Tweets from 2013/09
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@HilariousCow @jonbro @raiganburns I didn't even know you could just write GLSL. All the suggestions I have are: optimise it some?
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@HilariousCow @jonbro @raiganburns like, render out intermediate results and use multiple shaders, or... something?
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@Moranfox Much later and you start wondering why people are still leaving notes, using typewriters etc.
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@Moranfox oh. I think the real reason is that that's when they grew up.
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At a loose end today. Does anyone want to meet up and play Divekick?
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@tef would also be up for tagging along - let me know (completely forgot about rhe HOG thing, stupid me)
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@awesommelier now I've run out of things to put in it, here's a picture of my hair
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@tef @marekventur @hyper_linda @russss that kind of time, probably a little later because I'm bad at being punctual?
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RT @torahhorse: hate to break it to you but most video games are about moving an invisible capsule into an invisible box
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@Carachan1 @jennatar I'm not Jenn, and I ought to be sleeping. But I'm downloading it.
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@mcclure111 sometimes what you want to express is dismissiveness.
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@mcclure111 (fucking dangerous ground unless they're your circumstances or problems. Or A Corporation's, of course)
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@mcclure111 oh, shit, it's only now that I connect "Jumpman" with the game that is, and with you! That game was good!
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@dangolding @haikus_by_KN whoa! That TTS speech story is amazing. I mean, also sucky, for many reasons. But also amazing.
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@squidlarkin I have had a job in the games industry and it was pretty okay. Small studio/teams, short projects...
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@squidlarkin basically I recommend working for a company that makes games for marketing purposes, or similar.
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@edsaperia yeah! I've been meaning to order one, just need to work out what month I'm going!
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@Carachan1 I just woke up and found it on my iPad. I am entirely unsurprised to find it comes from Justin Smith.
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@haikus_by_KN Count me in!
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@haikus_by_KN also, there's VMGS if you want a more formal context.
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@smestorp Oh yeah, no idea where you'll be up to by Wednesday, but the Rumpeteers are getting together that evening.
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@c_hedborg where you at?
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@c_hedborg at London Indies! @compositeredfox wants to touch your confidence. Come over!
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"Trees are actually kind of gross" @psychictheet
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@c_hedborg @compositeredfox I had a follow up tweet
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RT @JamesWallis: Do you have any plans for Sunday? Wrong! You're coming to Lords with us. spaaace.com/cope/?p=668
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@philippawarr Blackbar is lovely, though linear. Strange Rain is super-relaxing, though possibly not a game.
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@oh_cripes ah-ha!
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@Carachan1 yeah! That game is such fun.
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Fuck. We should do like, Twine book group or something. Who's up for that?
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Fuck. I think I will buy some chicken and chips. If it's open.
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Good to start your week off right.
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@patrickashe I've added it to the list
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@haikus_by_KN we have Perfect Fried Chicken.
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@haikus_by_KN (but Stepney Fried Chicken is better)
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So, last night I had an idea. Who's up for a London-based, real-life, Twine book club?
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@narF_snw so the idea was to get a bunch of people together in real life, and all discuss a Twine game we'd all read beforehand.
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London Indies! vine.co/v/h5QaKLngPE6
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Eric Cantona! vine.co/v/h5QaZMgPhdT
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Re Twine book group - I need a good pun for the name, and I'm barely awake. Any ideas?
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@Crazyreyn shit! Of course! Thanks.
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RT @Crazyreyn: @v21 Twine Tasting
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@compositeredfox @c_hedborg noon! But I still haven't had - I guess that can be breakfast.
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Right! I have set up a Google Group to arrange these Twine Tasting evenings. groups.google.com/forum/m/?hl=en-GB#!forum/twine-tasting Where, when and what to play, I think.
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Here are some other Twine-based puns:
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RT @BaronVonMonster: @v21 Come Twine With Me?
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@tehNinth I'll probably put it on there too, but I'm not a fan, so don't want to organise it there.
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RT @JamesWallis: Salute the end of the summer by coming to watch some amazing cricket with games people this Sunday: spaaace.com/cope/
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RT @LorenzoPilia: @v21 We did a Twine jam in Berlin recently and Time After Time by Cindy Lauper was our official soundtrack http://t.co/ep…
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@edsaperia that'd be great!
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@iamdanw That whole thread is depressing. Also, I thought you were talking about the (excellent) videogame at first.
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@philippawarr Strange Rain is part experimental narrative, part "raindrops falling on a skylight" simulator.
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@failnaut I have zero authority on the matter, but : yes. And it's the right thing to do.
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@asponge @JamesWallis I have lots of opinions.
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@asponge @JamesWallis Also @nachimir, of course. And, on the hack-ier side, @jonty and @tef have their heads screwed on straight.
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@hannahnicklin what colour is your hair now? (I should put up pictures of my hair these days)
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@garethbriggs @hannahnicklin oh, I actually thought the same...
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@tigershungry @patrickashe @c_hedborg @compositeredfox We're gonna head that way soon enough, so you might not wanna come here.
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I made the text boxes line themselves up properly. I am happy this is now the case.
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@hannahnicklin this is me right now.
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I am on snapchat as vtwentyone. Send me pictures of dogs you see.
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The Dream Of Inbox Zero tmblr.co/ZTt3Syu2umOO
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@nyarluu no super significant changes, go nuts with vs2010, I'd say.
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@asponge "Although there is no documented scientific evidence, the research on spectrophilia is only becoming more thorough."
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RT @WildRumpus: YOU GUYS LIKE TEQUILA? - 22nd Sept, Empire Control Rooms. thewildrumpus.co.uk/post/60186078820 Tis free for Fantastic Fest goers & Arcade…
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@HilariousCow I would like to lose at Dive Kick to you very much.
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@oopsohno was I talking about it? Anyway, mathwithbaddrawings.com/2013/06/16/ultimate-tic-tac-toe/ is a good start - I hear there's a bit of a degenerate opening strat, tho?
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@Carachan1 still finding that time I pretended to be a Tory after kissing someone hilarious.
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@Carachan1 I had some mercy, and came clean after about 10 seconds of horror had washed across their face.
