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Tweets from 2012/03

  1. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH oh Yoshimi...
  2. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH @TheCodeTroll @ishisoft those evil natured robots, they're coming to destroy us.
  3. It's late, so I was going to submit my Pong But With Dicks idea to Atari. Luckily, I'm ineligible. But, God, the form : atari.com/pong-indie-developer-challenge-entry-form
  4. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek man, you have a "talks" section of your website? I should give more talks.
  5. Blog: What we mean when we talk about stories in games post.ly/5gBz9
  6. New blog post : "What we mean when we talk about story in games" v21.posterous.com/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-stories-in-ga
  7. This is the best page : textfiles.com/underconstruction/ (from @radiodario )
  8. Read half a review of Waking Mars, then stopped. I'm going to buy it, and I don't want it spoilt.
  9. Google must have cracked Enterprise, if Microsoft are wheeling out the Microsoft-grade FUD.
  10. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes I have written a response to your response.
  11. Boo, no power sockets on the flight to the states. I shall have to acquire other forms of entertainment.
  12. …in reply to @jonbro
  13. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes Haven't you heard? I hate games.
  14. RT @tomsmizzle: ohnovideogames.com/how-to-make-a-game if you missed it last night, here's my article on how I made my Pirate Kart games and how you shoul ...
  15. @tigershungry ah, what, it's your birthday? Happy Birthday!
  16. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry you got cake?
  17. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes man, I wouldn't sweat it. Just rip off old, obscure games next time.
  18. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle So many congratulations!
  19. Should I buy Dark Souls? I don't have time to play it, and I don't even own an Xbox 360 (though there's two in the house).
  20. RT @nameoftheyear: @benthorizon @ted_martens @RamiroCorbetta @jwaaaap Printing out several Horse_cards for GDC. Dont even know what the ...
  21. "Congratulations! You have earned 0 points worth £0.00 from this transaction!"
  22. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier Only another ??? points until I can claim a ???! I am so excited!
  23. …in reply to @pozorvlak
    @pozorvlak @Bitbucket @github It has fewer people on it, and Github's point is the social stuff.
  24. RT @PeterMolydeux: The thing about Journey is that the person following you could POTENTIALLY be a family member who passed away. You ju ...
  25. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse :<
  26. …in reply to @DGoodayle
  27. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
  28. I made a blog post about stories and games, and now I'm tweeting about it yet again. v21.posterous.com/what-we-mean-when-we-talk-about-stories-in-ga
  29. …in reply to @undefined
    @jay_addison @radiodario it is indeed related to that huge game dev conference next week. But yes, let's. (I don't know my schedule yet)
  30. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage Yeah, The Tower is pretty bad news. Or rather " it's a change, not necessarily a catastrophe"
  31. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak I was also reminded of this talk : youtube.com/watch?v=3kEfedtQVOY
  32. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak basically - most security comes down to parsing. So it's a good idea not to make what you need to verify Turing complete.
  33. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom @FGSummit Woooo, San Francisco!
  34. Today is weird. I've both followed someone and been followed as a result of #FF s . Hello @HelenAnimate and @iJavaMe !
  35. …in reply to @docky
    @docky you put them in a box in a closet, and eventually lose them in a house move.
  36. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage sounds cool, though.
  37. Woo! Boris Bikes outside my house will apparently go "live" on the 8th!
  38. …in reply to @HelenAnimate
    @HelenAnimate haha, I am sorry! I'm used to it by now, it's also my Twitter background.
  39. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage news that you are surprised to hear has only just happened.
  40. …in reply to @Dick_Hogg
    @Dick_Hogg @smestorp @patrickashe yeah, they're heavy fuckers. understandable, given the abuse they take.
  41. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage and Humble Bundle are doing sales and distribution for them, too.
  42. …in reply to @AppyNation
    @AppyNation @GntRbt @rclarke oh wow - <3 Lucky Chip.
  43. Beautiful @dkanaga interview in Kill Screen : killscreendaily.com/articles/object-present
  44. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang Yes, I would like to see some/all of it. And meet you! Really interested to see expanded Zobeide!
  45. " "Games aren't X!" But every time you say that, it doubles as an open invitation to the entire world to make a game that is exactly X. "
  46. …in reply to @pozorvlak
  47. Staying up watching Twin Peaks in a stupid jetlag-avoiding plan. And then going to motherfucking GDC. In like 2 hours! Fuck yeah!
  48. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry haha, sucker!
  49. …in reply to @leighalexander
    @leighalexander did ste put you up to this?
  50. On my way to GDC! Not gonna be much rhubarb there though :(
  51. …in reply to @zoewi
    @zoewi Hello! I have also just arrived. Where are you staying?
  52. I have a new temporary phone number! +1-415-758-8603
  53. Oh man, I just had to actually think through what the UK time is. On the other side of the time difference now!
  54. @Draknek Heard there was dinner plans for around 6pm?
