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Microsoft Surface – the future of board games?

By Simon ⋅ October 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I think we’re a long way off from this kind of technology replacing cardboard, but it sure is an amazing proof of concept! Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Visual Story TAs on Vimeo.

Poetry corner – e. e. cummings

By Simon ⋅ October 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today is the birthday of e.e. cummings, a wonderful poet whose work I haven’t spent nearly enough time reading. I heard Garrison Keillor read “i like my body” on the radio today and was amazed by the simple beauty conveyed in such few words. The following doesn’t have anything to do with board games… I guess it falls into the “life, the universe, and everything” that I supposedly write about.

Space Hulk video battle report

By Simon ⋅ October 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Just a quick post today… I was looking around online and managed to find some guys who filmed a three part Space Hulk video battle report. It really gives a great overview of the game! If watching other nerds on the internet play board games is your sort of thing, I recommend spending the next 25 minutes watching these videos.

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