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@failnaut I find having hiccups endlessly amusing, and never try to hurry their passing.
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@tef I just feel sorry for all the people who came internationally and don't have data.
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@kierongillen But what's magnificent is that he's clearly come to terms with this, his impossible enthusiasm remains undiminished.
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Super psyched to grope dancers in strip clubs in the new GTA! uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/04/10-crazy-awesome-things-i-saw-and-did-in-grand-theft-auto-online?page=2
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@failnaut Oh, I never even thought to scroll down. :<
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@asponge I'm trying out the Hackspace -- turns out high ceilings and open loading bays can make for a pleasant work environment.
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@konjak @patrickashe Oh, nice catch!
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@radiatoryang as characterization device? didn't get that from that interview.
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@patrickashe @jonbro @radiatoryang well, *I* remember them saying "We love Drive! This game was an attempt to make Drive! Drive!"
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@amazingrolo @jonbro "divisive"
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RT @severalbees: "Our prototype pop-up Oculus Riftaurant, a responsive pairing of food and visuals." #ireality
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@EvanBalster FWIW, that isn't my experience. Dicking around with friends is far more correlated to success than hard work, in my experience.
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@Carachan1 @compositeredfox @c_hedborg @nachimir @asponge @tigershungry @patashe some kind of social gathering this evening?
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@patrickashe wrong Pat Ashe. See previous tweet.
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@asponge @Carachan1 @compositeredfox @c_hedborg @nachimir @tigershungry @patrickashe Do you just want me to say "pub", and be done with it?
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@asponge @Carachan1 @compositeredfox @c_hedborg @nachimir @tigershungry @patrickashe I'm even happy to name a place and time, if necessary.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths I would be enthusiastically pro - that plan -- if I wasn't going to celebrate my friend finishing her dissertation.
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@Carachan1 @D_Nye_Griffiths @tigershungry @asponge @compositeredfox @c_hedborg @nachimir @patrickashe Sounds good, I'll head over.
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@tigershungry I believe so! Top Office Machines, 133-135 Bethnal Green (basically top of Brick Lane)
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@Carachan1 should I bring booze?
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@Carachan1 sure. How much? Also tonic?
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Aughmmmghmh salt beef bagels.
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@mcclure111 @smestorp just chiming in to agree with mcc here.
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@mcclure111 @smestorp again, chiming in to echo mcc. (Will happily look over them)
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@beckwig will probably go work in Shoreditch, at VMGS during the day - would enjoy getting lunch or something.
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@beckwig oh cool! The same thing most likely applies then. Quite possibly with a free evening, too.
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@tigershungry you could have chips and cheese. If you can find chips and cheese...
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@HilariousCow @docky it's good fun, but not not as razor-sharp.
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@narF_snw Of course you can! The more the merrier!
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@rclarke I had no idea it existed until this tweet!
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Right! The first Twine Tasting will be on Weds 18th. You can RSVP here: twine-tasting.eventbrite.com/
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We'll be playing ULTRA BUSINESS TYCOON III by @aliendovecote. Because I think it's great.
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@john_brindle @failnaut @edsaperia @patrickashe @Carachan1 Twine Tasting is actually happening! twine-tasting.eventbrite.com/
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@KommanderKlobb @betterthemask @Gillespionage @vetraskr @D_Nye_Griffiths Twine Tasting is happening! twine-tasting.eventbrite.com/
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So Eventbrite has now become a struggle to use as a way to get RSVPs for events. All this random shit you have to turn off by arcane methods
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@failnaut making something? Like what? Naw, just play the game.
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Oh, and thanks to @edsaperia for providing the venue!
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@Gillespionage There will be more! Waiting til after the first, but thinking of doing it bi-weekly.
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youtube.com/watch?v=B1F6fi04qw8 Useful tools that only partially overlap what we're doing at the moment. Wonder if they'll be worth switching to?
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@therussmorris @robertasaliani flat-out choosing, or discretion to set retail price, with wholesale set by dev?
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RT @huangfujia: Hai @v21 kamu bisa dapetin baju @coconutisland75 hanya di Mall Alam Sutera,Living World,Taman Anggrek #kuisteescoconutislan…
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris right, so in practice I think this breaks down into : normal price, and sale prices.
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris Normal price is the most important, obv, and where I would be surprised that MS throws their weight.
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris Sale price is usually why these clauses: so they can match sales on other platforms, mostly.
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris (which is why I brought up wholesale pricing - they can match, and lose their share/loss-lead)
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris (fwiw, Amazon has been doing this with PC games, I think, to build their market share. cc @LewieP)
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris The point being -- you choose how much you're paid, they choose how much they sell it for.
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris So on a 70-30 split, they can discount away their 30%, if they have strategic reasons to.
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@Slaktus @robertasaliani @therussmorris (this is if you don't consent/weren't consulted on the sale)
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@HilariousCow from watching the demo video earlier : I would p strongly assume so.
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"868-HACK Walkthrough Guide"
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@HilariousCow If it works, it works. (it works best when used sparingly, and leavened with good old fashioned dread)
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@oysterFAKE I know! Not mine, though : blame @Crazyreyn
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@HilariousCow Happy to go with cheap if it works better than sophisticated. Though I don't know that I condone that carny's actions.
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I have spent all day in a massive @ reply chain of my own creation. And I can't even go to the pub with them.
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@edclef KING OF DRAGON PASS! KING OF DRAGON PASS!
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@edclef a hoary old (non strategy) example is Minecraft. Everyone's first night stories are the same, but theirs.
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@haikus_by_KN it is genuinely sold out! Not sure how much more interest there is - could maybe try for a larger venue...
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@haikus_by_KN and yeah, the appropriation bit has made me think, too. But I think the inspiration was feeling among peers talking about...
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@haikus_by_KN ... Twine games after 9 Worlds. idk.
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@KommanderKlobb @haikus_by_KN if course! but if I'm at that stage the day I announce the event...
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@KommanderKlobb @haikus_by_KN not particularly scalable, but it could work a little larger. Always hard to know attendance rate.