  55. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek I have recruited @RamiroCorbetta and others. They want tacos.
  56. @State_of_Play your number didn't save! Am running about for the next bit, but looks like indies are congregating at the Irish pub.
  57. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge wow. go you!
  58. …in reply to @undefined
    @SiriHoho I got a US SIM so I could tweet when I'm about. #notuseful
  59. "INDIEGAMEZ AIN'T JUST MONEY AND BITCHEZ"
  60. This is the best Argos ever.
  61. @Carachan1 what happened with Deadly Premonition Conference?
  62. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh teh fuck? We are in a cab on the way.
  63. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @SurplusGamer just tweeting to express excitement at more games being loaded on.
  64. Checking twitter this morning is really informative. Apparently I just slept through a earthquake?
  65. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP you there now? I'm just up.
  66. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow welcome to iTunes ^H^H^H^H^H XCode!
  67. Hey, the rest of our lineup is out! allotherpartiesaretriteanddull.com/lineup/
  68. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft @patrickashe @KommanderKlobb perfect blue is also awesome.
  69. At London Indies, SF lunch edition.
  70. @therussmorris hey, you about? What you been upto? What's your plans tonight?
  71. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft it is stressful/uneasy.
  72. …in reply to @ishisoft
    @ishisoft "cert process bullshit"
  73. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @LawrieARussell yeah, it's beautiful.
  74. …in reply to @patrickashe
    @patrickashe @auntiepixelante if no-one else has offered, I'd be happy to.
  75. "There's a Chairman on the shutter, if anyone's interested"
  76. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @KommanderKlobb yeah, I know, its terrible. Try stealing the one in a lamp?
  77. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @aeiowu sadly just shown at a panel. Is beautiful, though.
  78. @kelleesan for John : doesn't making your own engine make it harder to test your ideas and fail a bad design early?
  79. Everyone is talking about "technology as material" lately.
  80. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus hey man, where you at?
  81. …in reply to @zoewi
    @zoewi yo, you're making me sad I'm back at the hostel by now.
  82. …in reply to @radiodario
    @radiodario thanks man!
  83. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef cheers! No, I just this moment flipped to apprehension. But I'm sure my feelings'll flip again in a few minutes.
  84. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir It's my birthday! Thank you!
  85. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb Thanks man!
  86. …in reply to @undefined
    @robinlacey thank you. have no fears on that account.
  87. …in reply to @agAitcheson
    @agAitcheson really? where did you hear that? & thank you & I will.
  88. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow I know you would! I really wanna see a game with you going all out visually. Or fuck it, make it with you.
  89. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom man, I did not even know you were out here. If you want to borrow my pass for the day, let me know -- I'll not be about all day.
  90. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom Yeah, the only catch is that I've got no cause to get down to Moscone, so you'll have to come pick it up at Indie Hostel Downtown.
  91. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage hey thanks, much obliged.
  92. Last night I was discussing if any indies were in Guilford. Today, Peter Molyneux.
  93. A drunken night of Amazon browsing with @asponge and now the hangover - an email full of recommendations for books by PD James.
  94. …in reply to @SFBTom
  95. @increpare you still looking for that VGA-DVI adaptor? Think I have one (I am still at the hostel)
  96. …in reply to @siobhanthomas
    @siobhanthomas would be amaze!
  97. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom My US number is +1-415-758-8603 if that helps any.
  98. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP I am, but only 'cuz it's hard not to, and still be on Twitter.
  99. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge Awww, you're too kind! and too careless with your braces.
  100. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @KommanderKlobb does this technique also work in the dark?
  101. …in reply to @dinosaurrparty
    @dinosaurrparty @RanaRama what!? I'm seeing that.
  102. …in reply to @doougle
    @doougle oh, it's Wu-Tang, then?
  103. RT @docky: Oh neat, Apple have raised the App Store download limit over 3G to 50mb. No more excuses for non-Universal apps.
  104. We're selling tickets on the door! Come to our party!
  105. …in reply to @undefined
    @increpare you at the expo the now?
  106. RT @PirateKart: Boulder Defender - I killed 152 of the alien freaks that killed everyone else - glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/3192
  107. …in reply to @RamiroCorbetta
    @RamiroCorbetta Thank you! Wish I had the energy to be at the Kill Screen party...
  108. RT @mikekasprzak: The GDC Pirate Kart just hit 1000 games, and I was there! Congratz @ExciteMike, co, and everyone that made a game!
  109. Fuckin' 1000 games! The Pirate Kart is the best.
  110. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes people dug it!
  111. The sound of cutlery on Playbook.
  112. Reading the Twitters as they talk about the things that I saw earlier.
  113. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow you should be here. everyone loves you, and you're very good at making videogames.
