Thoughts of a Random Gamer

Well gamers, I want o talk some philosophy with you.  Not just any philosophy, I thought I would take a whack at a comparison of Dr. Manhattan and God. You may remember that I have never actually read the graphic novel, Watchmen, but I have taken a few classes and thought about God alot.  So, [...]

Holding gaming tournaments in libraries isn’t a new idea by far. Libraries have been a safe haven for Dungeons and Dragons nerds since it came out in ‘74. Before then, board gaming tournaments (chess, checkers, Scrabble, etc…) ruled the gaming space in Libraries. However, sponsoring video game tournaments is new (and scary) [...]

With great numbers of electronic toys comes the desire for increased control.  A couple weeks ago, I made the decision to better organize my music, videos, and pictures on my computer by installing XBMC (Xbox Media Center).  XBMC is a cross-platform, open source media center application that is fairly configurable and supports skinning.  [...]

It isn’t very often that a game for a portable system becomes the release of the week.  Don’t get me wrong, Pokemon was the real deal back in the day, but that pales in comparison to this week’s release.  It’s just that games for the portable systems are made for the people riding in the [...]

Over the weekend I had the outstanding opportunity to attend a church retreat at the same location that I was married.  It was the return to a place that has been the home of many awesome memories for me.  This trip was no exception.  I was able to reunite with long-lost friends, while still taking [...]