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@haikus_by_KN @KommanderKlobb don't be silly - it's called Twine Tasting, we're clearly going to get pissed.
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@KommanderKlobb @haikus_by_KN 15 booked so far. I haven't thought as far as dinner yet...
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@c_hedborg being in the canon is a weird thing that can happen to games.
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Is this the fucking Week of Gamespaces or something?
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@edsaperia First instinct was 868-HACK, but that'd be hard work. So: Papers, Please. Lots of fun to be had there.
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@edsaperia Ohhhhhh. Hm. Anything good resulted from that? I will think a little more.
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@edsaperia Yeah, I can imagine. You done rymdkapsel yet?
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@c_hedborg you're around tomorrow, right? Have you got plans? Want to come watch cricket?
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RT @steishere: @JCChasez All day long I dream about bats / and all night long I dream about bats / and all the time I think about bats with…
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@c_hedborg not particularly, but it seems like fun. Organized by @JamesWallis , think it's roughly 10 til 6 at the Oval.
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@helenlewis the Bechamel test : scarygoround.com/?date=20130826
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@JamesWallis @c_hedborg I have been asleep, and won't make it out. Sorry!
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All of which makes me anxious, at times unbearably so.
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The only social networks I've ever properly appreciated and felt at home on have been frequently filled with obscenity.
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@Gillespionage yesterday I left the mines for the first time...
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@Gillespionage A sort of terror upon realizing that I'd got to 1-4, and that I probably ought to actually be careful at this point...
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@tef At that level, it's a good step in the right direction. Mind, so is VB.
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@tef Aye, agreed-but once you've gotten to the point that you can understand those problems, you're probably ready to tackle a different set
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@tef And yeah, I wouldn't pick VB, because it's useful if you learn something that's worth using, not just for the bits that transfer.
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@tef Yeah, I think I agree there, too. Not many >10-line Java or C programs have Solved My Entire Problem, but many PHP scripts have.
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@tef And speaking as someone who has really enjoyed using Django, PHP is wonderfully easy to deploy.
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@TomNullpointer @HilariousCow @catburton @danthat I am looking forward to the next new Hot Unity GUI Solution using the new 2D stuff.
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Unity devs: how many different GUI systems have you learnt by this point?
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@severalbees You've got a  at the start of that blog post. I don't know what an  is, but it's definitely there.
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@severalbees (though I did look it up.  is "object replacement character". I still don't know what it is)
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@severalbees Also: woo!
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The Oculus Rift is simultaneously a great fit for glitch art (it thrives on sensory overload), but also hard to make glitch stuff for.
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It's hard because most stuff happens in "screen space", or uses wrapping, 8x8 square pixels, or generally assumes a square.
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With the lack of lateral movement detection, the OR screen space is basically a sphere with some extra depth information.
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I don't know how to offset a colour channel 3 pixels to the left in a sphere where pixel density changes depending on where you're looking.
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I just noticed that all the blue lines go away if you switch to Interactions and back again.
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But then again, there's the joy of doing @xra-style glitching with the view position as an input.
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Looking for a new mouse. Any recommendations? Could do with something reasonably RSI-preventing, but it'll also go in a bag a bunch.
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RT @waxpancake: Hold onto your pants. Announcing the lineup for @xoxo Arcade: blog.xoxofest.com/post/60766911684/announcing-xoxo-arcade
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@Minkette Tequlia is his lady.
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Repeatedly pressing Alt-Enter and losing focus when playing games in ZSNES #gamingmoments
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I am such a fan of @Oujevipo! Just played his LD game, At The Cafe, and it's great freeindiegam.es/2013/09/at-the-cafe-pierrec/
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But now I'm wondering... it's multiplayer... I help run a multiplayer event... could it work as a Rumpus game?
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@mcclure111 3D printers are real! I have seen people swearing at them not working correctly many times in the past!
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@mcclure111 What I love is people who are excited by the possibilities of 3D printers, but don't own 2D printers.
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@danbruno I've enjoyed both Proteus & Gone Home on show floors. If only as an escape from being on a show floor. Good headphones, seats help
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@mcclure111 @smestorp Oh, for the glory days of free university printing (which only the computer scientists got)
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@danbruno Yeah, that's never the vibe at these things. It's a shame, too - Proteus was magical as a chillout room at the 1st GDC Wild Rumpus
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@mcclure111 Okay, okay, before I click: does it tell you to "be creative"? Annnd... let's also raise the stakes to "have fun with it".
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@mcclure111 Oh yes! Nailed it! @severalbees has taught me well.
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@lefishy You'd probably benefit from reading redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/
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@severalbees what was the discussion that led to the colour-coding of different link types?
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@asponge @severalbees I mean, I totally agree. I had multiple thoughts about this, which won't fit in a tweet. Hm.
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Twitter is basically the free-floating comments section of the internet.
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@Poxican fantastic news!
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@haikus_by_KN @HilariousCow I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, "Kip Neil". If that is your real name.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths tongue physics
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Look who's speaking at Playful! thisisplayful.com/blog/news/speaker-announcement-curious-horticultural-custard-y-and-makers (it's me) (also @tigershungry and @pippinbarr)
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@haikus_by_KN @tigershungry @pippinbarr Yeah -- I'm going to have to come back for it. Gamecity is like 9 days long, though, so.
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@smestorp Also: you should know I've missed my stop on the train 3 times now.
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@aliendovecote if it's any comfort: speaking as someone outside of the situation, following on Twitter, that is how I read it beforehand.
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@Dick_Hogg It's amazing how far technology has progressed.
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@patrickashe @Dick_Hogg bah! You blew your load all at once. Think how many tweets you could've milked that page for.
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@iamcarneiro @c_hedborg !!!! Where is this, what's the cost, photos please.
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@iamcarneiro @c_hedborg Wonder if we could do a 3 day residential videogame party...
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@iamcarneiro @dmnddst @c_hedborg I mean, many a slip twixt cup and lip - this might be a stupid plan for many other reasons. Or amazing?????
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Budget gothninja
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@smestorp @nyarluu shit, that's great. And the PC build still to come, too... Have you seen much of a bump in your back catalogue?