  114. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @seren_skye boing boing boing. (I sit on one at work too)
  115. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge looks like it's fail on the Deadly Premonition Summit, though. Big regrets.
  116. …in reply to @ianwexl0rz
    @ianwexl0rz @Horse_ebooks @nameoftheyear I am so glad this has happened, and I wish to play it today.
  117. …in reply to @undefined
    @danintheshed from the vantage point of GDC it looks the same.
  118. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow if Jon Blow immediately agrees with you...
  119. People queuing up to see Mode 7's talk on asynchronous competition. Fuckin' indies are taking over.
  120. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry didja get a cab there?
  121. Oh yay, my card was declined, this'll be fun.
  122. Okay, that bullshit is sorted. Apparently withdrawing money in the city you've told the bank you were going to is suspicious.
  123. …in reply to @undefined
    @auntiepixelante I took the last two copies, I think. (Cc @patrickashe I did manage to get it)
  124. RT @PirateKart: GDC Play is over and it was amazing. Thank you to everyone who made games and everyone who played them! Make games con ...
  125. Weighting up the value of a Playbook, as measured in dignity.
  126. Watching Jenova Chen play Proteus.
  127. Sushirrito - sushi burrito
  128. Between Deep Sea and Sightlence, I can see why my Cave Game didn't get in the EGW.
  129. What's up this evening? I heard tell of a jam at noisebridge, but after?
  130. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow @PeterMolydeux man, who doesn't?
  131. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP thirsty bear?
  132. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek Going for a lunch, but this afternoon there was talk of Jousting in the Muir woods.
  133. …in reply to @undefined
    @auntiepixelante @lorenschmidt Heard people talking about that last night. It's perfect.
  134. Blog: I don't know where to look post.ly/5u95k
  135. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @Draknek @doougle I had originally heard woods tomorrow, but then there was talk of today today. I am not fussy.
  136. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus I'm out at Marie and Doug's. Might go beachwards.
  137. "People have been swept from the rocks and died"
  138. "Royal Quasar"
  139. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow I said hi to @vectorpoem from you. Currently watching him play Playbook volleyball.
  140. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @edclef just getting the train into town in a mo.
  141. Sitting in the pub with indie devs, talking about how good Call of Duty is.
  142. "ASK ABOUT OUR ROTATING COLLECTION OF GLUTEN-FREE BEERS"
  143. I'm not sure if I'm hungover or still drunk. Everyone has left. Maybe I should just sleep some more.
  144. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @oerhort @sindreopsahl @BaronWR sounds like a plan. Hopefully I'll have regathered the missing bits of my mind by then.
  145. RT @zoewi: Yay, @Jeriaska / @nobuooo has some brilliant photos up from #AOPATAD @WildRumpus, @VenusPatrol party: flickr.com/photos/jeriaska/6964065175/in/set-72157629155010608 #gdc
  146. …in reply to @doougle
  147. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef early filtering. cheap (from the corp's side)
  148. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef still takes ages compared to just looking at a CV.
  149. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke no, but I am amused to hear it.
  150. …in reply to @mareodomo
    @mareodomo I made a game, and stole all the colours from Pizza Is Forever. They're good colours, I hope you don't mind. nottheinternet.com/games/abastard
  151. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @oerhoert I am crawling back into bed instead. Will let you know if I emerge later.
  152. …in reply to @clq
    @clq also transparency!
  153. …in reply to @undefined
    @RanaRama small world?
  154. I am ALIVE and AWAKE. Now what?
  155. …in reply to @undefined
    @RanaRama sure, it's up at armorgames.com/play/4850/small-worlds . lovely little thing...
  156. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @compositeredfox sounds good! can we go somewhere with vegetables? it's been too long.
  157. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @compositeredfox (I'm at the hostel, tell me where to go be)
  158. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP it's not even morning back here!
  159. …in reply to @Draknek
  160. Off to visit Noisebridge!
  161. …in reply to @new_nomad
  162. …in reply to @undefined
    @Rachelbug1 haha, yes, I am currently sitting in SF. But thank you for the birthday wishes!
  163. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @ishisoft just to say I've been loving following progress via your chats on Twitter. Can't wait to play the thing!
  164. @teknopants it was good to meet you for like 5 minutes!
  165. …in reply to @tha_rami
    @tha_rami oh hey, forgot to ask while we were physically co-located. Would you mind doing a bestgamedesign.tumblr.com interview?
  166. …in reply to @tha_rami
    @tha_rami just talk for a bit about a bit of a game you really liked, over Skype some time.
  167. …in reply to @smestorp
    @smestorp having heard it just a moment ago... it sounds coherent! And interesting! I think you're good.
  168. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry I know how you feel.
  169. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @tigershungry nonononono! let's do 7! all in different locations! each with more tech than the last!
