I recently encountered a situation where I would have expected that an 'Action' game and an 'Adventure' game would be distinct categories, with their differences recognized and well known. Sadly these terms have become so often misused, or worse used interchangeably, that the two terms seem to mean the same thing. The distinction of these… Continue reading The Difference Between Action and Adventure
An exercise in verbalizing a facet of my personal philosophy. Originally written April 14th, 2015. An ongoing quest in my life is to find out what I believe in. It’s not a quest with any end-goal, I’ll never ‘figure it out’, but the attempt makes me feel closer to myself and helps me learn why… Continue reading How I Believe
In Support of Followers There is a huge stigma attached to the idea of being a ‘follower’. We hear follower and instantly think of sheep. A follower is blind. Someone who does what is told, someone who accepts without question. There is such a stigma that even when people don’t consider themselves leaders, they will… Continue reading The Support Class Human
I like to roadtrip a lot. My car Mort has been completely across the country several times, and has seen most US states. Over my years of roadtripping I have acumulated some knowledge which i hope can be helpful to would be roadtrippers. Most of it is common knowledge, but, you know, some people have… Continue reading Kersti’s Roadtrip Guide
The standard route of science and spirituality in attempting to find answers to the big questions has been very limited, in my opinion. We strive to attain truths about how we should live our lives, but in doing so we cling to the idea that there is only one True answer to every question. We… Continue reading Striving for Truth: The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything
I have been interested in the tarot and spiritualism in general for a long time. More recently, my studio has been working on a game called Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, which heavily features the tarot. This post will most heavily focus on Tarot, but I would like to say that these arguments can… Continue reading The Merits of Tarot
There is a spectrum of people along the scale of Flower to Mushroom. Flowers are people who thrive in sunlight. They feel sleepy when its overcast. They throw open their curtains and windows during the day. They are rejuvenated in the warmth and light of the sun. Mushrooms are people who avoid the sun. They… Continue reading Flowers and Mushrooms
I have never ascribed to the idea that once AI is sufficiently intelligent, it will come to the conclusion that it must destroy us. It is certainly possible, especially if we try to make the AI condition similar to that of the Human condition. But I find it improbable. Human morality all stems from the… Continue reading The Morality of AI
To me, his whole self driving cars development is going to be a major leap forward in human culture. I have always hated cars. I hate everything about them. I have whole-heartedly wished that human culture had developed in some way that did not involve the personal vehicle becoming so popular. I wish that all… Continue reading Driving Sucks, but the Solution is Nigh
A lot of people don’t like or understand Modern Art, so I just want to give some short summaries of the various movements of Modern Art that encapsulate why they can be considered enjoyable, in the hopes that more people will come to understand, if not like Modern Art as well. First I think it… Continue reading Thoughts on Modern Art
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