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Right, so…This kind of post doesn’t happen very often.Grandma has her regular bookmarks on her Firefox toolbar that she clicks through every day for some gaming goodness. Destructoid, Kotaku, Joystiq, Crispy Gamer, The Escapist, etc.,.. She takes the dog out, makes a cup of coffee, sits down at her computer, checks her email and thus begins her routine a couple times a day.Well, today she
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Filmed yesterday, so it gives you a good idea of how far in she is on her first playthrough. She’s still learning strategy, so if you have any tips on how she can improve her battle ratings, she’s very open to your advice.I’m no help. I can’t follow what the hell is going on when I watch her, and I’m not going to start a game myself until she’s done with the thing.Also: I did the best I could
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Here are the slides from my talk at the Social Gaming Summit at GDC 2010. It was a good crowd in a very large room.

take care

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Final Fantasy XIII has been the focus of Grandma’s anticipation since 2006. Whenever a game she played didn’t quite pass muster or when a giant hole of suck formed on a new releases calendar, she would wonder, out loud, to nobody in particular: "I wonder when Thirteen is coming out."She said this so much that FFXIII became the Undying Lands to Grandma’s Middle-earth, spilling into conversations
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GDC has come once again. I’ll be in San Francisco and would be happy to meet up with anyone. Just drop me an email at danc [at] lostgarden.com.

This year I’ll be giving two talks, both during the prime napping hours of day.

The Convergence of Flash Games and Social Games
Wednesday (March 10, 2010) 1:45pm — 2:45pm

IGDA: Working to Death – Game Developers and the Future of Work-Life Balance
Thursday (March 11, 2010) 1:30pm — 2:30pm
With Erin Hoffman (IGDA Board Member, Quality of Life SIG cofounder, Moderator), Hank Howie (President, Blue Fang Games)

take care
Danc.

PS: Steambirds is out. That means you can play it. Right now. If you like it, you owe Andy a beer. http://armorgames.com/play/5426/steambirds

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