Hitbox Team - Designing game narrative
Imagine one day you are struck with a flash of inspiration: freshly seared onto your mind is a story, one that is undoubtedly the greatest tale ever conceived by Man. It has all the elements of a great narrative: a gripping plot, nuanced characters, and an evocative setting.
Hasnain says:
This is beautiful and engrossing - I wish some game designers took lessons from here.
Posted on 2014-08-04T01:33:18+0000
India’s Toilet Race Failing as Villages Don’t Use Them
Sunita’s family in the north Indian village of Mukimpur were given their first toilet in February, one of millions being installed by the government to combat disease. She can’t remember the last time anyone used it.
Hasnain says:
"“The fact that India’s health administrators failed to spread mass awareness on diarrhea management speaks volumes of the inefficiency of previous programs,” he said in a written statement on July 28."
Posted on 2014-08-04T01:21:37+0000
Cloudy With a Chance of War - Issue 15: Turbulence - Nautilus
The burial detail, which had come for the corpses in the pigpen, was surprised. The “dead” were getting up and speaking English.…
Hasnain says:
"War, Richardson taught us, can be as out of our control as a summer thunderstorm. The least we might do is check the forecast."
Posted on 2014-08-01T01:26:19+0000
Introducing EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month
Here at EFF, we see a lot of stupid patents.
Hasnain says:
I approve this thing - though, given the number of patents out there, it should probably be something like "stupid patent of the day"
Posted on 2014-07-31T23:52:58+0000
Game development in Clojure : Alchemy 7DRL post-mortem
Last week I joined the "7 Day Roguelike Challenge" and wrote the game Alchemy. The goals I set myself were. Complete a playable roguelike game in 7 days Learn more about Clojure! Share some of my e...
Hasnain says:
Writing a roguelike in clojure. Great for both roguelike development and clojure.
Posted on 2014-07-31T18:43:08+0000
Let's Build A Traditional City (And Make A Profit)
andrewalexanderprice.com
Start-Ups in India Streamline Auto-Rickshaw Business
In a country with heavy traffic congestion and poor public transportation, companies are finding new ways to better connect drivers and passengers.
lowdown on lidar.pdf - Google Drive
docs.google.com
Hasnain says:
The lowdown on the laser speed guns and how they're buggy and unreliable.
Posted on 2014-07-31T17:25:39+0000
The Business of Fake Hollywood Money
In late 2000, the producers and crew for action flick Rush Hour 2 gathered at the now-defunct Desert Inn in Las Vegas and prepared to blow up a casino. The scene, which pitted policemen and Secret Service agents against a counterfeiter attempting to launder $100 million in superdollars, was to culmi…
Hasnain says:
"Bilson was eventually forced to destroy his entire inventory of currency -- “somewhere in the billions” -- at considerable loss for ISS, which is one of only two firms in Los Angeles that produces fake currency for the movies."
Posted on 2014-07-31T02:25:46+0000
gistblog - My iOS Indie-Game Numbers
Yesterday, Jared Sinclair published a very candid writeup of the download and sales numbers for his app Unread. It was very refreshing to see such an honest post and to see someone publicly admit that spending so much time on an independent app did not result in the numbers he was hoping for.
Hasnain says:
"Even though I managed to bring in a paltry $498 for a year's worth of side-project time, it gets even worse. I paid nearly $700 in Facebook and Twitter mobile ads to try and market them. I also bought an iPad Mini and an iPod Touch for development and testing, so I'm even deeper in the hole overall."
Posted on 2014-07-31T01:42:35+0000