Category Archives: general gaming
Gamification: Challenge Accepted!
Today at ITU, the lectures was about “Gamification” got an interesting challenge, which can – in short – be described as short as in 7 words, as follows: Gamify a part of ITU in 20 minutes. Me and 3 others … Continue reading
checkbox
Now that the first half a year of my time studying Game Design is over, I found it would be a good time to look back on the experience so far … and I realized that I had forgotten a … Continue reading
the video game name generator generator game with no name
Name is still a placeholder. So, for now just “The VGNGGGwNN”. Not to be attempted to be pronounced. Ok, you may, but you might fail. Yeah. Alternatively “Primal Internet Fun”. It started with the following link was thrown out at … Continue reading
magmaw: armageddon
As my World of Warcraft guild just recently killed the heroic raid-boss Magmaw (which is basically just a giant worm made out of fire and magma), I decided to do a news-post on the guild-page that gave reference to the … Continue reading
the piranha that did not swim
Recently, I have (once again) taken a great liking in fiddling about in old DOS games. Why? Short version: because they’re awesome. Long version: because they’re very awesome. No, honestly, they are. There simply are certain things that aren’t as … Continue reading
pathfinding
Some 90 days ago, I posted my previous post here. Some 90 days ago, I also started working seriously on my Bachelor’s project in Computer Science – which seemed to drain whatever leftover creativity and willingness to write anything in … Continue reading
gwardar
And so, the 3 week programming-course I’d been working with is over. The report is written, the program compiled (and worked!) flawlessly – although the last compile was done 1½ hour before the actual exam – and the board that … Continue reading
mmos and time-lines
Some time ago, I wrote a lengthy post about how World of Warcraft’s time-line would be affected by the upcoming expansion, Cataclysm, and specifically when the actually shattering of Azeroth would happen. At first, I held tight on the fact … Continue reading
legend of the jam
Earlier today, a fine game was discovered; Jam Legend. In essence, it’s just Guitar Hero. But, the really nice part about it is that it’s online, and played in your favorite internet browser. Besides that, you can challenge people in … Continue reading
elephant rave
PSA (Public Service Announcement)… Listen Up… Elephants are your friend, not your enemy. Do not be fooled by the media. Open your eyes and see for yourself, that these noble creatures deserve nothing but the greatest dignity and respect, humanity … Continue reading