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@jennatar good for them, that's heartwarming!
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@nyarluu did you make it?
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BONUS POWERUP : GLOBAL ENCYRPTION fuck you, @smestorp
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@nyarluu next time! In some ways the final sector is easier than #7. You can throw everything at 'em, and dash straight to the exit.
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@retroremakes I still remember doing impressions of the announcer at the beginning of "Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha"
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@retroremakes Oh, it's even worse than I remember: youtube.com/watch?v=4uy-6sJ4Afo#t=0m16
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Actually good design, here. “@vectorpark: Windosill fan Lucas designed a sequel, and it's absolutely brilliant: youtu.be/wrO1EO3GC1w”
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Had a dream that my laptop could drive two external displays plus it's own screen. But then I noticed that one of the screens was now a CRT.
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But not like, a sensible sized CRT. A 9-inch portable TV. Dunno who replaced it, or why they'd do that.
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@jonty might have a lead on a vacant shopping mall in Luxembourg City...
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@mcclure111 Ah, goddamn, they took down that Azaelia Banks mermaid game I helped make.
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I am trying to make a thing in Rust! I am writing code and expecting it to be conceptually wrong, and it turns out to not be. I know, right?
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@awesommelier @glassarmy aw no. That just makes it worse :(
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Yes! I have advanced from wearing entirely Uniqlo tip wearing entirely clothes I got on the internet!
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@nachimir to be fair, for the last month I've just been sleeping under a sheet. Those times are probably at an end, though.
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Goddamn it, I meant to eat a peach this morning! And I plum forgot!
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@KommanderKlobb to be fair, I don't think this style would suit you. Drop crotch trousers, giant trainers and a @janemai_ "NO FUCKS" T-shirt
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@pippinbarr @KommanderKlobb I got some Palladium high tops, they're basically what they would sell if they did.
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@robertpeacock22 now I want a peach, a pear, and a plum! Too many fruits!
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@failnaut plum forgot peach, peach forgot plum. Pear plum forgot peach. And they were so ripe, too!
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If I implement sprite-based animation switching in response to movement a few more times, I might learn how to do it cleanly.
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@philippawarr if it cheers you up, your runs may well have inspired me to post my own up.
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@philippawarr Nope, I decided to yesterday, but then midnight happened.And am out at VMGS today, so.. Got any good advice for recording 'em?
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@DGoodayle Sure. Get on Promoter, and get their 7-day notices of submission dates ending. Also, send builds to @nachimir.
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@richardhofmeier There's a subtle default here - Youtube plays on load, and everyone is cool with that. As with some games, some music sites
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@richardhofmeier It's hereismygame.com playing, that's rude, but the "Play" button that links to hereismygame.com/game is fine.
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@richardhofmeier reminds me of writing code that does the "least surprising thing" (which is usually a really intricate set of rules)
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@richardhofmeier @jonbro a low thrumming sound that fades in on a few minutes delay. No outward indication this would be the case.
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@richardhofmeier @jonbro Still working on those jpgs that render differently each time (no, for real)
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@jonbro exactly where I'm at with my panoramical stuff..
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@jonbro but it's going to get sold, so i need to care about copyright :<
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@richardhofmeier Well. I don't know exactly, but fucking with the entropy encoded data (not the headers) can produce it.
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@richardhofmeier On the rendering end, only some decoders are less deterministic than others -- you can process parts of the ...
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@richardhofmeier ..entropy encoded data in parallel. So I guess it comes down to some interacting race conditions? idk properly, though.
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@richardhofmeier I got a recipe for glitching in a hex editor that seems to work reasonably reliably a few weeks ago.
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@richardhofmeier Having a play at automating the process last night, dunno if I'll remember it all (s'why you keep notes!)
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@richardhofmeier This reddit.com/r/glitch_art/comments/1h1rlc/this_jpeg_appears_vastly_different_in_different/ is basically the same thing, though some of their explanation is imho wrong.
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@1000tongues @richardhofmeier oh, hello! Will have to play with this later.
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Fuck it all, the scales don't match up.
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Fuckitall. Pub!
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@rubzo at first I was all what!? Then I remembered it was pretty much on schedule.
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Fuckitall. I left my card at the pub.
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Also it is pissing it down.
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Also I did this the last time I was there.
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@aliendovecote @Choplogik reconciling disparate contexts... 3, 2, 1... OK!
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@Tom_OBedlam Ursula LeGuin! Iain Banks! Happy to lend you The Dispossessed, and ... any Culture book that takes your fancy.
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@seniath I made it back and back home again. I am now very damp.
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@seniath that said... I can let you know if we're heading that way tomorrow or Sunday...
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@mcclure111 nothing lasts forever. But things last while they're being cared for. But they can be easier and harder to care for.
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@mcclure111 this project - this project sounds like politics will bitrot it faster than computers will. I guess that's a good place to be.
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@mcclure111 only secure archival solution is being used and cared about (also common sense and backups. But mainly the first two)
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@mcclure111 (but I know what you mean. Every online thing I make feels like a extra responsibility on Future George. It's a motivating feel)
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@mcclure111 that fear is your best friend for making a go of this project. But it might just come down to your time and commitment.
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@mcclure111 tbh, 10 lines of PHP backed with a MySQL db is the most resilient solution I've found yet.
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@mcclure111 (but I've never yet felt like I've made a secure thing, that way. But that's okay)
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@tef @steveklabnik fine! I'll stop struggling in silence!
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@tef @steveklabnik (PS now I've got it to actually run, I have been pleasantly surprised by how it's matched my intuitions)
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@mcclure111 @whatisian @henkboom two people, side by side, each listlessly poking at one half of a two-player game.
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@garethbriggs @patrickashe @hannahnicklin I don't know why I find these so uncomfortable to watch...
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@smestorp before you do either, doublecheck you've not broken anything else in either of them.
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@asponge I'll be there in a bit. OR WILL I?
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@asponge I have shit to carry, I'm taking the bus. (Sorry)
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The Arcade With The Arab Strap
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Like, the tension makes a helicopter change height to navigate through a cave?
