tags: fgc, game design, games ive been playing, gdc 2024, history, internet, israel, judaism, media, personal life, philosophy, politics, rant, retrospective, tech
April 02, 2025
Games Made By Noone For Noone
Ranting about a presentation I bore witness to, about how to make a game without any human input.
April 02, 2025
You Have Been Infected By My Fungus
Talking about dragging more and more friends to the world of blogging and selfhosting.
March 21, 2025
I've Gotten Suspended from Discord
Grumbling about getting banned for saying pedophiles are bad two years ago.
March 07, 2025
Games I've Been Playing Recently
Talking about various games I've given time to recently. Self-explanatory.
March 04, 2025
Don't Criticize War by Saying it Sucks to Lose
Talking about a perspective I see repeatedly in anti-war discussions which, despite being well-meaning, does not actually explain why war is bad.
February 19, 2025
Her Story: Why Conveyance is Important
Discussing the award-winning game Her Story, and why I believe it's a good case study on what not to do in games.
February 15, 2025
Ava's Blog Questions
Answers to a tag-game I was tagged in by xandra.cc.
February 03, 2025
Indie Games You Should Play Now (This is a Threat)
Listing some neat indie games I like and why they're fun and good, along with a smattering of my anti-AAA market ideology.
February 03, 2025
The Joy of Discovery in Videogames
Gushing about Lobotomy Corporation's abnormality discovery mecahnics.
January 30, 2025
Americans, Are You Doing OK?
An aimless ramble about the general way I've been feeling regarding american politics.
January 27, 2025
The Erosion of Online/Offline Separation
I talk about a recent game jam I participated in, and how it inadvertently made me realize my online persona's days are numbered.
January 18, 2025
Free Will is Dead, Long Live Free Will
Discussing whether the idea of free will necessarily clashes with determinism.
January 13, 2025
Being Discussed in the Hypothetical Tense
A response to another blogger's hypothetical question which is just my lived experience.
January 04, 2025
My Router Thinks It's Smarter Than Me
If I need to download a single more proprietary app to do something that used to be simple to do I am going to be on the news.
January 03, 2025
I Am Not Your Mom, Wash the Fucking Dishes
When I wake up in the morning I want to scream. I also want to scream in the afternoon. Generally this roommate makes me want to scream.
December 29, 2024
The Relationship Between Luck and Skill
Discussing an oft-discussed conondrum in game design and trying to find its roots.