Comments on: [Links] Facebook games, immersion in films, other links from this week

By: Redbeard

Redbeard — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:20:57 +0000

From Beethoven to Sid Vicious to Dracula to Smiley. Old Gary sure has a reach.

By: Ratshag

Ratshag — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:34:50 +0000

Ah, is been too long since I done been ta the Circus. 20 years? 25? Not likelies fer ta see the movie, least ’til it gets Netflickled, so I’s downloadin’ the original TTSS ta me Kindle as I types this. Thankee fer the inspiration.

By: Gazimoff

Gazimoff — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:42:21 +0000

Thanks very much for the linklove, glad you liked the article! I have a few more tech design articles up my sleeve, so if you’d like to see anything in particular then let me know

By: bhagpuss

bhagpuss — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:21:24 +0000

That was a jolly good read. I heard Gary Oldman interviewed on Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode’s film show on Radio 5 (always a highly recommended podcast) and there was some interesting and illuminating discussion of both the underplaying and the immersiveness. I must go and see the film.

On the Facebook games being targeted at an entirely different audience to the readership of this and every other gaming blog I entirely agree, and posted to that effect over at Tobold’s. I’m really not sure why Facebook games even get discussed on MMO blogs and websites – they don’t get discussed in the sports pages of the Guardian and that’s about games.

And thanks for reminding me of Echo Bazaar. I played it a lot a long time ago and I keep meaning to start again. I’ll take a look at The Night Circus too.