Momentum
There is a satisfaction in getting something done– whether or not it is a thing which is useful. Action is fulfilling. It often feels wrong to stay in one place, it feels like the world is moving too fast for…
Category Personal
Eve DevBlog 19: Before The End
This will probably be a short one since I’m strapped for time at the moment. I’m running off of laptop batteries while my other laptop dumps all of my vital files (read: porn) onto an external hdd before it dies.…
Existing in a Space
So this raises the question: Why games? Frankly, it didn’t have to be games for me. It could have very easily been literature or film or visual art. These are all forms which I find interesting, each of which I…
Infinite Possibility
In Super Hexagon, the moment you cannot decide between two choices, the moment you hesitate, is nearly always immediately followed by the moment you die. This correlation is made abundantly clear by the paucity of choice within the game: You…
Eve DevBlog 17: Tactical Retreat
I said I wouldn’t do this DevBlog update until I had some progress to update. Sorry about that, turns out I was lying. I guess I just took a week off. Not thrilled about it. I’ve been having to think…
Eve DevBlog 14: Slide!
Yup. Holidays, finals, etcetera. It’s been a little bit difficult to find time to work on this project, and, as I keep on mentioning I’m getting frustrated with how slowly things are progressing but yeah. It can wait until next…
Tree of Death
I’m a bit late to the party on The Walking Dead, as I tend to be with games in general right now. I would have liked to get in on the series earlier, to enjoy each episode as it came…
Why I Play Spy
I’ve always been fascinated with being unknown. I tend to dress simply and I tend to speak quietly and I tend not to be noticed. I love the anonymity of the internet and am constantly dismayed by the abuse of…
The Problem Machine
“Simple things are never problems. Unfortunate, maybe, but if it isn’t complicated it isn’t really a problem.” The lie that makes video games so appealing to us is the idea that everything which is challenging is challenging in the same…
Character Customization
Wouldn’t it be nice to just have a stat sheet? My days are strange and chaotic and emotionally draining. There seem to be a lot of storms at varying levels of metaphoria. I don’t want to complain, I just want…