#inverge

[metagameface]

So I started playing around with PuzzleScript, and I’ve got the beginnings of a game. So far I’ve only made the basic, “this is how the game works” levels, but I’ll be making actually interesting ones later.

[shootmyideas]

Bacon, Spam, Youtube

Three Key Insights from Scott Kveton of Vidoop 1. Bacon is the candy of meats. 2. We can call spammers our enemies. 3. Youtube didn't exist during the last election. One thing Kim and I couldn’t figure out during Inverge was what these drain-like structures were. They were randomly scattered under our chairs and there are too many for us to believe they are drains.

[shootmyideas]

Disney Magic is in the Pixie Dust

According to the VP of Disney Technology and Innovation, Chris Heatherly’s, who presented at Inverge today, the two most important things in new toy technology (“toymorrow”) are personalization and customization. Afterall, “dressing up avatars online is one of the most popular activities for kids online,” Heatherly said. Heatherly showed us the toys that Disney is pushing on girls ages 2-8, I was disappointed to see that they were just two: Disney princesses and Disney pixies (aka princesses with wings.) I spent some time at Pixie Hallow today, and created my own pixie. I named her Sophie Pumpkinbutter, gave her animal listening skills and a pair of pink converse. I’ve yet to decide if I’m disappointed in Disney culture for settling on toys that tell girls to change their clothes all day, or if I’m impressed with how kick-ass my pixie is. No wonder I think I need 12 pairs of shoes and 25 different hoodies.