http://www.brettdouville.com/ ¹A selection of thoughts about games, based on things I learn from other media. Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:17:06 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The other night I was watching The Weather Man, a quirky little film starring Nicholas Cage¹. Although it turned out to be somewhat mixed up with the point of the movie, product placement featured heavily in it, particularly early on,... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/04/this_message_br.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/04/this_message_br.html Games Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:17:06 -0500 Hey gang, for those who missed it, Chris Corry, friend and colleague on the Starfighter games, is interviewed over on GameSpot as Producer of Red Alert 3. Go Chris!... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/03/chris_corry_ove.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/03/chris_corry_ove.html Friends Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:30:06 -0500 So, yesterday I was describing my recent trip to California to the boys, and recounted my very excellent meal with Jen and Andrew at The Village Pub. Luc asked me if it was a four-star or a five-star restaurant, and... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/three_stars.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/three_stars.html The Boys Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:05:19 -0500 I've just got back from the 2008 Game Developer's Conference in San Francisco, and it was again a great time. Great to see people who I generally see once a year now that I'm out here in Maryland, and great... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/gdc_2008.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/gdc_2008.html Games Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:41:20 -0500 So, Gabe over at Penny Arcade has this to say. (Those with tender ears... er, eyes?... Anyway, Mom, Dad, I apologize for Gabe's language.): There are a few games I'd much rather see them make though. The fact that they... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/you_tell_em_gab.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/02/you_tell_em_gab.html Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:54:21 -0500 Jouko Ahola is not your typical actor. Ahola was a professional strongman in the late nineties, he's Finnish and holds world records in things like how far one can carry a car, which is something for which I didn't... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/01/of_herzog_and_h.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2008/01/of_herzog_and_h.html Movies Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:49:24 -0500 Steve Gaynor presents his thoughts about a games industry version of film noir. I think this is happening to a certain degree, just not in the 3D space -- admittedly, there's room for improvement. Apparently folks are still making money... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/12/heres_a_blog_po.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/12/heres_a_blog_po.html Games Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:08:39 -0500 Warning: The following article contains a significant spoiler for Half-Life 2 Episode 2. Caveat lector. So, a few weeks ago I found myself in San Francisco, happily at the same time that the Jeff Wall exhibit was at SFMOMA. I... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/12/rewarding_the_l_1.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/12/rewarding_the_l_1.html Games Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:15:51 -0500 Sometime in 2008... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/so_i_guess_i_kn.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/so_i_guess_i_kn.html Games Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:50:19 -0500 In the last few months, I've had the opportunity to read some new novels by favorite authors. The differences are legion: Lethem is an American writer whose musical tastes tend towards the distinctly American, Murakami is a Japanese author... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/the_slim_follow.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/the_slim_follow.html Books Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:32:26 -0500 Rock, Paper, Shotgun has a nice little retrospective of my last published game, Star Wars: Republic Commando. Nice to still have it out there a little bit.... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/our_lost_classi.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/10/our_lost_classi.html Games Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:03:51 -0500 Finally got around to posting a blog roll. I left a few things out that seem like they've died, and in one case left someone out who I think would probably prefer her privacy, but for the most part that... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/blog_roll.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/blog_roll.html General Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:11:44 -0500 It's not too often that I use this space for talking about my personal life, but I can't just keep the story of the last week or so to myself. My sons each play baseball in little league here in... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/take_me_out_to.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/take_me_out_to.html The Boys Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:59:32 -0500 What is it with the Zelda economy? I recently finished The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The dungeons were exciting and interesting and puzzling, and because I spent a significant time... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/the_zelda_econo_1.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/the_zelda_econo_1.html Games Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:36:15 -0500 A week or so ago I finished BioShock, tearing through it in what seemed like fairly record time, at least for me. I enjoyed it more than any shooter I've played since Star Wars: Republic Commando¹. Again, spoilers will occur,... http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/interesting_cho.html http://www.brettdouville.com/mt-archives/2007/09/interesting_cho.html Games Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:45:19 -0500