NIN – The Great Destroyer

I’ve never seen a song performed like this. Halfway through, it spirals down and completely unravels.

Wow.

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Check out ASD’s Lifeforce – probably the best “demo” I’ve ever seen. You can also watch the YouTube of it here, but it’s really glorious full-screen at a high frame-rate.

I love the vast array of visual styles as well as the themes of life, death and rebirth. These guys are truly humbling.

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For some reason this song’s lyrics really resonated with me (probably due to my current 21-day mind reprogramming experiment). By local DJ’s Wayne G and Luke Johnstone.

Medium vs. the Message

If we’ve talked at any length about careers, there’s a good chance I’ve mentioned this article. I found that spending a couple days thinking long and hard about this was incredibly illuminating.

My “message”? Creating experiences. Not games, but experiences. This is why I love to cook (creating the experience of dinner), have dinner parties (pick menu, music, guests), be a Dungeon Master, etc. Once I realized my message, I realized that my medium didn’t have to be programming, it could be event planning, writing (visualization), prototyping, drafting business plans – these are all means to the same end – creating a specific experience.

It just so happens that video games are the most powerful and scaleable way I know of to create an experience for the most people.

Medium vs. the Message

Thriller dance on the tube in London, organized to promote the re-release of the album. Talk about incredible guerrilla marketing!

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There was that law of life, so cruel and so just, which demanded that one must grow or else pay more for remaining the same.

Norman Mailer

Getting Real

Here’s a great article on doing small, high-quality things quickly.

Favorite excerpts:

• Build less
• Half a product
• Start with No
• Alone Time

Getting Real

Trism

My friend Steve has got this cool demo of his iPhone game up and running. He comes by our Postmortem if you ever want an in-person demo.

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