Comments on: Link Wednesday: Mashup Potatoes http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/ Ramblings and musings of John Zeitler. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rob Browning http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6378 Rob Browning Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:41:54 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6378 Oh, and if you're looking for good quotes from game writers, Steve Meretsky's are some of the best on there. The Star Wars one had me rolling. And the worst quotes are the ones related to American politics. "Bush a dickhead? I never noticed." Rob Oh, and if you’re looking for good quotes from game writers, Steve Meretsky’s are some of the best on there. The Star Wars one had me rolling. And the worst quotes are the ones related to American politics.

“Bush a dickhead? I never noticed.”

Rob

]]> By: Rob Browning http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6377 Rob Browning Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:30:19 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6377 Marc Laidlaw is one of the best writers in video games today. The fact that it's mostly "show" instead of "tell" is irrelevant, and actually could be argued to prove the point. Rob Marc Laidlaw is one of the best writers in video games today. The fact that it’s mostly “show” instead of “tell” is irrelevant, and actually could be argued to prove the point.

Rob

]]> By: Grey http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6369 Grey Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:33:31 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6369 With regards to the terse thing, I'd have to say that Atwood's first is by far the best, and other than that there's only really one more I liked. Most people didn't take it very seriously, or went with some cheesy sci-fi thing (how many times did the sun go nova on that page?) Interesting challenge though, and I think Hemingway is the only one to properly use it to hint at a personal and emotional story. I agree with Slipgate that the video game ones were... simply awful. I don't think better calibre game writers would have done much better though - probably would have been something equally gimmicky. With regards to the terse thing, I’d have to say that Atwood’s first is by far the best, and other than that there’s only really one more I liked. Most people didn’t take it very seriously, or went with some cheesy sci-fi thing (how many times did the sun go nova on that page?) Interesting challenge though, and I think Hemingway is the only one to properly use it to hint at a personal and emotional story.

I agree with Slipgate that the video game ones were… simply awful. I don’t think better calibre game writers would have done much better though - probably would have been something equally gimmicky.

]]> By: Ismail Saeed http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6366 Ismail Saeed Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:58:10 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6366 Regarding the terse stuff: Some of it is great. Atwood comes to mind. Some of it is awful. If they were going to include "game" writers, they should have included writers from games other than first person shooters. I mean, really, Marc Laidlaw making a noob joke? Let's see what someone who does real worldbuilding can do in six words. Someone at Bioware, or Hironobu Sakaguchi, or so on. Hemingway still probably does better than most all of them, except for a few inspired ones. Seriously, his is crushing. Regarding the terse stuff:

Some of it is great. Atwood comes to mind.

Some of it is awful.

If they were going to include “game” writers, they should have included writers from games other than first person shooters. I mean, really, Marc Laidlaw making a noob joke? Let’s see what someone who does real worldbuilding can do in six words. Someone at Bioware, or Hironobu Sakaguchi, or so on.

Hemingway still probably does better than most all of them, except for a few inspired ones. Seriously, his is crushing.

]]> By: John http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6320 John Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:14:58 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6320 Corrected now. Sorry, early morning lapse of intelligence. Also, technically I\'ve written seven scenes since the 18th (the date I claimed 25 left)-- one was added and another is currently in progress. Ah well, still messy math. Corrected now. Sorry, early morning lapse of intelligence. Also, technically I\’ve written seven scenes since the 18th (the date I claimed 25 left)– one was added and another is currently in progress. Ah well, still messy math.

]]> By: Ismail Saeed http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6318 Ismail Saeed Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:46:11 +0000 http://blog.thefurryone.net/2007/01/31/link-wednesday-mashup-potatoes/#comment-6318 If you complete six or seven scenes a week... wasn't it more than a week ago that you had 25 scenes left? And now you say 21.... If you complete six or seven scenes a week… wasn’t it more than a week ago that you had 25 scenes left? And now you say 21….

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