Great Post on the Value of Dungeons and Dragons. The Value of D & D I have some points that I would bring up against D&D and role playing in general, but the above makes a great case for the pros for it, well worth the read.
Say goodbye to Reuters in Second Life Well, it looks like Reuters quietly, and without much fan far, pulled the plug on their Second Life efforts. I'd say that is a blow to the whole concept of a Metaverse, but I'm not suprised. Second Life continues to grow, but as a social networking platform for fringe folks, not a solid business or gaming platform. Read onward. Reuters Pulls the Plug
Interesting quick slide show on "The 10 laws of game design". WK 3-4 Video Game Development UTD Publish at Scribd or explore others: Presentations & Slid critique Video Game
- Phase 1: Pray and Wait a bit…is this worth doing? Should it be done? Can it be done? - Phase 2: Discuss Concept - Phase 3: Brain storm all features - Phase 4: Look at what is out there (new ideas, implementations of existing, likes dislikes) - Phase 5: Decide on must include feature set - Phase 6: Prioritize Feature Set - Phase 7: Devise a Plan (technology, features, who does what, tool set vs story line vs graphic arts)