Tag Archives: game

Common privilege

By m3t00 | Published: 09-03-10
Arne Moll at Chessvibes: Last week, ChessBase was apparently ‘forced to cease Internet broadcasting of the Topalov-Kamsky match’. As we noted in our report on the first match game, live broadcasting of the chess moves in this match without permission was prohibited by the Bulgarian Chess Federation (although they didn’t seem to have a problem [...]
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Walking man

By m3t00 | Published: 08-11-21
Echochrome for PlayStation 3 and PSP: Many more examples can be found. See also: “a first-person painting game set in an entirely white world.” (rs)
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QOTD

By m3t00 | Published: 08-09-21
“It might turn out that, without anyone really noticing, the global financial system has gradually turned into something that is mostly a MMORPG.” —Daniel P. B. Smith, “Risks of financial systems too complex to understand,” RISKS 25.34
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You are in a twisty, tiny passage, unique

By m3t00 | Published: 08-06-05
Dennis G. Jerz, “Somewhere Nearby Is Colossal Cave: Examining Will Crowther’s Original ‘Adventure’ in Code and in Kentucky” Because so little primary historical work has been done on the classic text computer game “Colossal Cave Adventure”, academic and popular references to it frequently perpetuate inaccuracies. “Adventure” was the first in a series of text-based games [...]
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