It's nice to be so completely understood on the Internet. Randall Monroe, you have seen into my soul.
I Am a Gamer
It's always bittersweet to see a gaming site take its final bow, and Jonathan over at The Core Mechanic has decided to take his.
He's come up with a cool idea for a Last Hurrah: "I Am a Gamer." He gathering 10-15 second snippets of what it means for you -- yes, YOU -- to be a gamer. If you have a moment and you love gaming -- tabletop in his case, but hey, the gaming field is WIDE OPEN as far as I'm concerned, please drop him a line. Twitter, aduio ... as you please.
Me, I'm giving my love with the attached MP3 file. Enjoy!
Fixing Jerky Performance with AMD Dual Core Optimizer
As I played the 3d game ObsCura, I discovered that my 3d performance would jerk back and forth between perfect and far too fast. This was weird because usually performance issues have to do with games running too slow.
Symptoms:
- AMD Dual Core Processor
(Right-click "My Computer" and select "Properties" to see your processor.) - Windows XP
- Jerky rendering that over-performed, as if the computer were working twice as fast as it should sometimes
What's next for Long Tail Gamer? [CLOSED]
Sergeant, deploy the militia and recover that crashed UFO!
43% (6 votes)
Captain, ride to the hellwastes and vanquish the demon lords!
14% (2 votes)
My lord, the castle walls may not withstand another assault!
14% (2 votes)
Majesty, your trading post now offers healing potions!
29% (4 votes)
Total votes: 14
Long Tail Gamer Manifesto: Introduction
You may have heard the buzzword "Long Tail." Economists are involved with that. Also consultants and marketing guys. It's about niche interests, lasting popularity, and power law curves.
Now me, I'm just a gamer, but there are things about the phrase "Long Tail" that resonate with me.
When I say "Long Tail Gamer," I'm talking about the games I love to play over and over again. Some of them are years old, even decades. Something about those games keeps calling me back and giving me satisfaction. When I think of buying a new game, I compare it to the old ones, and I noticed a long time ago that the old ones kept winning my loyalty.
So I started this site to explore how that works. I also want to share my love of these games in a way that's entertaining, encouraging, and appreciative.
Long Tail Gamer is geared toward personal stories of gaming. I'm interested in why gaming is valuable to me. I prefer encounters with the game over time. My goal is to spread that sentiment to you
I encourage you to reflect on gaming in a similar way. That's why you can leave comments on every part of this site. The posts *are* the forums. I'm excited to find people chipping in.
These manifestos are as much a road map for me as anything else. You're invited to read along. So, in the coming days, I'll wax rhapsodical about my philosophy of Long Tail Gaming and how I try to bring that out in my reviews. Hopefully, you'll find it stimulating, or at least easily ignored if that's your bent. Ultimately, I want to celebrate the games I love.
