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Jo Walton on SF reading protocols
My earlier post about Science Fiction and explanation I think dovetails with this Jo Walton article about SF reading protocols. Bolding is mine, where I think she’s making a similar claim to what I was. Having a world unfold in … Continue reading
Glitchy Flash Hoemstra
So I made a Homestar glitchy flash cartoon using Swfmill and R. Swfmill converts swf into xml and back, and R randomizes: Color SoundStreamBlock TextEntry PlaceObject2 I will further examine and see what is worth swapping around. Admittedly, this has … Continue reading
Is Zip.ca slower than it was?
So I was getting frustrated with how long it took for Zip disks to come to me, and I thought maybe it was slower than it was, but I wasn’t sure if I was imagining it. Fortunately, Zip.ca provides a … Continue reading
Layers to sprite sheet
I’ve made a modification to Zak Zidik’s layers to spritesheet Photoshop script. His version just defaulted to 7 columns, but I’ve added a dialogue that lets you adjust it to however many columns you want. I figured I’d put it … Continue reading
Slapstick film update
My earlier entry on Wikipedia’s ridiculous entry on slapstick film needs updating. Not because the entry’s been deleted or cleaned up, no. Because someone’s added to the list: Emphasis on babies or animals.
Aesop’s Studies
One thing that’s been tooling around in the back of my head is writing up a bunch of psychological studies in the style of Aesop’s fables, because in popular culture, that’s how they are often used. First on the list … Continue reading
Science Fiction, setting trumps all?
When I was taking a film studies course from George Toles he at one time polled the class to discuss what defines science fiction as science fiction instead of fantasy, because he said he didn’t really get it. I think … Continue reading
Gay Kiss
So I sold a sponsorship on my first Flash Game. It’s posted on Newgrounds here and sponsored by Ppllaayy. It’s called Gay Kiss, and it was inspired by my discovery of this sub-genre of Flash game, as I wrote about … Continue reading
Defenders of Order
I took part in the Ludum Dare Jam, teaming up with Anand Friesen who did the art. The theme was Minimalism so we made a game where you defend minimalism against the non-minimalists.