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RT @steveklabnik: #rustlang is finding a niche amongst game developers and others working with graphics. Heres some resources: https://t.co…
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@philippawarr it is really good. Thank you.
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Dissatisfied with the answers Citymapper is giving me, I walk to check the timetable, past two guys checking Citymapper.
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(Bus in six minutes, maybe)
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It's been longer than 6 minutes now.
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@smestorp :D
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I really need to leave the house and make arcade machines. vine.co/v/hnHQ72gIJOE
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@LewieP This was why I didn't get those cheap GAME 3DSs. Blue is a sucky colour.
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@asponge @philippawarr oh! I want to meet her! She sounds like my people!
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@brandonnn @edclef @dkanaga It's pretty flexible in terms of composition -- most buttons are contiguous blocks of like 5 keys.
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@brandonnn @edclef @dkanaga Black keys are all shoot. The key with a duff string that goes THUD is "use key".
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@whatisian (cc @Sosowski @nachimir) <3 Yes! On show this week at VMGS, ??? after. Anything that needs 85 keys, only button press, not hold.
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@whatisian @Sosowski @nachimir Currently they're set up for Doom (so multiple keys per keycode). Need to set up a new scheme for other games
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@whitingjp @whatisian @Sosowski @nachimir (it actually triggers when the hammer contacts! Piano strings are made of steel! Ahhh, so elegant)
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@squidlarkin @nachimir I am sure we could write a converter...
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@haikus_by_KN are you in London now? Or arriving tomorrow?
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Next generation storytelling vine.co/v/hn99LLpMH7a
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Videogames vine.co/v/hn9VK1e2DOw
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@gt_effbee @mcclure111 I get irritated that everyone else gets more space for arguments than me.
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Fuckin' @WildRumpus in Austin! We're showing some videogames! What videogames? These videogames! austinchronicle.com/blogs/screens/2013-09-16/fantastic-arcade-gets-the-closing-party-it-deserves/
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That's -- @CphGC's Magnetize Me, @empika's Super Pinata Pro, @joonturbo's GO NUTZ, @smestorp's SMESPORT, and maybe something else?
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Also @PHIL_FISH is doing some music. That's always good.
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@tigershungry What? That's incredible. This is a really well written article! Man!
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(I will probably also tweet about us announcing our line up when it's not ten to 1 in the morning, local time)
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@whatisian as of a few minutes and some vinyl stickers, Doom Piano. Currently no sound output, but that can be mended
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@whatisian not tuned, but it sounds okay to me. Some duff keys, though. Both will work! Harmonious somehow more shocking?
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@Sosowski holy!
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Look at this beautiful thing we made! @sosowski/379848753483882496
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Don't suppose anyone I know is travelling to Indiecade from London-ish?
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@PerrinAshcroft Woop! Email (& a request for a favour) incoming.
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@zutgames Neat! I just played until I filled the bar. Good fun, Maybe make each "wave" shorter and tighter,so you spend more time desperate?
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@iamcarneiro man, have fun! (I wish I bring out there was an at all sensible thing to do)
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This past weekend has, I think, reinforced my feeling that I'm not making videogames often enough.
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@pozorvlak but I'm on a very slow bus right now, and I am drunk and this bus is on streets I don't like cycling sober.
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@pozorvlak it's a slow enough bus that when I took out I'm this morning, I would probably have been quicker walking.
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(I had a camping rucksack full of electrical goods on me, is why I didn't. Also, lazy)
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@tigershungry @Sosowski @nachimir @joonturbo @c_hedborg @compositeredfox @asponge @jonbro @KommanderKlobb @patrickashe *massive bundle hug*
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@seniath Top Office Machines?
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@seniath yus!
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@LewieP You should throw it away.
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@seniath Yeah -- talk to Ed -- @edsaperia or edsaperia@gmail.com
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Hey, look, Martin Hollis is on Kotaku. kotaku.com/a-piano-that-plays-doom-1338284919
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Twine Tasting this evening! I guess I should probably play the game, huh?
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@nickludlam Might pop by at 4 or 5 to see if I can fix the Tenya Wanya Teens controllers, but working at home today.
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For Twine Tasting this evening, I've made a thing linking to some stuff I've read around the game nottheinternet.com/files/ultra_business_tycoon_reader.html
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@helenlewis Always filed under Tech, (pretty much) never filed under Culture.
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This thing is pretty comprehensive, but skips over some important details: orteil.dashnet.org/nested
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@doougle FWIW, I feel similarly about London right now. I think it is a worldwide thing. let the whole world bloom!
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@robertpeacock22 out for brother's birthday tomorrow, but will be around Friday.
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@edclef @haikus_by_KN you coming to Twine Tasting? 7 pm upstairs at Top Office Machines on Bethnal Green Road.
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@aliendovecote my pleasure - seemed appropriate.
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@haikus_by_KN @edclef yep yep
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If you wanna go see amazing David Lynch burlesque tomorrow, hit me up.
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@radiatoryang not you, unless you get on a plane really soon
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@radiatoryang but to answer your actual question, it's called the Double R Club, and it's great.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths it worked! We had good talks about the game, and videogame nostalgia, and then ate bagels. Next one scheduled soon.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths also, that sucks. Keep sane, remember to leave the house at least a little, and good luck vanquishing the beast.
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@edsaperia p great! We drank wine, talked twine, and then went for bagels. Thanks for hosting us!
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@Carachan1 @q0rt @radiatoryang @brianmtaylor I've seen Shelley do a strip tease straddling a catatonic Leo.
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@Carachan1 @D_Nye_Griffiths I, too, favourited this tweet.
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe there will be more! Will let you know.
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe you're moving in the New Year!? I am happy for you, and sad for myself. Where are you off to?
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe also, yes - it's gonna be a regular thing. Probably every two weeks?
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@martinhollis it worked! Great news! Tell me more! (can call or email, or whatever)
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@hannahnicklin @patrickashe Bristol is great! And loads of great stuff happening out here. I'll have to invite myself up for a visit :P
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@psychicteeth @patrickashe it's neat, but the jam version didn't get into pticly interesting situations. Could go well mixed with 868-HACK.