  170. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir @KommanderKlobb @tigershungry I can think of at least one person dying to make a game for that.
  171. …in reply to @benmilsom
    @benmilsom hey, so am I! and I'm in SAN FRANCISCOOOOOOOO!
  172. Hey look, a feature on Mr Bubble taken at GameCity! youtube.com/watch?v=JB9a6eoYbyM
  173. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb for pretty much the same reasons I could barely watch through, I imagine!
  174. …in reply to @tiedtiger
    @tiedtiger Belle and Sebastian on over-ear headphones served me well heading this way. And wine. And beers beforehand.
  175. @sirihoho @Slaktus heading back to Powell now, then foodwards. Care to join?
  176. (i imagine i'm going to have lots of fun downloading it at the hostel, mind)
  177. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge @oh_cripes you're domesticating us, this is the devils work, next thing there'll be doilies everywhere etc.
  178. @edclef continually amazed by how well named "notgames" is as a movement.
  179. I just misfingered my phone and ended up with a QR code of someone's tweet staring me in the face. Will be more careful in the future.
  180. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow is this that zfighting thing you were chatting about?
  181. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes @asponge tbf, I am pretty fucking sharp looking today. Even if my shirt needs an iron.
  182. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef I read it as : notgames are a type of game, the type that are not really a game.
  183. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @phosfiend Ooh, I had forgotten about that. Off to the mechanical arcade at fisherman's wharf this morning, though.
  184. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @smestorp tweets that make me want to dive into background reading. But I won't because I'm on my phone while preparing to leave.
  185. I'm on a cable car!
  186. …in reply to @raphkoster
    @raphkoster @edclef @smestorp and toys which are great at suggesting games are great games. Like Minecraft til recently.
  187. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow Some day, little Aubrey will learn to read.
  188. …in reply to @radiatoryang
    @radiatoryang Hurrah, another leftover GDC person! I was going to go to some kind of bar. @benthorizon @Slaktus @SiriHoho ?
  189. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow bah, we @PeterMolydeux jammed first!
  190. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow wait, that's totally my bad. *blush*
  191. 31st March - 1st April London Hackspace Peter Molydeux jam? docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhmSHS9S3JZvdGFqS1lvRVA4VGotU3ItSUZMZ1JmTXc#gid=2
  192. @Slaktus @SiriHoho we're off to Noisebridge for a bit. Pub after. Somewhere near Mission? Should be nice places round there?
  193. @Draknek I can't recall if you're still about. If so! Off to Noisebridge now, pub later.
  194. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes I'll be bringing it home at the weekend, sorry!
  195. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @radiatoryang sucks to hear that :< hopefully see you tomorrow.
  196. …in reply to @Slaktus
    @Slaktus @BaronWR Plan is for The Sycamore on Mission. Seems nice, based entirely on Google Maps? g.co/maps/6hexx
  197. @Slaktus @BaronWR from like, 15 mins from now?
  198. "C+2 models have an average of 13 years of gaming experience across different genres and platforms." charismaplus2.com/services/
  199. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @benthorizon ah, boo, sorry about that. as it's pissing it down, want to head to Mission/Noisebridge?
  200. …in reply to @Draknek
  201. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @benthorizon sounds like a plan, stan.
  202. …in reply to @RamiroCorbetta
    @RamiroCorbetta I don't see why you ever did. For good measure, you should tell people to check out Doug's game, Hokra.
  203. …in reply to @WhosTheSuit
    @FinalBullet another iPhone? Clearly this is Apple's favoured solution.
  204. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @Draknek yep, just arrived the now.
  205. …in reply to @RamiroCorbetta
    @RamiroCorbetta @doougle so were we all. so were we all.
  206. Bored of being tired now.
  207. RT @Dick_Hogg: Jesus-juice Ice cream. Joust in a maze. Endless mimosas and playbook volleyball bit.ly/yLPzwg
  208. kyary pamyu pamyu <3
  209. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @HilariousCow @PerrinAshcroft Was talking about setting up a London hub, but that's only talk so far.
  210. Reading about things I didn't see at GDC, I read @RanaRama 's talk : dl.dropbox.com/u/33725849/GDC12MR.pdf . I wish I'd seen it.
  211. Also an excellent talk : stfj.net/ControlsYouCanFeel-ZachGage-GDC2012.pdf Zach Gage talking about touch controls.
  212. Dude, everyone needs a good sigh every once in a while, but most people can manage longer than 5 seconds between each one.
  213. Blog: Generous game design post.ly/5zkzB
  214. Ah, the exciting world of developing games* for the Playbook s1fr.tumblr.com/ [*non-physical games]
  215. My roomie gave me M&Ms.
  216. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 It's a strange land, California, and I've not seen a Creme Egg yet.
