I bring this up because yesterday's post was kind of a mess. I had all sorts of information I wanted out of me and I just didn't bother spend any time crafting something with it. I just turned the pot upside down and banged on it with a spoon. To be fair, that is what I do most days, there was just a lot more "stuff" in the pot yesterday so it overflowed some and now I have to clean the floor.
Sometimes Twitter is a lifesaver for good ideas that need editing. Sometimes it's a lifesaver because panic turns into comedy. For this 2nd tweet I was legitimately concerned that my intention would be misconstrued.
I got out of the office today during one of my 15's and went around the office park. There is a few interesting things about real walking that those of us who do most of our movement within games or those of us who use treadmills to avoid "outside". (Ironic punctuation does not follow the same rules. Look it up.) Did you know that actually propelling your body forward uses totally different muscles!? Also, if you get 8 minutes into a 15 minute walk around something and decide you aren't sure if you can keep up the pace you don't have the option to stop. There are also things like hills and stuff in the real world that require different applications of force to navigate. But it was fun, interesting game play, I think I'll keep doing it now that there isn't slicks of ice across the sidewalks.
On to Wildstar! Today was Wednesday...which explains why there was no Wildstar Wednesday yesterday. Today they are giving us a recap of PAX East day one. A well written post from Troy Hewitt, my favorite line is "That’s when it struck me: That damned theater was the size of a football field. Or at least, what I understand a football field to be." You can read the rest here. You'll also find a short video recap including some valuable information about in game toilets.
The Star of PAX East day one was, without a doubt, the Dev Speaks video on housing. After the cut I'm going to talk more about what I learned about housing and my hopes for the feature.
