bought the cards from shut down, and I had to find better pastimes going into high school.) I might have to give it a shot, especially if the game won't let me waste my time by constantly tinkering with my deck.

Re: Why Make Video Games?

Gangles — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:16:35 -0000

I feel exactly the same way; being involved in video games now is like being involved with film in the early 40's. The medium is young and still has unique techniques and vocabulary that need inventing. Let's get to it!

Re: Bit Tripping And The Art Of SD Card Maintenance

Gangles — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:11:24 -0000

I wasn't able to beat the first level either, then I showed the game to a friend and he beat it on the first try. Here's to being bad at video games!

Re: EGO...trip - Daily Dose of Jay-Z: “No Karma,” a mashup of...

Gangles — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:56:46 -0000

I'm so glad someone made this album, I've been pining for a complete Jay-Z/Radiohead mashup since Girl Talk put "Roc Boys" on top of "Paranoid Android".

Re: Leigh Xtended - Amadeus - “There are simply too many notes.” (via...

Gangles — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:16:24 -0000

This was, of course, right after Mozart's performance of "Through the Fire and the Flames"

Re: EGO...trip - youwillbeassimilated: thedailywhat: Cheat...

Gangles — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:43:08 -0000

I sense clear ninja over pirate bias in this chart. I also wonder where a zombie pirate (Barbossa, LeChuck, etc.) would fall.

Re: The Spike VGAs Make Me Hate Gaming

Gangles — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:24:03 -0000

"Video game TV" seems like such an anachronism to me. I can't say I see the appeal at all, especially given this lowest common denominator level of content.

Also, first time commenter, I really like your blog!

Re: Broken windows and a call for help

Gangles — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:07:56 -0000

If you're looking for ideas, one online community you may want to borrow practises from is Stack Overflow ( http://stackoverflow.com/ ). They've created extensive self-monitoring agents and participation incentives, and they're a great model for future online communities.

Re: EGO...trip - markcoatney: (via thedailywhat) My question for...

Gangles — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:33:57 -0000

They really nerfed Mario in Smash Bros Brawl (his forward+B is terrible, plus he's getting kind of old), I'm going with Luigi.

Re: Tuneage

Gangles — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:47:05 -0000

Good stuff, somebody sign these guys!

Re: collision detection: Teenagers unwittingly use the scientific method to beat video games: My latest Wired News column

Gangles — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:04:21 -0000

Unfortunately, the hidden rulesets of MMOs tend to breed superstitious behaviour as well: http://www.nickyee.com/daedalus/archives/001554...

Re: collision detection: Relaunching with a new blog design

Gangles — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:42:22 -0000

Welcome back Clive! The new design looks great.

Re: No one actually “follows” 2,000 people

Gangles — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:18:47 -0000

I wonder how this will affect services such as @HashTags (http://twitter.com/hashtags)

Re: Tuneage

Gangles — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:00:15 -0000

Am I the only one getting an error message when I try to play it?

Re: Tuneage

Gangles — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:22:48 -0000

For some strange reason Supertramp were a local favourite in Montreal during the '70s (or so I'm told, I wasn't around.) They're still disproportionally big on classic rock radio here, CHOM often plays whole album sides off Breakfast in Ameria or Crime of the Century.

Re: Avril is a palindrome for “viral”

Gangles — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:31:53 -0000

I think you mean Avril is an anagram for "viral." A palindrome is a word that is the same forwards as backwards, such as "level" or "madam."

Re: YouTube’s ass OK, Mark Cuban’s not

Gangles — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:09:16 -0000

YouTube is still #1 for Canadians... by default. *grumble* *grumble*

Re: Did Weezer rip off the Barenaked Ladies?

Gangles — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:44:36 -0000

A video with bare naked ladies doing poorly on the Internet?

Re: Bring on the noise (or get stuck in your own personal echo chamber)

Gangles — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:57:24 -0000

I'm not sure using algorithms to find "interesting" material has ever been a terribly successful model. The aggregators that have had the most success (Reddit, Digg, Google Reader sharing, del.ico.us) have all relied on the human brain to filter signal from noise. So by reading random feeds and sharing the interesting stuff, you're really just doing your part as a human noise filter ;)

Re: Tuneage

Gangles — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:01:33 -0000

What a heart-breaking song, her voice is incredible.

Very impressed with the song suggestions, I found 2-3 new artists to check out right from the front page. Having the songs embedded locally is very convenient as well. I do believe I'll be back here frequently!