  217. …in reply to @thomasapage
    @thomasapage @PLAstudios @robinlacey @Gillespionage Fuck yeah! Guess we're making an MMO, then!
  218. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge will do!
  219. …in reply to @docky
    @docky it's beautiful!
  220. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef reading that made me realize exactly how little I care how unconventional Proteus is, or where it fits within the games landscape.
  221. …in reply to @mareodomo
    @mareodomo They'd write it on my grave and when they scattered my ashes.
  222. "David Kanaga's couch is way more satisfying than anything else"
  223. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle hit me up on gtalk at v.twenty.one@gmail.com
  224. …in reply to @christinelove
    @christinelove I just started and it's amazing, you should definitely do it. Not entirely sure about the cheer you up bit, though.
  225. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
    @terrycavanagh don't call it that. In a year or two, it'll be a drag to be referring to tigsource in the name.
  226. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir @steishere this is why, when I have a cool idea, I do it before I check the Internet.
  227. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth good luck!
  228. …in reply to @robrotic
    @robrotic meeeee toooooo. Apparently it's really wide. And really comfy. ( cc @dkanaga )
  229. …in reply to @steishere
    @steishere @nachimir "It's a good idea, I'd run with it."
  230. …in reply to @dkanaga
    @dkanaga @robrotic I'm leaving tomorrow! At the computer history museum now, will be in SF from like half 4.
  231. …in reply to @rclarke
    @rclarke was I ... comprehensible?
  232. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge you should get one of the plastic spirally spoingy ones.
  233. …in reply to @empika
    @empika was going to organize a London Hackspace jam site once I was back from SF.
  234. Wine and cheese just arrived on a little trolley.
  235. @asponge saw this at noisebridge and thought of you. yfrog.com/g0rbhhqj
  236. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @empika ha, no - I was chatting this morning while drinking some morning coffee.
  237. …in reply to @empika
    @empika @MetzoPaino ah, awesome.I've organized a couple of jams, the Hackspace is an ace location, fits up to appx 30 people. Happy to help!
  238. "Rudy's Can't Fail Café"
  239. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP hey, it's my face! And I seem to be making coherent points.
  240. RT @jwaaaap: I really want to make a short iOS game called tRaNsFoRmAz where you can switch airplane mode on/off to solve puzzles.
  241. "Should there be some instruments out here?" "Yes, there should definitely be intruments out here"
  242. …in reply to @MetzoPaino
    @MetzoPaino @empika well, I am a member, and have organized jams there. Traveling back to London today. Email me? I'm vtwentyone@gmail.com
  243. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef I have one! It's a useful thing to have. It's even got metadata.
  244. @awesommelier just got a spam email from a Mr Frank Bentley.
  245. …in reply to @tef
    @iamtef yours even has a tilde in it! Proper homepage, that is.
  246. I need to update my homepage.
  247. Do you have a homepage? I find mine to be very useful.
  248. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier free iPhone. Might hold you to that, thinking about it.
  249. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 well, scrub that off, and erect yourself a nice "Under Construction" sign.
  250. There's a poster on the SF BART that has a picture of a poster on the London Underground on it that tells you to look for bombs.
  251. Today I: Bought a MIDI controller, saw a parade, slept on a really comfy couch. Goodbye San Francisco!
  252. …in reply to @jimrossignol
    @jimrossignol @steishere There's always Proteus!
  253. I am back in London!
  254. @compositeredfox kinda dead right now, so I'll ask : what's the best way to read from a MIDI controller into Unity?
  255. In a cafe in Chinatown, while looking at a weird milk drink, I recorded @increpare talking about Deadly Rooms of Death bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/post/19505500023/stephen-lavelle-on-deadly-rooms-of-death
  256. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow could we make a rig to determine this shit experimentally?
  257. Officially bored of deciding whether given objects are games or not now.
  258. …in reply to @srules
    @srules Have you played it? After hearing Stephen talking about it I was totally intimidated.
  259. I am so glad this exists londonschoolofluchalibre.com/
  260. …in reply to @fridgehead
  261. Has anyone got a spare ticket to Zombie LARP next weekend?
  262. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow no, you just need to apply measured force. you can calibrate with the right type of spring (ie Newtonmeter).
  263. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow It's travel you need to measure, and that should be doable? all of this is pretty small quantities, mind.
  264. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle ah, that's beautiful.
  265. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle what about... all they do is build. but they have competing architectural philosophies. different ones build different patterns.
  266. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle they have finite lives, and base their designs on what they grew up near.
  267. …in reply to @rachelrosenfelt
  268. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle yeah, what I described is a genetic algorithm... but one I've not seen done before. Will be curious if it works!
  269. …in reply to @tiedtiger
    @tiedtiger @rclarke dunno why I'm entering this argument, buuuuut... does this also rule out dys4ia on the exactly the same grounds?
