Monthly Archives: October 2005

Games, Part 2.1

Oh! The BBC must have been reading this blog (ok, maybe not). Take a look at this series of pictures: Online gamers unmasked. The players talk about their motivations for playing – mine would probably match those of Bae Kyun-Eun (the first player) – I like the social aspect of MMORPGs best. The focus is [...]

Games, Part 2

Now, how would I describe a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game to someone who has no idea what it involves, or even why you would bother with such a thing? Maybe by first breaking down the name. The Massively Multiplayer bit is closely linked to the Online part. The Online part is easy – [...]

Inspiration

Listening to the radio yesterday on the way to work, I heard an interview with a guy who, as a boy, was such a fan of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark that he was inspired enough to make his own version of it. Chris Strompolos and two of his friends spent seven years [...]