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How programmers learn how to program
The other day I was talking to a co-worker (non-programmer), and she mentioned that she just finds it unbelievable how programmers write their programs. I likened programs to recipes, and referred to Short Circuit, where Johnny 5 burns a frozen meal because the instructions didn’t specify that the meal should be taken out of the [...]
Spore creature creator – Spore demo program
Spore is making progress! The Creature Creator that was announced for June 17th (yeah, good timing with Firefox Download Day!), is now available! Check out the demo here! The Creature Creator will be used to have people design different creatures, which will be used to populate the game universe for the full Spore game when [...]
Assassin’s Creed – impossible to stop playing?
Quitting Assassin’s Creed is harder than you think. Not because it’s so addictive – it’s because of the sheer number of steps you have to take to quit. As demonstrated in this video: Thanks to PC Gamer.
Gary Gygax, Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, dies
I just read the excellent Giant in the Playground webcomic “The Order of the Stick”, and the last installment was a tribute to the late E. Gary Gygax. It turns out he died Tuesday March 4th in his home in Lake Geneva. Some of you may recognize that name as one of the creators of [...]
Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer released
3D Realms released an all new teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever. Yay. How about releasing an all new GAME? Update Wired released their annual Vaporware awards, and Duke Nukem Forever has taken first place for the 5th time (2001, 2002, 2005, and 2006), with a life-time award in 2003, an unofficial possible win in [...]