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@haikus_by_KN @edclef @KommanderKlobb Tomorrow evening I may well go out to the pub. Saturday evening probably unskinnybop.co.uk/events
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@haikus_by_KN @edclef @KommanderKlobb But that is a plan that holds up to pre-drinking and dinner earlier on...
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First Glimpse Into The Soul Of A Tamagotchi kwartzlab.ca/author/natalies/
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@VitaminPowered @asponge It's yours! Just pretend to be me at the desk. (Sorry, Alice, I forgot to change the name)
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@robertpeacock22 afraid so! But hopefully catch you either tomorrow or Saturday - plan is generally VMGS then pub both days.
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@tigershungry oh, how lovely. Guess it's gonna go smoothly tech-wise, then!
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@joonturbo yup, I'm happy to pay for that. Can host the site, if you want, too.
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@joonturbo fuck, I missed the keynote deadline, didn't I? You should've shakycammed me while I was about.
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@robertpeacock22 well, I'll be about getting some work done, and also getting distracted. Come by, or 07962403825.
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@joonturbo fell asleep before I finished setting up chainjam.com . Will finish that today, but it's bought.
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@Minkette @joonturbo is organising a jam where a bunch if people make <1 minute 4p Mario Party mini games, that then get played together.
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Maybe my favorite bit of Twine Tasting was somebody else saying "Tassos Stevens has a quote, it's "a play begins when ..." "
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Which quote is relevant to this: RT @ElectronDance: To all those blog posts that made fun of Atari box art vrge.co/156UgKk
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RT @hannahnicklin: @v21 Tassos Stevens starts when you first hear about him.
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@hannahnicklin this is a 5* tweet.
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@martinhollis @nachimir at times, I had two hands in it.
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@c_hedborg Oh! That sounds great. Really dig that "a bit every real-life day" part.
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@joonturbo I just mean, making the domain work to serve pages on my server, giving you FTP etc.
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I've got a sore throat and I'm tired and I don't want to resize all these particle systems waaaaaaaaaa
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@rclarke I've heard similar from people invited there to give panels on gender representation in games. Lotta money in that stuff.
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Just crashed out humiliatingly in the second round of the VMGS Super Hexagon tournament.
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RT @KBsGameTOILET: There is a VHS copy of 'Hellraiser' on top of the bus stop at the Lidl stop at the top end of Old Kent Road pls RT #topD…
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@radiatoryang Bingo is really compelling.
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@radiatoryang I might be talking from a biased position, but a lot of game design is common sense. And being thoughtful about design choices
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@radiatoryang even video Bingo, where you literally just tap the screen (anywhere) until you either win or lose.
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Phone is dead, so if I agreed to meet anyone for drinks this evening, sorry.
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@webbedspace how painful is that to do? We're using Twine to edit a DSL for our Unity game, and syntax highlighting would be neat.
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@webbedspace that I'm okay with - dug around a tiny bit to get my .tws to .tw converter working...
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@webbedspace and actually, fixing the allowed file extensions for the import dialogue would be useful, too... Ahhh, over-engineering.
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Someone just came and slammed my bedroom door shut because I was eating cereal.
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I AM SORRY, I WOULD HAVE EGGS BUT I HAVE RUN OUT.
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Oh, hang on, I'm getting a correction on the cereal situation here. RT to follow.
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Still out of eggs, though *sigh*
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@Moranfox me too!
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Got a day's work ahead of me that won't exercise my verbal mind too much, so I can actually listen to music. But what? Suggestions please!
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Like, some hip hop maybe? Or some twee indie rock - from @kierongillen I've been stuck on Black Box Recorder all last week.
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@timrterrible @asponge Normal door materials. Like, wood and stuff. It is a Mystery.
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@edsaperia @vanityset Burnt through 88:88 by listening to it too much last year. But I don't think I've come back for 7.25.2148, cheers!
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RT @vectorpoem: I've now taken this joke as far as I can. Warlock 2 Complete final level list: pastebin.com/Kp7vJvJ9
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Wanna watch @patrickashe try to beat Doom on a piano? There's a place you can go for that ustream.tv/channel/vmgs-2013
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@severalbees she couldn't remember the combination...
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#doompiano vine.co/v/hvLXPZlwgl0
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Doom Piano in action vine.co/v/hvLX0KA6xwP
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@patrickashe @KommanderKlobb either that or a clown's horn being squeezed...
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@psychicteeth @Spotify ALSO. It keeps crashing, and they'eve engineered it so you need to restart to start it again.
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@Dick_Hogg ALPHABET, @Sosowski's bowel movement game...
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@haikus_by_KN entirely my pleasure! @asponge sez 'aww! I really like her!'
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@ammonite Backbey Boad! I suck at that game! (But it is a great game)
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@yujily @vorrintal so. I currently have custody of the VMGS Divekick controllers. Wanna play... well, not this week, but next?
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About to administer the Perfect Woman Test on @Carachan1
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@KommanderKlobb @Carachan1 she got 8.0!
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@tigershungry @benthorizon oh no, this sounds like the worst time in the world.
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@webbedspace woah!
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RT @webbedspace: Today I spent some time giving Twine 1 the ability to drag-n-drop image files into it to instantly base64 encode and embed…
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@KommanderKlobb @Carachan1 it's very scientific.
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RT @WildRumpus: ***HAPPY RUMPUS DAY**** ┏(^0^)┛ 〜( ̄△ ̄〜) ┏(^0^)┛\(^ω^\) (ノ・o・)ノ (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜 ヾ(-_- )ゞ (ノ≧∀≦)ノ facebook.com/events/1409123812639420/?ref=22
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There is a cool thing happening, and I helped make it happen, and it is in Austin, and I am not in Austin.
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I bet if I had brunch in Austin, I could buy mimosas within having to buy an entire bottle of prosecco.
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But then again, instead I just went round to @seniath's hexagonal house and had some there.
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@doougle vs @mink_ette -- this time it's in Portland.