  270. Jetlag is making me remember why code-completion is so useful. This was what uni felt like.
  271. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox can see the controller and StartReceiving(), but not seeing any events fired. Any idea? S'pretty much code.google.com/p/midi-dot-net/wiki/SimpleExamples
  272. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox ta. I'm also looking for CC, not note events. all the important stuff looks the same :< ... (super neatly wrapped up, btw)
  273. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox yeah, your solution isn't working in newest Unity Pro either. But it is standalone c#. Assume it's some change to threads..
  274. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP @Carachan1 Is IRC cool again? Can I come hang out?
  275. …in reply to @ElectronDance2
    @ElectronDance @edclef is Tuesday a good day? Thinking of changing bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/ off the weekend, because it's not the best time.
  276. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @ElectronDance right now? I can try out the Skype recording thing I set up last week.
  277. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef Ha, no worries. And, yes @ElectronDance , you're already A Person Of Interest. Welcome anytime!
  278. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox Still no joy with the source files. :< Will try to make a external plugin, and talk through that. After sleep, though.
  279. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox thanks for all your help, btw. Some day I'll get to play with my shiny new toy...
  280. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @compositeredfox YES. (once I get my nano kontrol working). Was actually toying with the idea of a jam on this theme.
  281. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @compositeredfox Barcode reader, GPS device, webcam, pedometer, heartrate monitor, smart meter, clapper, SMS...
  282. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @compositeredfox *thinks of the big bags of Tech Wild Rumpus requires*
  283. Meursault in London, 27th March : goddontlikeit.co.uk/post/19569088259 Anyone interested?
  284. …in reply to @doam
    @benthorizon @compositeredfox we did a jam like this before. @terrycavanagh made something beautiful with an oscilloscope.
  285. …in reply to @t0ms
    @t0ms apparently they're working on setting these up, actually?
  286. RT @asponge: "Too many companies aren’t using Quick Response codes properly, SEO expert warns." Oh, work e-mail, you always know what to ...
  287. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge beautiful -- like the Lazy Guns of ... some Iain Banks book.
  288. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell and how many hours have you saved by working on the game, not the editor, so far?
  289. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell @xiotex runtime? why not slap a [ExecuteInEditMode] on there?
  290. …in reply to @mikeBithell
    @mikeBithell building labour saving devices can be a trap. waiting til you're sure they're useful can save more time than it wastes.
  291. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy that's ... really cool. Damn. I wanna do that now!
  292. candlemarkandgleam.com/store/delivery/constellation-games-serial/ I am reading this book. It has videogames from space. It is the best.
  293. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 Our healthcare is fucked and I had an In'n'out burger and it didn't live up to the hype, I'm sad now and will go to bed.
  294. @leonardr That tweet was sparked by the guy's blog being called "Starman Jones"
  295. …in reply to @leonardr
    @leonardr also you made Beautiful Soup! We were using that at work today! Also an excellent name.
  296. …in reply to @richlitt
    @richlitt bitbucket gives unlimited free private git accounts. It's the 2nd most established, after git. Or gitorious, as Robert says.
  297. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @MonacoIsMine Spore too! You putting it in metadata, or getting fancier with some LSB fiddling?
  298. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef bit less sexy... not sure what online services will destroy what parts. could do both, for a belt-and-braces approach.
  299. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef istr techniques for stenography that could survive recompression/resizing... but on second thoughts, don't get sucked into that.
  300. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse Are you denying the transitivity of puns?
  301. This weekend I put up an interview with @increpare, where he talked about the intimidating Deadly Rooms of Death. LINK: bestgamedesign.tumblr.com/
  302. What a terrifying story bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17450366
  303. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 It's more serious than that! It went up yet further after that.
  304. RT @jonbro: what the shit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delay_line_memory#Optical_delay_line_memory - using a mirror on the moon for a pulse delay, and memory storage.
  305. Last week I read Rise of the Videogame Zinesters, and I think everyone else should, too. It is fantastic. indiebound.org/book/9781609803728
  306. …in reply to @srules
    @srules what. wow.
  307. …in reply to @SFBTom
    @SFBTom That's a shame. I really enjoyed it (and the original) on PC. I love @polyfonken's music, too.
  308. @therussmorris Just found a repository set up on github, containing nothing but this image....
  309. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage because you tote them about.
  310. …in reply to @undefined
    @therussmorris it's already gone. it's a brave new world without you here.
  311. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef shave and a haircut, 2 bits.
  312. …in reply to @Gillespionage
    @Gillespionage @therussmorris totebags really aren't that complex.
  313. …in reply to @JurieHorneman
    @JurieOnGames @edclef well, it's spelt that way because it's half a byte.
  314. …in reply to @srules
    @srules I WANT TO SEE IT
  315. …in reply to @srules
    @srules WHERE BY "IT", I MEAN YOU.
