The Wright Brothers had their first successful flight on December 17, 1903. The flight lasted for 12 lousy seconds, but a machine that was heavier than air that they had built stayed under control off the ground. Whether they were actually the first or if their flight was even long enough to be valid, it [...]
Archive for 17 December 2007
104 Years Ago Today
Posted: 17 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: air force, airplanes, aviation, flight, invention, inventors, north carolina, ohio, patents, wright brothers
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Level 4 Human Wizard
Posted: 17 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: ad&d, fantasy, geekdom, geeks, quizzes, tests
Boredom and insomnia led to the following: I Am A: Neutral Good Human Wizard (4th Level) Ability Scores: Strength-11 Dexterity-13 Constitution-14 Intelligence-19 Wisdom-12 Charisma-12 Alignment: Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not [...]
Fun Theory
Posted: 17 December 2007 in UncategorizedTags: fun, fun theory, game design, games, gaming, psychology, raph koster, the zone
At a meeting at school last week, we discussed several ideas about just what made games fun. There were a variety of topics, from the definition of a game (versus a puzzle, a challenge, etc) to gender differences in game appeal. What interested me the most is the actual theory about what it is in [...]
