Monthly Archives: June 2011

Musings on Game Design

League of Legends Tribunal

http://kotaku.com/5733206/a-new-and-maybe-better-way-to-stop-people-from-being-jerks-online

Will this be an effective means of utilizing the population of the community as a force to resolve harrassment issues?  Is the system fullproof enough in its anonymous matching that it would prevent another Sims Online Mafia incident?  Time will tell!
Peter says…

“Yeah, it potentially could [lead to another online mafia incident], but it looks like they’re doing a lot to make sure only experienced players can do it & that there can’t be collusion (judges get random cases, can’t communicate, don’t know how much their vote is worth). It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out.”

Musings on Game Design

Marvel vs Capcom 3 Punishes Rage Quitters

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/12/report-marvel-vs-capcom-3-cheekily-punishes-rage-quitters/

Marvel vs Capcom 3 apparently tracks people with rage-quitting habits, and puts them in their own bracket.
This article also prompted some discussion of Super Smash Bros Brawl, which dealt with dropped players by having AI seamlessly take over.
Musings on Game Design

Successful Moderation of Brainstorming Meetings

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Originally written for #AltDevBlogADay

I think the game development community has done a pretty good job of sharing resources and ideas and tips and tricks on effective brainstorming. However, it’s one thing to tease out of your brain all the fantastic and creative ideas you could ever ask for; getting the same thing out of a group of people in meeting-form is a slightly different animal.

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Personal Blog

Goal Progress Report

1) Games: Nick and I played a fair ways into L.A. Noire on Monday, and I am really enjoying it. I feel like it’s a sort of love-it-or-hate-it game, as it is very much like Phoenix Wright. That is, it is a highly cinematic, low-impact sort of game that it is easy to play as a pair while lazing on a couch, finding clues and identifying liars together, trading the controller back and forth, and guessing the outcome of a case well before we solve it (which I find very gratifying). I am anxious to get back to it, but I would like to continue playing alongside Nick, and as it is crunch time for the programmers on R3, it may be a bit yet.

2) Financial: Today was a glorious day! I sent in the final payment for my small private student loan. GOAL ACHIEVED! Now all that money will in turn go towards the last big beast of a federal loan. I’m working on ways to break it down into short-term goals for myself, so that I can stay focused and pay it off as efficiently as possible. With my current budget, I can be debt-free by October of 2014, but I feel like I can keep pushing that further and further.

3) Free Thing in LA Every Month: When at the soap box race, we swung down to El Pueblo for a bite to eat, and I noticed banners for La Fiesta de Las Flores, which takes place June 18. I’m definitely going to hit this up, but am still perusing EyeSpyLA for other free events of interest in June.