Raph Koster was speaking at Living Game Worlds at Georgia Tech, and I think what he said needs wider understanding. Not that he is shy about coming forward. The issue is that a lot of what he said is wrapped up in metaphor and allegory and may not have got out to the audience. Or perhaps we each saw our own meaning in the metaphors. You know how it is with clever people explaining themselves: “the only problem with communication is the illusion that you have achieved it.” Many people at the end of his speech wondered if he had lost his love of games. That was probably because it was hard to extract a clear message. This is what I think he was trying to tell us.   more »

Matt and Michael at Georgia Tech talking ...   more »

Transludic Cinema. Which seems cool enough. I just wonder why they use something as hard as Second Life to make movies in, is all. All that waiting around for people to show up, bad animations, foot slides, intersecting objects, random n00bs flying through your carefully choreographed shot and bad editing out into FRAPS. I mean, guys, there are easier ways ...   more »