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I love the use of particles in BRAID… it is amazing, and the art is certainly unique. Its main asset is not its visual execution, but its selection of animation. The character is looking a bit up, not just forward, as if he’s introspective. Tim looks constantly concerned with something, loosening his tie, slightly frowning; as if he’s thinking about arriving somewhere on-time. Also, every time he gets hurt, it looks as if he took the punch that killed Houdini poorly… It looks painful!

Anyways, follow that link

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I want to destroy without thinking

I want to construct till it snowballs

I want to play agame that plays itself

I want to accrue wealth

I want to sustain a system or play a game till its blindingly fast no one around me can understand what’s going on

I want to play a game that reminds me of saturday morning cartoons

I want to play a game that makes me feel guilty about having done something, but then forgives me so i keep wanting to do it

I want to play a game that teaches me superflous things, a la Discovery Channel, so i can bring it later to the “water cooler”

I want to play a game that shows im the best in the world

I want to play a game where I risk something seriously, so that i am exillarated

I want to play a game that teaches me how to recreate something in the real world (like drums or surgery)

I want to play a game that makes my girlfriend and i share an activity like renting a movie as an excuse to make out or just have a good friday night

I want to play a game that helps people around me understand how i feel, like a sock puppet at the psychologist

i want to play a game that lets me customize and show off exactly who i am

I want to play a game that helps me with school

i want to play a game that makes me feel like a good girl who falls for a bad boy just to piss of her father

i want to play a game that brain washes and helps me quit smoking, withou it being a 12 step program purchase

I want to play a game that helps me make friends by gettin them to understand my stuttering and insecuritieas as something trivial

I want to play a game that shows me how the other half actually lives and helps me live that way

I want to play a game that people at cnn are telling other that they have to play it

I want to play a game against someone “important” so they say wow, email me anytime

I want to play a game that leaves tangible rewards

I want to play a game that helps me understand why im dying

I want to play a game that plays itself after i beat it, so I can relive the experience while i just weant to play something on the tv that isnt cable or a movie…

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Some former coworkers and students showed up to do a talk about their just released game… the Bourne Conspiracy. One of them said something…

At times, I feel like I don’t have much to speak for from my chosen field. Of course I want to do something that others wonder about… but I’ve worked with people like Dave Arneson and there are things you can strive for, and there are things like D&D you just cant try to achieve, they simply happen.

Perhaps the desire to be able to support a particular lifestyle is something common to all societies. I certainly wish that my current job allowed me to support a lifestyle that can support another life… starting a family at this point is rather difficult. I’m sure previous lifestyle choices are dictating my current possibilities.

To the point: I get paid in more than money. Keith Evans said that my pushing their team while in my class to make a great and memorable game (Snowdown) was a big part of him getting a job… that actually feels great, and i hope that memory of that game made without being paid, or without publishing, etc. is something that he (and them and you) will be able to carry as self inspiration; evidence that people can work without the reward being money…

I wish that all the students I have that may think that I’m being tough on them understant that it is actually my desire for them to be able to show those efforts to the world and remembering that all i want is their success.

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