A Digital Troll’s Fear
The following is a hypothetical diary entry found during a search on the suspects residence by VRPD (virtual reality police department): Stanley Stipkis (AKA Spammer Man, Captain Troll) Date: August 4th, 2014 Mood: Defeated, Confused Listening To: Edward Khil – …
EARLY HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES, PART 2
In my previous post (Part 1), I shared a bit of insight into the early days of “arcade gaming” with a history on bagatelle. I also briefly touched on pachinko. Let’s delve into that fun game a bit more, shall we? Around …
Early History of Video Games, part 1
Video games (as we know them today) have a twisted, confusing family tree that makes it almost impossible to be an expert across the board. Apogee? Sierra? Atari? Some of these names may be familiar and others might only barely …
Building great habits and resolutions with #apps!
A big part of who we are, as individuals, is defined by our habits. We all know the importance of developing good habits, and it’s easy to get excited about making new resolutions, but it’s so hard to keep them. …
Family adventures made easy with navigation apps!
Summer is my favorite time of year; school is out, the kids are free, and the weather is warm. The only down-side is filling the long summer days with activities and adventures for the kids. This summer I decided our …
Metaverse: The Internet’s #Superheroes!
The mods of Metaverse Mod Squad are the superheroes of the Internet. No, we can’t fly (yet), but just as Batman protects the citizens of Gotham, and Superman guards Metropolis, our mods watch over some of your favorite online communities. …
An Open Love Letter to @TeamFortress 2
There is a video game I’ve played (in one form or another) since I was a young man. I believe it started in the Quake days (in fact, it was based on Quake), was a part of a Half-life developer kit (late 90’s), and …
@PlayHearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
I doubt there’s many gamers who haven’t heard of Hearthstone. With the announcement in early April that Hearthstone hit 10 million players, I felt this would be the perfect time to introduce any non-gamers (or those who haven’t had a chance …
Google: Do we have the right to know what we know?
Today, in my Gmail inbox, I found a rather interesting letter from Google itself. The title read (in Italian, by the way. I live in Italy), “Right to be forgotten vs Right of being informed.” “A recent ruling by the Court of Justice …