The Reality behind the Game
I am working on a powerpoint for the mini-meeting tomorrow. I had one of those moments where I had to step back and actually look at what...
Action Item (Alpha)--Retro Imagination
I'm currently going through this book, "The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design," and the authors pose interesting little...
I rode 宇宙戦艦ヤマト to get to this place
「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」isn't just some anime title. It is a phenomenon with a myriad of mantles. Transliterated, it is Uchuu Senkan Yamato. Roughly...
A Guitar happened to be there
Everyday at around lunch I take a 30-minute guitar break in the side/meeting/break room attached to our lab. Thank the gods, the old and...
Mathematical Rigor out of Byzantine Ways
According to Khan Academy's wonderful video tutorials on Linear Algebra: "If anything, in linear algebra, the gods of linear algebra are...
"There was once a dream that was Rome, you could only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and i
It feels as though the entire field of science is questioning the validity of my own field of humanities. "What is that good for?" or...
First Conference Submission of my Career
First time I'm doing this, hopefully much more to follow. #conference #gradschoollife #institution #masters #meaningfulplay #naist #paper
Dreaming in Apocalypse Again
I am grateful for most of my dreams, especially since they are a rarity these days for whatever reason. Last night I had a dream where I...
Existentialist Afternoon Woes
Having to write a conference paper in a field that is thoroughly new and unproven evokes many soul-searching questions, not the least of...
On game localization issues and context:
Blaster Master for the NES (known as "Chou Wakusei Senki: METAFIGHT" in Japan) is but one of many curious examples of a game where the...
