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The RPG Called Life
Life is like an RPG! No seriously, this isn’t a satirical article I misfiled, I’m 100% serious. If you step back and take an honest look at life, you can see all sorts of elements of a good RPG. Role Playing This isn’t some classic, on-rails JRPG (bless them). You have full control over what…
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Strawberry Chicken
I’ve noticed that sometimes, gardening is a bit like a game of chicken. You know the kind. Two people in cars barrel towards each other, or perhaps towards a cliff. Whoever hits the breaks first is the “chicken”. If they both fly off the cliff or end up in a fiery explosion, apparently they both…
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Emacs Game Review
I think that, all this time, people have been under the mistaken impression that GNU Emacs is just an editor. Or that it’s an environment that includes an editor and games. It’s more than that. It’s a colossal game built upon an environment that includes an editor and several mini-games! So, in that spirit, since…
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Games Are A Wonderful Tool In Language Study
I remember well those days when I was getting into the upper-intermediate areas of Japanese, and even getting ready to take the JLPT. I was looking for a way to take my learning up a notch and boost my enthusiasm at the same time. I found it in something I’ve always loved: video games. As…