http://tapestry.xeophin.net weaving the web with words Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:30:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This blog – in fact, the whole website is in a state of disrepair. Which is why it will soon be resumed over here – a temporary URL. Please disregard the current design, it is just a temporary solution, until I find time to produce something worthy of viewing. http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2010/01/09/something-old-something-new/ [D]ie Madonnaisierung der Cultural Studies [ist] keine wirkliche Überraschung, sondern dokumentieren nur den durchschnittlichen Musikgeschmack im akademischen Milieu.1 Und was will uns das jetzt sagen ...? Franz Liebl: Cultural Hacking ↩ http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/09/07/madonnaisierung/ I suffer from an odd disorder called This Could Be a Game Syndrome. Perhaps you can relate. I navigate through my daily routines - parenting, work, play, eating, sleeping - just like 'normal' people, but several times a day TCBAGS (pronounced 'Tee-See-Bags') strikes, and my consciousness is overtaken by an ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/08/25/tcbags/ In den meisten Spielen geschieht so viel in den Spielen – aber so wenig mit den Spielern selbst. Sarahs Kommentar nachdem sie Tale of Tales' The Path gesehen hat. Man müsste sich diesen Satz zwischendurch wieder durchlesen, wenn man daran ist, ein Spiel zu entwerfen. http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/06/04/geschehnisse/ I like putting together colors with shaky self-esteem so they all end up deferring to each other. says the designer of Braid, David Hellman. http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/06/03/self-esteem/ In a study done on player interactions within World of Warcraft, a graphics-based online multiplayer game, the results found that “solable” classes, in other words classes that required the least social interactions, were the most popular classes of characters chosen, and the overall research concluded that ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/28/alone-together/ Sorry I'm Late from Tomas Mankovsky on Vimeo. Made me smile, so to speak. http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/28/sorry-im-late/ Everything we do in terms of “content” threatens the underlying core of “game” - if done correctly, everything blends seamlessly. If not, then the best art/interface/VO/story in the world cannot salvage a damaged core. American McGee is becoming more and more my personal hero. He seems to be one of those ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/26/seamless/ Some results of a recent course at the ZHdK. Not by me, but it's worth noting – and playing, most of all. Oh. And by the way? The lecture got just hijacked by Commando Fun. http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/25/finding-love-in-the-time-of-digital-nativism/ Someone please make an aggregated feed of all the blogs that chronicle private photography gone horribly wrong. Currently on the watchlist: Sexy People Sorry I Missed Your Party And now, very new: Awkward Family Photos With the pictures in the media all brushed up, it's almost refreshing to see all those ... very, very normal ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/12/private-eye/ A discussion with my boyfriend made me realise something about different ways of play – or, more exactly – how and why I play games. I for myself don't like competition much. Seeing yourself displayed on a single additional sheet as the very last person of the ladder of a athletics ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/05/07/way-of-play/ Ólafur Arnalds - 'Found Songs' (Erased Tapes) One week, every day a song from a young musician. ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/15/links-for-2009-04-15-7/ BibliOdyssey: Board Games A collection of board game designs over 5 centuries. ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/05/links-for-2009-04-05/ GameFAQs: Seiken Densetsu 3 (SNES) Technical FAQ by Meeple Lard ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/04/links-for-2009-04-04/ Fundies Say the Darndest Things! (New domain) ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/03/links-for-2009-04-03/ Z-Module / Home ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/02/links-for-2009-04-02/ Command-line Fu < The best UNIX commands on the web ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/04/01/links-for-2009-04-01/ The Spriters Resource | SNES > S > Seiken Densetsu 3 ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/28/links-for-2009-03-28/ ipher's WIP Page: SNES9x ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/27/links-for-2009-03-27/ Internationale Spieltage SPIEL Spielemesse Essen ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/26/links-for-2009-03-26/ Eventmixer Events from and around the ZHdK. ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/20/links-for-2009-03-20/ Moodstream™ by Getty Images Meant to inspire you by displaying images and music fitting your mood. ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/17/links-for-2009-03-17/ number of horns on a unicorn - Google Search This is most enlightening. ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/16/links-for-2009-03-16/ Dropbox - Home - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy. Drop.io seems nice, but this is yet another ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/15/links-for-2009-03-15/ Manhole Manga (tags: ... http://tapestry.xeophin.net/threads/2009/03/14/links-for-2009-03-14/