tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post7651108897455233631..comments2024-03-28T22:00:35.840-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: The International Festival of Independent Games Is Weird And I Am There Zak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-48224059270297168002012-10-07T13:34:20.308-07:002012-10-07T13:34:20.308-07:00Best award ever! :DBest award ever! :DRafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333825875342896253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-57029456932338614902012-10-06T11:38:58.517-07:002012-10-06T11:38:58.517-07:00This does not suprise me in slightest that videoga...This does not suprise me in slightest that videogame designers would love procedural generation of content. Also I have been saying for long before cool kids that design of Vornheim is solid when others have yammered about it being punk or something.Jonashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11838302056850766272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-4703682718986898062012-10-06T09:12:25.179-07:002012-10-06T09:12:25.179-07:00Congratulation on your magi-tech book.
(as an asi...Congratulation on your magi-tech book.<br /><br />(as an aside, it was something of a surprise to find you quoted in the most recent issue of Men's Fitness magazine - wasn't expecting that, to be honest).Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-9525297864206621012012-10-05T21:26:21.297-07:002012-10-05T21:26:21.297-07:00Magic Robot Book.Magic Robot Book.Daniel Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427676807959516142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-45540153114845189282012-10-05T21:19:18.614-07:002012-10-05T21:19:18.614-07:00Congratulations! Books are too a technology. Congratulations! Books are too a technology. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-10202795165933276352012-10-05T17:53:43.686-07:002012-10-05T17:53:43.686-07:00Groovy!Groovy!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-51370964428024567942012-10-05T14:20:01.974-07:002012-10-05T14:20:01.974-07:00Zak, the shit you do here and elsewhere is a big t...Zak, the shit you do here and elsewhere is a big throbbing new-tech revolution. It's just that the revolution is using cheap, ubiquitous, simple technology more than esoteric, expensive, and challenging technology.<br /><br />Vornheim . . . is kind of a by-blow of everything there. The reward was for I Hit It With My Axe, and ConstantCon, and so on. The book just happened to be the touch-point they could actually give an award on.<br /><br />Magic.Nathaniel Eliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07288502588675591905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-20427209253090102522012-10-05T13:01:59.429-07:002012-10-05T13:01:59.429-07:00I agree on the technology though – I bought Vornhe...I agree on the technology though – I bought Vornheim as a PDF + book bundle and the PDF didn't work for me, but the book was like "woah drop tables!" for me.<br /><br />oliofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283548524872576839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-68638979085800200452012-10-05T10:43:01.087-07:002012-10-05T10:43:01.087-07:00As far as "independent" designed gaming ...As far as "independent" designed gaming products go vornhiem is a technical masterpiece look at the freaking layout it's genious. Something like that is tied closely to the whole indie thing. What big company product throws out normal layout treads for something innovate and fresh with a risk of being completely rejected? Still that category is halarious.. Hope they got your speach recorded somewhere Hartfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284210835952369320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-64891214360363144642012-10-05T09:42:20.878-07:002012-10-05T09:42:20.878-07:00I... I think I have to buy the book now... FOR TEC...I... I think I have to buy the book now... FOR TECHNOLOGY.joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351926278188565029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-5529161073015036602012-10-05T09:02:19.058-07:002012-10-05T09:02:19.058-07:00Congrats! I have some friend headed to indiecade t...Congrats! I have some friend headed to indiecade this weekend, I've pointed them towards Vornheim.<br /><br />If it was Train they were talking about, it might have been in reference to this: http://playthisthing.com/train<br /><br />It's interesting to me how big the culture of gaming is that icons in one part are unheard of in the other, but it's all still games.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749992766425882600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-89803203015369318242012-10-05T06:40:42.833-07:002012-10-05T06:40:42.833-07:00Congrats Zak! I thought at first you were going to...Congrats Zak! I thought at first you were going to say that they thought it was technically well executed or something similar. That I could totally understand. <br /><br />Technology? The definition may be loose but the product is solid. Good for you.Adam Dicksteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-22811386048482871322012-10-05T06:35:18.507-07:002012-10-05T06:35:18.507-07:00My copy came yesterday; looking forward to reading...My copy came yesterday; looking forward to reading it.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596247660364673313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58602030015408507962012-10-05T05:34:21.748-07:002012-10-05T05:34:21.748-07:00Awesome news, Zak. "Vornheim" deserves ...Awesome news, Zak. "Vornheim" deserves many awards, even the inexplicable ones! David Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223458627724051713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-62226490160843016862012-10-05T05:02:36.506-07:002012-10-05T05:02:36.506-07:00This is wonderful news. This is just the sort of t...This is wonderful news. This is just the sort of thing we need to happen and why I've long said I think you guys are one of the best things to happen in the hobby for a long time.<br /><br />Kudos!GRIMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222147769420307719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-91090921382665762172012-10-05T04:12:45.398-07:002012-10-05T04:12:45.398-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-75756824689542373532012-10-05T03:50:29.115-07:002012-10-05T03:50:29.115-07:00Felicia Day is the gateway to making that Zak Smit...Felicia Day is the gateway to making that Zak Smith + Wil Wheaton + Nathan Fillion + Vin Diesel game (that I fantasise about) happen. ;) <br /><br />Gratz on the award. You deserve it (and more besides)!PlanetNileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166553184766848116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-75418911227290543372012-10-05T03:49:10.745-07:002012-10-05T03:49:10.745-07:00I can dig it. It's revolutionary in the way it...I can dig it. It's revolutionary in the way it uses book-things in service to game-things.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576384742168685922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-17004179017370929712012-10-05T03:46:13.262-07:002012-10-05T03:46:13.262-07:00Congratulations. I have to agree. Vornheim is cert...Congratulations. I have to agree. Vornheim is certainly a clever little book.Wayne Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153006605883325735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-74096386154379281472012-10-05T03:29:57.270-07:002012-10-05T03:29:57.270-07:00Congrats. To be honest, I kinda get how they thou...Congrats. To be honest, I kinda get how they thought the award was appropriate... paper is a technology, just a very, very old one. So is rolling small polyhedral shapes to intepret the results, or the concept of portraying a physical space by means of a symbolic 2d form (or "maps" to the common folk). Vornheim had some pretty original ways of using those three technologies.<br /><br />Either that or the committee's discussion went something like...<br /><br />"Hey that Zak guy's pretty cool, we should.. like... give him an award or some junk."<br />"Ahhh...ummm.. oh fuck it, all this years video games are just full of boring lasers and rendering and shit, give him the technology award. He uses the interwebs, right?"Dr Vesuviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255420207375021875noreply@blogger.com