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@dreamfeeel @somebodyweknow Whoa, great to see my stuff being used! Let me know if you've got an feature requests, or new effects you'd like
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@awesommelier some day you'll wake up and see just that
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RT @WildRumpus: HOWDIE AUSTIN- doors open now, main room at 9 & MagnetizeMe on from 9:30.
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@tigershungry WIIIINDOWS 8!
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@tigershungry I KEEP LOOKING AT VINES FROM THE PARTY, AND IT FEELS LIKE IF I LOOK AG ENOUGH I WILL GET TO BE THERE
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This article is great for reminding you how great Portal is rockpapershotgun.com/2013/09/20/untold-riches-an-analysis-of-portals-expressive-level-design/#more-169749
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Also it references Catrap at the end! Love that game, it teaches you it's mechanics so perfectly.
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I do get a bit burnt out on that style of puzzle design, though. It can feel a bit predictable and empty after a while.
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When "make things as simple as possible, but no simpler" conflicts with being generous to the player, being generous should win.
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Like, the level in Jelly No Puzzle, where it pretty much solves itself -- that doesn't fit here. And it was great (within it's context)
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You get sanctioned stupidsanctions.tumblr.com/
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@nachimir Sorry, I'll close my door.
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Just sat on Maddie as a hint she should get off my chair. She didn't move, just maaaaao'd. Let's try again.
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@c_hedborg @joonturbo @LauKorsgaard @CphGC it's the best way to identify which player is which across games, though?
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@LewieP Nah: they're iterative people, and unused to making hardware. Single model, reasonably expensive ($400?), no streaming stuff.
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@patrickashe REGULATORS! MOUNT UP!
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@asponge Damn right I've got a problem. I want some Jaffa cakes!
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Shit! I forgot to snapchat my cronut!
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@Poultry_Geist yes!
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@srules sorry, I guess I should've hashtagged that #errordiary #errordiary
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@tigershungry Are you interested in establishing a scalable optimized all-round solution for multilingual customer interaction services?
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@LewieP @SupremoPete it's easy to remember if you're as big a Blink-182 fan as I am.
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@tigershungry @NicklasNygren @Machineers @psychicteeth oh, hey, @KommanderKlobb was right, this is a proper Katamari.
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@edclef what was the squire and knight based game you mentioned at Twine Tasting?
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@ElectronDance @edclef ta! I'm going to assign it for book club, so I hope it's good.
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@BionicSheep @piss_wizard that's Toca Boca Hair Salon 2, the best game made of iOS so far.
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These past few months, I feel videogames have taught me the true meaning of #nodads.
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Basically what I mean is: there's lots of games about responsibilities, being a dad, being paternal, protecting Ellen Page. S'kinda boring.
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@KommanderKlobb @tigershungry what?
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@KommanderKlobb Oh.
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@paperCaves @Carachan1 I am faving your tweets, but not faving Cara's.
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@nachimir :< I know how that feels.
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Watching "If...". The "like a tiger!" scene is nearly here, I am pretty excited, ngl.
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@lindseybieda oh, the days I've spent with the mplayer man file...
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"If you'd like to read this (long) email in .html format, which looks nicer, download the attached .html file"
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(that text was in italics, by the way)
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@infovore Silver Dollar games! Have you seen their full back catalogue? silverdollargames.com/
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@infovore You can say what you like about them, but at least they're prolific.
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@tef :D
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@nachimir @haikus_by_KN @KommanderKlobb @MituK @aliceingameland @thespaff @profaniti I'll be in tonight, but head over tomorrow afternoon.
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@tef and it was ... The most likely candidate from the start?
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@nachimir I'm planning to just Katamari along to wherever the Katamari takes me.
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@Carachan1 Is it... sexy?
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@torahhorse thanks! I was just wondering what I'd do for breakfast tomorrow, and you reminded me of the existence of pancakes.
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Oh flip! CUBES is apparently at the Freeplay party! :D m.facebook.com/events/198612903653401
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@philippawarr vtwentyone@gmail.com !
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@webbedspace so it turns out that the idea that money historically replaced systems of barter is a myth.
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@webbedspace David Graeber writes a lot on this in Debt: the first 5000 years, which is a really interesting and readable book.
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Next Thursday is the next Twine Tasting! Details here: tinyletter.com/twinetasting/letters Come along to talk about Twine games and/or drink wine.
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Discussing @DavTMar's Úrquel, The Black Dragon (davidtm.com.ar/media/%C3%9ArquelENG.html) and @christinelove's Even Cowgirls Bleed (scoutshonour.com/cowgirl/)
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@patrickashe @HilariousCow GHOST DAD
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@asponge To answer your question earlier! koryos.tumblr.com/post/61467195773/someone-asked-me-why-cats-meow-at-their-owners-and
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@ybika @doougle @severalbees awww, that's great! I never imagined this would be the game I'd be known for...
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Worthless opinion: Valve controller looks like it could be great, almost certainly be interesting.
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Finally heading to the pub now!
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Slight delay while I explained BONE LAW to @asponge
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@philippawarr you around EGX tomorrow?
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@philippawarr yes! I was going to come today, but ended up leaving late enough to only arrive for the pub.
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Actually on my way to Eurogamer now!
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ICYMI - the second Twine Tasting, which is basically a book club but with Twine games, is on Thursday. Details here: tinyletter.com/twinetasting/letters
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@Carachan1 if I had but abs to send you... Also, if I had you on snapchat. (I'm vtwentyone)
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@philippawarr I'm around now! At the indie tunnel or VMGS, no pressing engagements.
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Walked into Eurogamer and felt a great wave of not caring about videogames wash over me. Sorry, videogames :(
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@leighalexander :D come along!
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@tinyletter I really wish I could get email notifications of replies and new subscriptions.Any plans to add that, or ways to work around it?
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@C418 exactly where I'm at now. At least there's working wifi this year. In places.
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@tinyletter also I totally made the erroneous assumption you'd have a link to the newsletter page in your template, but that's my bad.
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@KommanderKlobb @Sosowski agree with all of those (but haven't got a go in Redshirt yet)
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@philippawarr you about, then? I'm at the indie tunnel of love.
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@BanditoJuan @patrickashe around for Eurogamer today - everyone indie seems like they're going to The Atlas in Earl's Court after.
