
On C. P. Snow's "The Two Cultures"
"The non-scientists have a rooted impression that the scientists are shallowly optimistic, unaware of man's condition. On the other hand,...


Pseudo-coding for clarity just makes me sad
In my desperation, to explain it for a research meeting, I pseudo-coded the progression of Shadow of the Colossus because I am...
Shadow of the Colossus Again
On Shadow of the Colossus: I am trying to justify this game to my professors as a good candidate for narrative analysis (and...
On Sophocles and the avoidance of Fate
My favorite Greek playwright, Sophocles, has come up in recent readings. It made me remember a strange story that one of my Classical...
Street Fighter II: The Board Game
"The feasibility of adaptation from video game to board or card game depends on the game. In the 1980s, many popular arcade games were...


Overactive Imagination
I have an overactive imagination. I believe that this, among other things, has contributed to the way my life is shaped currently. And I...


The Quest
My field is an extended exercise in logical, eloquent speculation. My field is so young that none of the rules have been yet written, and...
"You can settle for less than an ordinary life, or do you feel like you were meant for something bet
In truth, it is never too early to begin thinking about your Masters Thesis. That being the case, I have been trying to situate and...


GDC 2013 Recap
This post shall be re-constructed in no particular order from my half-notes and reveried insights... March 26th: 1) Small insight: No...
Odd Ramblings while en-route to GDC 2013
Am currently at a cafe in 学園前駅, waiting for the airport bus. Two senior citizens, both sitting in different places and not acquaintances...