Category Archives: Random Whimsy

Braid your own

  By Will | March 11, 2009 - 11:37 pm | Games, Random Whimsy, The Culch
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It seems that it really is the 80′s again. Recession, strikes, protests in the streets, leg warmers (well, pants tucked in socks for the same effect), writers in their bedsits trying to create the next big novel and bedroom game programmers. Oddly these nerds may be the storytellers. I’m a nerd and proud of it, however I notice trends too. Thanks to the iPhone, facebook apps and the XBox 360 developers kit (XNA) the chance exists for a single programmer to design and build his or her games. And maybe live off the proceeds. Some will take a technical problem and build a game around it (for example, building an infinite city, or getting the game characters to have realistic reactions) others will take on the social aspects of games (imagine a two player game that can only be played with those near you, beats passing notes in class, or … There’s more →

Who Has Job Like This?

  By Lottie | March 11, 2009 - 4:07 pm | In The News, Random Whimsy, The Culch
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While having a quadrillion email addresses, passwords, log-in names and secret questions can get confusing, one of the benefits is that I can then vote for George a quadrillion times a day. This is George, George Kerallas. You might have heard of him. He is a wildcard candidate for The Best Job in The World. The winner will receive return airfares, rent free accommodation in a luxury three-bedroom house and transport on Hamilton Island, as well as a salary of AUD $150,000 (€75,000) for the six months. George currently has about 20,000 votes while the leader, Clare from Taiwan is on over 100k. But it’s not over yet. George has achived, by my count almost four thousand votes today. Voting closes in 13 days and you can vote daily, once vote for every email address you have. So get voting.