  316. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef nnmf :< it's a shame you have large flat colours. surprised you're going for a border over metadata.
  317. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef Spore's images had large transparent areas, and used the full RBG values when A was 0. Worth considering for the border?
  318. RT @heftyseamstress: call: coalitions always levarage losers
  319. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes man, that event is weird. :/ Was gonna mock publicly, but we just won a thing from TIGA + a sponsor. Maybe I should, anyway.
  320. …in reply to @wjjjjt
    @resiak @heftyseamstress I am! It's how I found Sycorax. And then noticed he makes Beautiful Soup and knows you. Small world.
  321. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge you're so cynical, Alice.
  322. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @bfod Me too! And I did student radio for like 3 years. I think everyone who hasn't trained themselves to get over it has it
  323. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb @bfod Though I did manage to tolerate hearing my voice over headphones as I was speaking, which is also super weird.
  324. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef @bfod and probably some uninvolved...
  325. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH I'm not agnostic, I'm ignostic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignosticism
  326. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth @edclef @zarawesome @S0phieH @docky See, the definitions of God I've heard are unfalsifiable, or very likely false.
  327. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle @Gillespionage HELLO I AM ON TWITTER RIGHT NOW
  328. …in reply to @asponge
    @asponge I'm gonna focus on the first half. The Gits are pretty fantastic. Just what I needed after days of twee.
  329. It lives! RT @heftyseamstress test: totally excellent starting test
  330. Weird writing a script that should still be outputting stuff til ... the 30th of June 2015...
  331. …in reply to @undefined
    @Jed1D_Gaga_Cher hiya!
  332. …in reply to @undefined
    @Jed1D_Gaga_Cher ah, I'm back now. Back at work! But it's cool, it's good to be back. Getting back to normal...
  333. …in reply to @undefined
    @Jed1D_Gaga_Cher (but California was great!)
  334. …in reply to @tigershungry
    @tigershungry I use, uh, my friend's server. That's not very helpful, I realize. Sorry.
  335. …in reply to @awesommelier
    @awesommelier was there any doubt?
  336. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle what, Zombie Larp? Yep, I made it and had a fantastic time running from zombies.
  337. …in reply to @nameoftheyear
    @nameoftheyear but most medicine just suppresses symptoms, doesn't interfere with immune response.
  338. The Easter Bunny gave her life so that I could live.
  339. She didn't mean to. She got tagged by a zombie and I ran past. Ended up with half the humans escaping.
  340. In related news, Zombie Larp was really fun. Watch out for me being really excited and telling boring stories about it for weeks to come.
  341. …in reply to @fernantastic
    @compositeredfox I am quivering with anticipation to hear it. Maybe when I finally respond to your email, hey?
  342. And Coney's A Day Of Play tomorrow! It's a good weekend to run around playing games, it seems.
  343. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle ah, were you at the December one? This was my first!
  344. @musebloom shit! When did you change your profile pic? That new haircut looks fierce!
  345. …in reply to @srules
    @srules didja ever hear of the idea to print huge cutout vinyl eyes, and put them on the front of a DLR?
  346. …in reply to @DGoodayle
    @DGoodayle ah, yeah, I'd only played it at Gamecamp before. Vastly different experience in the full-blooded thing.
  347. …in reply to @lefishy
    @lefishy well, if the console is truly dead, you can always open it with a hammer.
  348. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef that looks good! I love the honesty of that approach, it fits the game so well.
  349. …in reply to @tiedtiger
    @tiedtiger I want a service that buys me £x on Amazon from my wishlist each month. Every month, a present through the door!
  350. …in reply to @edclef
    @edclef Yeah, having it visible. Why not, without the black it shouldn't distract.
  351. Editing things not shot in RAW makes me want to continue shooting things in RAW.
  352. …in reply to @dkanaga
    @dkanaga @ThisIsOverlap @edclef I read that and now I want to play play Proteus, and hand-draw the map of the island I get.
  353. …in reply to @IntolerantWitch
    @IntolerantWitch yeah, it was excellent meeting you! Excellent times, I shall definitely be at the next.
  354. …in reply to @bonzrat
    @bonzrat how many crashes so far?
  355. …in reply to @Radstronomical
    @Radstronomical you can make it happen.
  356. …in reply to @jwaaaap
    @jwaaaap that sounds amazing. I mean, not good. But amazing. Even more so : uses a Mighty Mouse, and unpauses when you touch the mouse.
  357. Fuck you, "These teammates' devices were not identified in the embedded.mobileprovision for this build."
  358. …in reply to @undefined
    @design3video @jwaaaap and irritating platformer sections!
  359. RT @jamesbridle: RT @warrenellis If contemporary literary fiction doesn't read a bit like science fiction then it's probably not all tha ...
