Polhem.us

"The best classic games feature a limited skill set that is thoroughly explored through level design...."

Tue, 29 May 2012 04:01:00 -0400

“The best classic games feature a limited skill set that is thoroughly explored through level design. Abilities are gradually introduced in non-threatening environments, interplay between the various abilities is explored, and environmental safety is removed.”

- Shaun Inman

The Shins - “Simple Song”

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:50:57 -0400

The Shins - “Simple Song”

I really want to play this game. I’m thinking about...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:21:00 -0400

I really want to play this game. I’m thinking about requisitioning my little cousin’s PS3 in order to do so. Sony’s always had the cool, art-y exclusive titles — your Flowers, your Shadow of the Colossuses, and even the Little Big Planets. Whereas Microsoft’s tend to be of the shoot-and-blow-up-things variety (I’m mostly thinking here of Halo and also Halo). Of course it goes without saying that no one beats Nintendo’s first-party games.

Anyway, yeah, this game looks beautiful and evocative. More of this please.

The Beast Within (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:33:25 -0400

The Beast Within (Taken with instagram)

bbook: We’re going to sit at our desks and keep typing while...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:44 -0500

bbook:

We’re going to sit at our desks and keep typing while the walls fall down around us because we’re creative - the least important, most important thing there is.

I took some GIFs of TV on the Radio last night. (Taken with GIF...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:42:00 -0400

I took some GIFs of TV on the Radio last night.

(Taken with GIF Shop)

by Jonathan Mak

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:12:00 -0400

by Jonathan Mak

I mean seriously, who comes up with these?

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:43:00 -0400

I mean seriously, who comes up with these?

Photo

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:35:11 -0400

The Sun Is Out (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:23:00 -0400

The Sun Is Out (Taken with instagram)

Photo

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 01:03:42 -0400

Photo

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:18:48 -0400

Cruel

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:44:00 -0400

Cruel

I’m in a politics-y mood.

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:14:24 -0400

I’m in a politics-y mood.

"They’re fed up with a town where compromise has become a dirty word. They work all day long, many..."

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:32:00 -0400

“They’re fed up with a town where compromise has become a dirty word. They work all day long, many of them scraping by, just to put food on the table. And when these Americans come home at night, bone-tired, and turn on the news, all they see is the same partisan three-ring circus here in Washington. They see leaders who can’t seem to come together and do what it takes to make life just a little bit better for ordinary Americans. They’re offended by that. And they should be.”

- President Obama

Just got this in the e-mail

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:50:48 -0400

Dear Me,

I will try very hard next time to remember to log out. When you forget to log out of your accounts, bad people can look at them and use the information they found to ruin our (me and you Scott) lives. They can find out very top secret data like bank account numbers, passwords and even FACEBOOK INFO. Dun dun duuuuuuuuuuunnnnnn. There are just not nice people in this world but luckily I (Scott) am. This is why I am sending me (you Scott) a message. To avoid disaster and for the sake of your (our) children’s happiness. Because we all know that once a child loses their happiness, they turn into bitter mean people that look at other happy nice people’s info who forget to log out of their accounts. Please Scott, just remember to log out. And no, I (Scott) didn’t look through your (our) emails. Because I am a nice person that didn’t lose their happiness. Plus, I (you, me, us Scott) have already read those emails. I know this is probably blowing your mind right now, but don’t worry. Have a coke and a smile and just remember this email next time you want to close out of a window without logging out. You don’t want to read any more of these emails do you? I mean, I could come back if you want. Haha, that’s silly, I’m always around. Because I’m you! :) Anyways Scott, have a good day, (I will if you will haha). I’ll see you. Everywhere. Gooooodbyyyyyyye.

~Scott

Gee, thanks, smart-ass that was in the computer lab after me. THANKS.

That Twitter thing might not be such a bad idea.

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:22:00 -0400

That Twitter thing might not be such a bad idea.

Star Fox: Space Oddity (by brentalfloss)

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:22:02 -0400

Star Fox: Space Oddity (by brentalfloss)

"Miyamoto’s famous dictum for The Legend of Zelda (1986) was that it should become “a..."

Sat, 02 Jul 2011 18:15:37 -0400

“Miyamoto’s famous dictum for The Legend of Zelda (1986) was that it should become “a garden in a drawer,” a miniature universe to explore like the Kyoto hills that the designer wandered through as a child.”

- Kill Screen - Visual Games: Another Legend of Zelda

"We learn the rules of a game’s world—its visual, aural, and actionable laws. If I fall down the pit,..."

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:17:00 -0400

“We learn the rules of a game’s world—its visual, aural, and actionable laws. If I fall down the pit, I die. But if I take the pipe, I go to another world. These mechanics are to videogames what words, sentences, and punctuation are to writing.”

- Kill Screen - Profile: Craig Adams