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@BanditoJuan @patrickashe (not sure what my plans are tomorrow)
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@BanditoJuan @patrickashe in like an hour or so?
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@BanditoJuan @patrickashe I had cocktails elsewhere, heading there now.
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@tigershungry Due Souuuth, that's the way we're going, duuuuue south.
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@tigershungry @nachimir that also means, yes, involve me.
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@ADAMATOMIC @martinhollis so apparently it is a true fact that people called Dennis are infinitesimally more likely to be dentists.
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@rubzo basically, @Carachan1 says hi.
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@rubzo @Carachan1 I did not know you two knew each other!
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@rubzo @Carachan1 this is what I said! Like, 2 years ago!
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@Poxican The Thing
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Do I try to make a JPEG mangling tool in Rust, a glitchy mesh thing in Unity, or try to buy a nice scarf? These are my options for the day.
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@haikus_by_KN oh, there are some lovely glitchy fabrics I've been coveting for a while, but so expensive!
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@realnoyb believe me, if I could find one I could afford I would.
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@mcclure111 basically, they're a place where you can just put a rectangle of fabric and it will stay on your body.
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@mcclure111 I wanna buy a thin one, because I want more drapey clothes options. Already have a super warm woolen one.
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@mcclure111 but with a scarf, you can wear both in a single item!
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People keep recommending glitch scarves to me. I want a glitch scarf, and have spent time lusting over them. They are $75. That is too much.
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@jonty I was actually just thinking that.
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@awesommelier I hate you and your stupid money.
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@edclef @haikus_by_KN @Slaktus @KommanderKlobb Often when giving feedback, I want to mark out which role I'm in at any pticlar time.
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@edclef @haikus_by_KN @Slaktus @KommanderKlobb Here's what I was thinking when I was here, here's a neat idea that might fix an issue.
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@awesommelier sheltering together from the elements within a technoaesthetic
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@tigershungry I know @patrickashe has been stocking up already...
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@tigershungry @patrickashe I'm up for it.
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@tigershungry @KommanderKlobb @patrickashe I'm pretty open on this one -- anything that basically leaves it mainly conker works for me.
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@BanditoJuan @patrickashe I'm about to get on a train that way to pick up controllers.
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@BanditoJuan got my stuff now, just heading out
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@Particulate we're going to the Prince of Wales
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@Poxican ha, neat. No, I never saw any outcome to that at all.
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@HilariousCow (That one is called Skipping Stones)
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@Poxican @HilariousCow Feel free to hit me up if you want any help.
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@BurningNorth <3
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@Poxican @HilariousCow I'm georgebuckenham on Skype, vtwentyone on GChat, Google Talk, Hangouts, whatever it's called these days.
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@HilariousCow @Poxican I was tempted to teach them first, to be honest. I think they're conceptually simpler?
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@patrickashe @tigershungry @KommanderKlobb Ha, I was planning to go for a full range from natural to artificial.
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I've been getting lots of ideas for conker toughening today.
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@LewieP based on Ubuntu, I think? So the situation won't be worse than we have now.
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@LewieP I mean, I bet not all the games in the Humble Bundles have ran on Arch or Slackware...
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@BRKeogh nothing preserves a game as well as it still being actively played
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@LewieP Oh, I see your point now. Hm. I don't know what the difference is between SteamOS and Ubuntu + Steam client + added steam repo.
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@LewieP I guess other than whats displayed on the screen immediately after it boots (and the installation experience, also)
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @LewieP If you press Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, it kills the window manager.
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@jennatar wow, that was amazing. Visiting that link opened up the App Store to download a poker app.
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@increpare Also depends upon the visibility that submitting malicious stuff gives you. Front page: abuse. Private link: less so.
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@philippawarr I think it'd look cute on you, I say do it.
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@nachimir @radiatoryang @docky @KommanderKlobb At London Hackspace, this also goes by "well volunteered"
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@haikus_by_KN have you put you your Freeplay talk anywhere?
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@haikus_by_KN oh wow! put it up wherever works for you -- I don't know what places you have.
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@LewieP At least it's an open, public call, publicized decently. Not just a email privately forwarded through a community.
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@haikus_by_KN This is fantastic! (Even after having known the content, it's still fantastic)
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Here's @haikus_by_KN's talk at Freeplay. It's pretty fierce. docs.google.com/document/d/1IlkytAcewL0TJnQmvEN4Nn0BmwDBeHD-zjqTrKGjjls/pub
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@haikus_by_KN It's so weird reading something by you that isn't sarcastic.
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This talk about destroying everything is so intricate and thoughtful. samcrisp.tumblr.com/post/62718211352/how-to-destroy-everything-or-why-video-games-do-not
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But it links to this post: magicalwasteland.com/mw/2013/4/27/our-immiscible-future.html which I was unsure about when it was posted, and feel more unsure about now.
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The post says that we should stop pretending that All Of Games is a big happy family - we're divergent, and should stop pretending otherwise
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An I have some sympathy -- I gave an awful talk at AMAZE that tried to communicate some of this. That "indie" is too large to be meaningful.
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But, ultimately -- I can't find any dividing lines that it's useful to cut along. Everyone talks to such a variety of people!
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And takes inspiration from such diverse games. It probably won't stay this way forever, but while it is, I'm not going to deny it.
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@haikus_by_KN Either, really.
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@haikus_by_KN Remember reading a great rant on the idea of #firstworldproblems that got into exactly this.
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@Carachan1 that was published like ... last week. It is okay to take a week between Significant Works.
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@Carachan1 Write about your FEELINGS. Write about THE TERRIFYING FACE OF YOUR OWN PERSONAL FUTURE. Write about BEING A CHILD.
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@Carachan1 Write about A FICTIONAL PERSON. Write about PLAYING A VIDEOGAME YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PLAY FOR MONEY.
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@Carachan1 Or that Just Dance preview, if you've not done that.
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@D_Nye_Griffiths @Carachan1 Shit, Daniel, don't give away your trade secrets like that.
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@steishere I share a wall with a man who plays ukelele.
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@awesommelier True Scottish Heroes.