acidlabs » games http://www.acidlabs.org Conversation. Collaboration. Community. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Vale Gary Gygaxhttp://www.acidlabs.org/2008/03/18/vale-gary-gygax/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/03/18/vale-gary-gygax/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:52:44 +0000 Stephen Collins http://www.acidlabs.org/2008/03/18/vale-gary-gygax/

As someone whose formative years were fairly heavily driven by being the nerdy kid who played Dungeons and Dragons (and even now, only not nearly so often), the passing of Gary Gygax nearly two weeks ago marks something of a milestone in the things that make me who I am.

That said, I’m not beyond having a chuckle at this:

Gary, thanks for the memories. You’ll be missed.

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=775 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ flOwhttp://www.acidlabs.org/2006/12/10/flow/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/12/10/flow/#comments Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:47:06 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/12/10/flow/


If you haven’t seen flOw, you’ve got to go take a look! It’s an insanely addictive Flash-based game centered on psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s notion of “flow”, wherein the participant achieves “the feeling of complete and energized focus in an activity, with a high level of enjoyment and fulfillment”.

flOw

flOw was developed as a part of Jenova Chen’s MFA thesis.

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=458 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Chomp chomp chomp – funnyhttp://www.acidlabs.org/2006/11/06/chomp-chomp-chomp-funny/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/11/06/chomp-chomp-chomp-funny/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:51:45 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/11/06/chomp-chomp-chomp-funny/

Just look.

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=408 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Halo 2 music rocks out!http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/27/halo-2-music-rocks-out/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/27/halo-2-music-rocks-out/#comments Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:48:09 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/27/halo-2-music-rocks-out/


If you read Kotaku or watch videos on YouTube, you’ve probably seen this already. For the uninitiated, it’s a (badly shot, and with dodgy sound) video of a high school band rocking out the Halo 2 theme on stage.


Kotaku have covered it comprehensively with an original post and a follow-up interview with Hanah Stuart, the talented violinist (she’s now at Juilliard!).

More impressive, Marty O’Donnell, the audio director of Bungie complimented the show on the Bungie-hosted Halo forums (fora?).

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=366 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Neverwinter Nights Premium Modules on OS X – do they work?http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/15/neverwinter-nights-premium-modules-on-os-x-do-they-work/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/09/15/neverwinter-nights-premium-modules-on-os-x-do-they-work/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:42:54 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/09/15/neverwinter-nights-premium-modules-on-os-x-do-they-work/

So, simple question… Or so I thought…

I want to get the Neverwinter Nights Premium Modules to play on my OS X version of NWN. But be buggered if I can get a clear picture of whether they will:

  • work on OS X
  • work on a MacBook Pro

Do I get the Linux versions? Searching the Bioware forums doesn’t reveal anything particulary useful.

Advice?

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=361 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Mullets, acid wash and were-rockers. Oh my!http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/05/05/mullets-acid-wash-and-were-rockers-oh-my/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/05/05/mullets-acid-wash-and-were-rockers-oh-my/#comments Fri, 05 May 2006 05:42:40 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/05/05/mullets-acid-wash-and-were-rockers-oh-my/


Did you play PC or console games in the early 90s? If, like me, gaming in the pre-Net days was a part of your life (I started with Attack of the Mutant Camels on the C64, way back when), this compilation of shockingly bad print ads from the period will delight and traumatise you all at once.

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=293 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Caring for your introverthttp://www.acidlabs.org/2006/04/25/caring-for-your-introvert/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/04/25/caring-for-your-introvert/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:39:21 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/04/25/caring-for-your-introvert/

This article, despite some of the bitchiness which creeps in (I think it’s tongue-in-cheek), is a frighteningly accurate description of me. Knowing some of the other developer/geek folks I know, it’s a pretty close picture of them too.

Have a read. Is it you?

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=287 0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Mornington Crescenthttp://www.acidlabs.org/2006/03/16/mornington-crescent/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/03/16/mornington-crescent/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:19:57 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/03/16/mornington-crescent/


I was solving some of my Perplex City cards last night, and got to card #140 Mornington Crescent. I spent a good 90 minutes confounded by this card; going all over the web to figure out this infernal game. Wikipedia, Perplex City Forums, Unfiction Forums, and a number of supposed Mornington Crescent sites. Looking… Looking…

Then it dawned on me… The game IS the game (or not). Mornington Crescent is one of those infernal British inventions where it’s not about the game, it about how big and creative an artist of absolute nonsense you can be.

Just lucky I’m an Australian whose sense of humor extends to enjoying the nonsensical nature of British humor. I can’t imagine how messed up in the head this card gets some of the non-British players.

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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.acidlabs.org/p=269 2 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Perplex City Starter Packhttp://www.acidlabs.org/2006/03/15/perplex-city-starter-pack/ http://www.acidlabs.org/2006/03/15/perplex-city-starter-pack/#comments Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:05:18 +0000 Stephen Collins http://dev.acidlabs.org/2006/03/15/perplex-city-starter-pack/

Perplex City Starter Pack

My Perplex City Starter Pack arrived today. Sweet!

Check out the photo on flickr for annotated details.

If you’re not aware of Perplex City, and you’re a geek of any description, you should be! You’ll be hooked. Check out my previous posting on this fascinating, frustrating game here.

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Perplex City logo

If you haven’t already seen Perplex City, you MUST take a look! It’s a collectible card game, based on complex puzzle-solving, but with a rich backstory. It’s definitely aimed at adults, and some of the cards are infernally difficult. I’d go so far as to say it’s like Magic: The Gathering for grownups, only much, much better!

My friend, Edmund, passed me his spares on the weekend, and I’m hooked!

Read more at boingboing, here and here.

Hey, if you’re a user of The ACME Guide, send me some cards as a token of your appreciation for my work on it!

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