  360. I hate using the Flash environment, but I make stuff for the player all the time (in Unity and pure AS3). I can see why Adobe did this.
  361. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @KommanderKlobb Does Alchemy count as released? It's never been supported, or recommended for production use.
  362. @reallyfancy @KommanderKlobb In fact, actually, more to the point can you call "domain memory" previously free?
  363. For me the bigger news is this : Alchemy is a real thing, which requires a license to use.
  364. Alchemy means you can write C/C++ code that uses graphics cards, and it'll run in browsers with hopefully minimal compatibility issues.
  365. (and you get mouselock and right click support!)
  366. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb you're right, that's pretty weird. Wonder why?
  367. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH the charges are basically for (until new engines spring up) Unity Flash export.
  368. Aaaand Unity has put up their blog post, too blogs.unity3d.com/2012/03/28/unity-flash-update/
  369. "Unity Flash Basic will cost $400 per developer, and Unity Flash Pro will cost $1500 per developer." Out "later this year."
  370. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH you know how doing stuff in Unity rarely feels like "real" programming? It does in HTML5. And in Javascript, too.
  371. “This is set to expand the ambient desserts category through the snacking occasion” rantingsubs.com/2012/03/27/culture-clash/
  372. …in reply to @mxSophieH
    @S0phieH Man, there's a lot of unpacking you can do on those scare quotes. I agree with you, and also think there's a useful distinction.
  373. …in reply to @KommanderKlobb
    @KommanderKlobb Also great is : "If you “catapault” something “into the mainstream”, isn’t that the same as throwing it in a river?"
  374. youtube.com/watch?v=UGmgAVeYmFo DAT Politics are playing in London! wegottickets.com/event/162840 Yesssss!
  375. If I wanted to play SimCity 2000 tonight, I probably could. If I wanted to play SimCity 5 in 19 years time, could I?
  376. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth @KommanderKlobb to be fair, someone'll hack up a offline mode in the next 19 years. But still!
  377. …in reply to @psychicteeth
    @psychicteeth @KommanderKlobb In fact, thinking of it, pirating it seems the best way. No Origin bullshit to deal with.
  378. …in reply to @undefined
    @Carachan1 :< Fuck 'em. Give a shit, it's the only worthwhile way to be.
  379. …in reply to @robertpeacock22
    @robertpeacock22 what matters is intent, really. Are you doing it because it's awesome, or because it might make pirates lives harder?
  380. …in reply to @HilariousCow
    @HilariousCow crime_scene.prefab ?
  381. RT @agencyofconey: A Small Town Anywhere will be welcoming new residents soon: bac.org.uk/whats-on/small-town-anywhere/ + visas available for our new nation ...
  382. …in reply to @terrycavanagh
  383. Just walked past someone with one of those terrible GDC swag satchels?
  384. …in reply to @undefined
    @Cunthorse It's so cool. For so many reasons, that a tweet cannot contain them. What's yr OU module on?
  385. …in reply to @renaudbedard
    @renaudbedard I keep getting spammed when details are changed -- try that?
  386. …in reply to @oh_cripes
    @oh_cripes Yey! (& hey, you did my thing with the hidden things!)
  387. RT @oh_cripes: Ping-Pong Spider Mother is out! Spread the word. ohgames.co.uk/pingpongspidermother Feedback always appreciated too :)
  388. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @asponge I sometimes agree, but sometimes find them fun to do. I wouldn't organize one myself because lazy and tiring, though.
  389. …in reply to @undefined
    @reallyfancy @asponge But fuck anyone who doesn't make the crunch overnight stuff completely optional.
  390. …in reply to @scaol_
    @RubZo shit man, I have no idea.
  391. …in reply to @musebloom
    @musebloom I'm looking forward to a hot summer full of sitting on trains on the way to parks and sweating.
  392. YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO USE A PEN wanderlands.org/main/pen
  393. @LeehSl your new game is really neat! You should put your name on it, not hide behind yr company.
  394. …in reply to @pippinbarr
    @pippinbarr I feel like that all the time.
  395. …in reply to @danbruno
    @danbruno I tried to read those tweets to my flatmate but fucked them up because I couldn't stop laughing.
  396. Peter Molyneux giving an inspirational talk that's even more hyperbolic than Peter Molydeux.
  397. Peter Molyneux watching Peter Molydeux's video.
  398. Molyjam people! We are at the Albert Arms! Cc @MetzoPaino
  399. Catrap! That was the game! (I found it on a 49-in-1 gameboy cart at Christmas, and was was surprised to love it)
  400. …in reply to @LewieP
    @LewieP ah, that sucks. :/
  401. ALL OF THE PERIPHERALS.
  402. …in reply to @Draknek
    @Draknek @MetzoPaino Just the Facebook page, I think.
  403. …in reply to @undefined
    @nachimir Ah, sadly not... I'm just enjoying my desk at home.