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Sometimes I think I should’ve stopped OtherSpace after the first five story arcs. So far, between 1998 and 2015, we: Kidnapped players to fight in an ancient war between two alien races and save a little boy in 2650. Toppled a pirate king. Overthrew a dictator. Shook up the Stellar Consortium government. Collapsed the Nall…
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I’ve kicked off an Ask Me Anything thread on Reddit, where you’re invited to pose questions about my work on OtherSpace, Knee Deep, Fallen Earth, and even my days as a journalist with The St. Petersburg Times and The Herald-Sun. Or about my childhood. Or adopting a son. Or traveling across the country with the…
Zork was my gateway drug. Using a relatively basic command parser, this text-only computer adventure game by Infocom allowed a single player to explore a grid of rooms, solving puzzles and gathering treasure, all the while trying to avoid being devoured by a grue in dark chambers. I had no idea when I first played Zork, back…
The Alamo Drafthouse in Omaha, Neb., can serve popcorn and Star Wars trivia in less than 12 parsecs. This new theater design gives people an actual reason to visit Nebraska: http://variety.com/2015/film/news/star-wars-theater-nebraska-alamo-drafthouse-1201650966/
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