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    TerraQuest – an “online interactive game [that is] a blend between a mystery and a scavenger hunt.” Launching this fall, it looks a bit like the AI game although I found the trailer to be considerably cheesy. I don’t know how they’re going to limit the game to people over 18, either. But it has…

  • .hack

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    .hack – a Japanese “simulated MMORPG” game. What a bizarre and wonderful concept!

  • More on Buffy

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    On Buffy: As has been pointed out by others, everything boils down to whether it can be demonstrated that an AI-type Buffy game would be commercially viable. My opinion is that it has not been demonstrated. No games have generated a large enough audience to be commercially viable – not even the AI game (although…

  • Buffy Online

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    [Update: Read Dan’s response to this post along with my comments on his response.] There’s a bit of talk at the moment of how an AI-type game set in the Buffy universe would be a good thing. I think in general, yes, it wouldn’t be bad, but it wouldn’t be without its faults. Also, I…

  • The trials and tribulations of a DDR player

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    Why, why, why didn’t I bring my Dance Dance Revolution game to Cambridge? I foolishly thought to myself, “Adrian, surely you can survive two months without DDR, given that you’ve had your fix this summer?” and so my PSone, DDR games, dance pads and TV card remain at home while I’m DDRless in Cambridge (doesn’t…

  • Charlie

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    An excellent article in the Times today examined the content of Prince Charles’ letters to ministers, and found them sadly lacking in logic and facts. I’m not too concerned about Prince Charles writing to government ministers since this article echoes my thoughts that the letters don’t say anything useful anyway, apart from woolly heartful platitudes.

  • Small World Big Piano Silliness

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    A conversation with my girlfriend from yesterday, paraphrased: Me: “This is the Jools Holland album I bought the other day. I read an interesting review which was generally positive except about the silly piano flourishes that Jools always seems to squeeze into places where they shouldn’t be.” Her: “Well, maybe people like him for the…

  • Blind access

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    Quite a nice article from Wired about research being done to give blind people the same kind of access that sighted people have to maps.

  • Big Trouble in Little DDR

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    I went out with a few friends to go and see Signs last night. We got to the cinema a little late and had to get tickets for a later showing, so we went over to the nearby bowling alley and had a few drinks. One thing led to another and eventually I found myself…

  • Buying Music

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    I have a serious aversion to buying music; I’ll readily admit that I get the vast majority of my music from the Internet (without paying, obviously). Over the past few weeks, that’s changed considerably. Part of the reason is that I’m at home and it takes longer to download high quality mp3s. Also, with the…