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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a geeky young woman in possession of a glamorous video game industry job must spend her entire day sitting around playing video games while magically calling forth digital art assets with but a thought while waiting for the next game level to load.
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Yeah, right.
In reality, I […]
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Last night, Maya the virtual personal trainer kicked my ass.
I’ve been working out almost daily with Yourself Fitness for the Xbox, and gradually getting used to the crazy aerobics shenanigans in the 10 minute warm up periods, but I’ve been somewhat doubtful regarding the claim on the box that Maya will adjust and plan my […]
An unplanned trip to Toys R’ Us’s clearance game department led me to my latest fitness-related acquisition: Yourself Fitness for the Xbox. I’ve had my eye on this item for a while now, but refused to purchase it while it was over $20. Luckily, Toys R’ Us decided to include it in its […]
SGX C2W4D1: Brilliant NPC WisdomLast night while playing through the first chapter and a half of Jade Empire for the third or fourth time–I couldn’t decide which character/martial art style combination I wanted to play with, so I made several character combinations and played through to chapter 2 with each of them–I was given a pretty funny reality check […]
Geist ReviewsGeist, the Nintendo Game Cube title I’ve been working on since I got onboard at n-Space as an intern in June 2002 is finally being released this month. I’ve been part of the project in several capacities depending on the needs of the company at that given time: concept artist, assistant writer, level […]
Are you an interstitial gamer?This article from Gamasutra.com was posted on the company forum today: Difficulty and the Interstitial Gamer
According to the article, an interstitial gamer is an individual who enjoys playing computer and console games, but needs to balance that interest with a job, family, household maintenance, and well, real life. They are the people who grew […]
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