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I am a senior programmer within the healthcare industry. Also, amateur game programmer, Wikipedia administrator and MUD player. While I don't actively play with consoles, I own a Wii and a Nintendo DS and like to play roguelikes and dungeon crawlers.
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Member Blogs
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Dungeons & Dragons Co-Creator Dave Arneson Dies |
| Posted by Roberto Alfonso on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:32:00 EDT in
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| Original roleplayers left orphaned. |
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Opinion: I Want Passwords Back  |
| Posted by Roberto Alfonso on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:39:00 EDT in
Game Design,
Programming
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| Passwords can let you experiment the game in ways the game designer did not expect. If they prolong the gaming time, why can't they be used again? |
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When knowledge becomes cheating |
| Posted by Roberto Alfonso on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:02:00 EDT in
Game Design
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| Certain games still try to keep the mystery between guilds, sharing as little information as possible between non-members. However, the player accumulates the knowledge himself, and shares it between his characters. In certain cases, isn't that cheating? |
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The day I understood roleplaying |
| Posted by Roberto Alfonso on Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:27:00 EDT in
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| I have always wanted that my first blog post (I have never blogged) were about Gary Gygax, father of Dungeons & Dragons, and nothing better than relating my first gaming session, the one that changed my view about what the spirit of the game is. |
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Roberto Alfonso's Comments
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Comment In: Sony Comments On Denial Of Service Attacks, Anonymous Targets Execs With Pranks [News - 04/06/2011 - 03:43]
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Sympathy Really Anon isn't trying ... Sympathy Really Anon isn't trying to kill Sony, is trying to bring awareness to the issue at hand, just like they did with Wikileaks, Scientology and everything else. Sony will be defeated in court. They can no longer claim trade secret now that the keys are already out in internet, ... |
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Comment In: Level-5 Confirms 3DS Layton, Phoenix Wright Crossover [News - 10/19/2010 - 11:24]
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Somewhat big expectations, considering the ... Somewhat big expectations, considering the low install base the system will have, but it sounds about right for the strength of both franchises. I will buy one for sure |
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Comment In: EA Officially Cancels Spielberg's Project LMNO [News - 10/11/2010 - 05:35]
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Commercial failure Well, the first ... Commercial failure Well, the first one sold over half a million units. It may not have been a million seller, but it ensured a second game in the series. |
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Comment In: Exclusive: Top-Selling U.S. Retail Debuts In August Include Kane & Lynch, Gold's Gym Title [News - 09/30/2010 - 02:52]
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Excellent job, Gamasutra and NPD. ... Excellent job, Gamasutra and NPD. Removing the evergreen games from the list shows that the Nintendo DS is selling quite well. |
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Comment In: Analysts: Nintendo, Activision, Ubisoft Come Out Ahead After E3 [News - 06/24/2010 - 05:21]
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Advice for Panoptic: Don't use ... Advice for Panoptic: Don't use Gmail for your mail services. It is like hosting your site in a Geocities subdomain, makes your company look cheap and hits your credibility. |
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