tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post5055725849414078..comments2024-01-18T08:49:58.743-06:00Comments on Giant Battling Robots: Blog thoughtsDan Eastwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post-32815279471138687172009-01-10T18:26:00.000-06:002009-01-10T18:26:00.000-06:00Hi Martin, thanks for stopping by, and also the ki...Hi Martin, thanks for stopping by, and also the kind words. Those dissertations are quite time consuming things, no matter what your discipline, I think. Best of luck to you on your.<BR/><BR/>If anyone else is wondering, Martin is replying to <A HREF="http://megaderived.wordpress.com/conquests08/#comment-4512" REL="nofollow">this comment</A> I made over on his fine blog.Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post-59402549621751513982009-01-10T16:29:00.000-06:002009-01-10T16:29:00.000-06:00Hey Dan,I've been meaning to reply to your post on...Hey Dan,<BR/><BR/>I've been meaning to reply to your post on my blog for a while now, but I've been snowed under with articles to write and my dissertation deadline is looming. I'm also fairly absent minded. <BR/><BR/>As for social gaming, I think it's certainly viable - as well as a lot of fun - but I also find that it's quite a lot of hard work. The only way it's ever consistently worked with me is by playing with people I already know, creating a sort of insular network which is the contrary to the "Jump In" message Microsoft are trying to promote. I've always found social gaming on the PC very difficult, for obvious reasons, and the same thing applies to online gaming. It's easy to find people to play games with, but it's a nameless, faceless kind of socialising that's devoid of any real conversation. Unless, like I said, I know them already. <BR/><BR/>Of course, the party game genre is a whole different experience entirely. Having a few people around a TV and playing something like Rock Band, Singstar or Buzz is a social experience in itself. <BR/><BR/>Also, your blog is so clever it makes my brain hurt. That's what I get for being an arts student, I imagine. <BR/><BR/>MartinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post-30486739556328446712009-01-01T08:46:00.000-06:002009-01-01T08:46:00.000-06:00Hey Dan,Happy New Year. I just want to point out ...Hey Dan,<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year. I just want to point out that things might go better if you take full sized pictures. They are easier, faster to do, than those pesky miniature pictures. :-) <BR/><BR/><BR/>SamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post-60697552336188769642008-12-31T23:41:00.000-06:002008-12-31T23:41:00.000-06:00Getting the BoN has been amazing/overwhelming, and...Getting the BoN has been amazing/overwhelming, and yes it's hard to think about doing less when I know people are paying attention. It's a bit like some of those games I like to play <I>too much</I>. <BR/><BR/>I need to learn to be less of a perfectionist too, instead of spending 10 minutes trying to think of the perfect way to end a comment. ;-)Dan Eastwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105563883467108602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055805266991720601.post-18279906545902889592008-12-31T18:24:00.000-06:002008-12-31T18:24:00.000-06:00It must be hard to think about putting the blog do...It must be hard to think about putting the blog down when you have so many people stopping in since the Blogs of Note post. <BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to the Monopoly post. It's the only game that I actually have different versions of. Well, Axis and Allies too, but those are actually different games and not just different NAMES inside the game. =) Happy New Year.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355143689202664013noreply@blogger.com