sigtrent (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} sigtrent) wrote,@ 2008-06-04 14:22:00 |
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News from Sigland
And that’s the news in Sigland.
I’m delighted to see Obama get the tentative nod as democratic nominee. Politics rarely seem to choose the kinds of candidates I support, but this year both parties picked my favorites among their contenders. I’m solidly behind Obama but I’m very much looking forward to debates between the two. No doubt there will be plenty of BS but there will be some jewels of thought and debate in there under the spin. I think that in the end, Obama will win and if that happens it will be a pretty amazing moment.
I’m trying to plow through the 4E rules between all the other stuff I’m up to. It’s very interesting and I think I quite like it. I’m unsure how flexible the new class and powers systems are as they are currently presented. I’ll need to actually play to find out. But many of the other new mechanics seem very smart to me. Many have complained that the rules are too cold and without flavor. But for me the flavor has always been separate from the rules. My experience is that the art and context is what sets the stage for imagination, and not the mechanics which serve two rolls: a framework for the story telling, and simply a mechanical game to play. I think as a game, the new rules are pretty good.
I now have a mac and an ipod touch on my desk at work. We are looking at doing some iphone development and those are the tools of the trade. I’m excited as I got my start on macs and it’s been a long time since I played with one. The only down side is its one more “hazards unknown” kind of project that lately has made work kind of unproductive and frustrating as I fumble around in territory that isn’t my usual domain.
