Monthly Archives: August 2010

What’s That You’re Smoking?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by midiguru

Today I spent most of the day porting my barely-started text game over from Inform 7 to Inform 6. And you know what? Using I6 is fun. Every time I take a break from interactive fiction, I starting thinking Inform … Continue reading →

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At Sixes and Sevens

Posted on August 20, 2010 by midiguru

A few days ago I started working on a text game using Inform 7. Trying to get comfy with the language and all the lumber arrayed around it. Today I’m asking myself, would I perhaps rather write the game in … Continue reading →

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Roses Among the Thorns

Posted on August 18, 2010 by midiguru

Lest I be accused of merely grousing and grumbling, I should mention that there are things I like a lot about Inform 7. The IDE is quite nice, for instance … and cross-platform, which is important. Each time you compile … Continue reading →

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Tiny Inform Gotchas

Posted on August 18, 2010 by midiguru

Today I learned two things about Inform 7. (I wish I hadn’t had to learn either of them.) First, if you want to move a backdrop, the syntax is different than for other things. If the sky is a backdrop … Continue reading →

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I Scare Myself

Posted on August 17, 2010 by midiguru

A few weeks ago I had lost all interest in interactive fiction. Figured I was past all that. Had moved on. Stupid, frustrating field of endeavor that nobody cares about. Feh. Shows you how little I know about myself. Today I’m … Continue reading →

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No Reason for Concern

Posted on August 13, 2010 by midiguru

We all want to control how others perceive us. That’s very natural — it’s why we comb our hair in the morning, for starters. But when money is involved, and corporate decision-making, the process gets a little more interesting. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Slashback

Posted on August 11, 2010 by midiguru

…and the award for the weirdest tech glitch of the week goes to … Firefox! Tonight I uploaded a new version of my music page. Not the one here in the blog, gotta fix that one up a little; I … Continue reading →

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Flerkwoe

Posted on August 11, 2010 by midiguru

This is about workflow. When you’re first learning a piece of software, maybe nothing is easy. Some tasks will seem awkward because you haven’t yet learned about the hidden tools. But after you spend the time to learn a program pretty well, you … Continue reading →

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Mood Swings

Posted on August 10, 2010 by midiguru

I could never do an album of ambient or new age music. Often I start a new piece with a quiet, reflective, dreamy intro … and then about two minutes later the drums and bass come piling in. I like … Continue reading →

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Flash (Hot/Not)

Posted on August 9, 2010 by midiguru

I’d like to embed full versions of about 25 pieces of music on my web page. I’d also like the mp3 files to be playable but not downloadable, as I might be able to make a few extra bucks selling … Continue reading →

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