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« Reply #1365 on: June 23, 2012, 06:11:37 PM » |
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Started reading Jeff Noon's Pixel Juice, it's a collection of short stories, he's quite influenced by Borges which shows.
Influenced by Borges? I love Borges! Color me intrigued. Me too. Copy duly ordered. I've actually just been rereading Borges. 'The Garden of Forking Paths' - he would have been fascinated by video games... Jeff Noon writes sort of surreal drug science fiction in alternative worlds, focuses a lot on music and the fascinating. Borges is his favourite writer, Pixel Juice isn't his best work, he really shines with Vurt and Pollen though. A short extract by Noon : http://www.metamorphiction.com/books/index.php/portfolio/extract/He also wrote a sort of sequel to Lewis Carrol's Through The Looking Glass called Automated Alice: http://www.metamorphiction.com/books/index.php/portfolio/extract-2/ |
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« Reply #1366 on: June 23, 2012, 08:47:03 PM » |
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Just finished the Mistborn trilogy. Amazing ride, full of twists that I never saw coming. The ending was better than I ever could have imagined.
I want a videogame.
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« Reply #1367 on: June 30, 2012, 11:56:26 PM » |
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My non-fiction appetite has grown recently: - The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth
- What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
- Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
(Previous books included Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics and A Brief History of the World... I still really want to read Guns, Germs and Steel, but it's not out on Kindle.) I have to say that all of the books have been more satisfying to read than any fiction I've read the last decade or so (with the exception of Pratchett). |
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« Reply #1369 on: July 01, 2012, 08:24:28 AM » |
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« Reply #1370 on: July 01, 2012, 09:47:42 AM » |
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Yeees... and as you can see from your link, it's not available. Besides, I shop from the UK store. |
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« Reply #1371 on: July 01, 2012, 09:56:47 AM » |
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My non-fiction appetite has grown recently: - The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth
- What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly
- Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson
(Previous books included Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics and A Brief History of the World... I still really want to read Guns, Germs and Steel, but it's not out on Kindle.) I would recommend reading some Dan Ariely. One of the best non-fiction authors I've read in ages. |
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« Reply #1372 on: July 17, 2012, 04:00:02 PM » |
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« Reply #1373 on: July 17, 2012, 11:56:47 PM » |
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Just finished the Mistborn trilogy. Amazing ride, full of twists that I never saw coming. The ending was better than I ever could have imagined.
I want a videogame.
What's that you say?Have started reading the first book now after seeing you guys mention it. Enjoying it so far  |
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« Reply #1374 on: July 20, 2012, 08:26:01 AM » |
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Just finished listening to Wil Wheaton read Ready Player One. Great book in my mind. Lots of nostalgic geek masturbation going on, but a good experience through out.
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« Reply #1375 on: July 20, 2012, 06:42:25 PM » |
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The Broom of the System. It's pretty great.
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First play the game,
then let the game play you,
then you play game. - Hamletz
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« Reply #1376 on: July 21, 2012, 08:23:01 AM » |
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I just finished reading Agile Game Development with Scrum, which I highly recommend to any game developers out there interested in learning about iterative development and how it applies to practical game development Currently I'm reading Code Complete (2nd edition) which is highly recommended by tons of great programmers. I'm only a few chapters in but so far I'm finding it packed full of absolutely essential methodology for business software development. Most of it also applies to game development as well but it seems like most of the ideas need to be toned back quite a bit to make them more practical for how games need to be made. Still though, it's forcing me to think about development in new ways and so far I'm really digging it. I also peeked ahead a bit and there's lots of info on design patterns and other really, really, useful stuff. I'm looking forward to getting to the "meat" of the book. I'm also working through Game Design Concepts, which is a free online game design course that I simply cannot praise enough. Seriously, this is not an option - this is a must for any aspiring game designer. |
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« Reply #1377 on: July 21, 2012, 11:35:39 AM » |
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Guns, Germs, and Steel was a pretty interesting book. I had to read it for AP Human Geography last year--and it wasnt boring to me at all.
But other than that.. I have a pretty picky taste in books... dont want to start a new thread or anything but;
what books are your favorites?
What books have you read over again?
I am in highschool... and a pretty high level reader--but some of my favorite books have always been in the young adult section. I read every single Gregor the Overland book (i just realized the other week that it was the same author as the author of the hunger games), I have really REALLY enjoyed the Gone Series by Michael Grant, the Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld (those books were so good, the come off as pretty stupid books to be, but they were so good in the end), The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, The Last Apprentice Series (by I forget who). I also LOVED the Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull, and even though its a kidish book, its the only book/series I have ever read more than once.
Also more recently read The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, The Long Walk by Stephen King, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel, A Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie.
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« Reply #1378 on: July 21, 2012, 11:47:54 AM » |
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Yeees... and as you can see from your link, it's not available. Besides, I shop from the UK store. Well, for me it is available and says I could buy buy it. Guess it is restricted on your area then. Anyway, basically anything from Jared Diamond is good stuff. I especially liked the Collapse. |
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« Reply #1379 on: August 09, 2012, 11:34:15 AM » |
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The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.
Lemony Snicket is boss. I'm currently reading books on writing, and some graphic novels, mostly Batman. |
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