Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Long Delay

I just turned in my thesis.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the process of getting a Master's Degree, you might not fully comprehend the significance of that short statement. Those six words represent the culmination of years of research; one rather large document (107 pages, to be exact) is the only proof that I have that I have earned a degree.

I'm quite the fan of creative commons, but since there may be commercial applications for the things I found (and boy, did I find some intriguing stuff), I doubt I'll post the full version quite yet. However, let me ask you this: What if a gaming website could have you fill out a survey and answer a few simple questions about your favorite videogames, and from that simple input accurately suggest games old and new that you would enjoy? Would that be more valuable than a 10 point scale?
That's what I can provide.

Friday, June 5, 2009

If you're reading this...

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to post in a while, so I'll update a bit. The game idea exploring homosexuality has a couple of interested parties; I haven't begun actively marketing to find collaborators, but if anyone is interested, comment or email me.

One of my next posts will be entitled "Why World of Warcraft May Possibly Be the Perfect Game; or Why I Will Never Play It."

Lastly, the reason for my lack of activity is the fact that my thesis has devoured the majority of my time. However, in about 4 hours I will have completed the first draft (over 100 pages at this point) and submitted it for the first round of edits and revisions. In about two weeks, I should be able to submit it for Defense, and after that, I'll post a link to it here, barring any weird rules about publishing from the University.