Stephen E. Dinehart's IMD Blog

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My friends and I have been having a blast playing Team Training mode (the only matchmaking mode for Team Slayer w/ guests) on xbox live.

Playing online is fun, but playing with 5 friends the same room on two screens is amazing. Team gaming takes on a whole new nature when you are playing w/ your friends against a team of strangers.

It's amazing, with the life extension Xbox Live provides games, $50 doesn't seem like a bad price tag for a title. Usually even the best titles get shelved within a month or two. Halo2 is still being played strong @ my house thanks to Live. There is just no comparison to human opponents; the AI of most titles grow boring and repetitive, with poeple the game continues to remain dynamic. I'm always learning from my opponents, good and bad.

I've been playing around with Flash Lite 1.1 for my Nokia 3650. I'm so excited to get into it over the summer and create a dynamic mobile app. Just for kicks I created a test to see if I could create a stereoscopic flash file for my phone. What do you know, it works!

I think steroscopic mobile devices could have great potential. The possibilities for z plane data orginization structures are very exciting.

Hope someone out there can play this!

More on Flash Lite 1.1
Test the app
*see the macromedia website to get the player for your device

Here is a better version of my thesis proposal. I resolved the publishing issues assciated with version 2. Yea:] I'm done, for a minute.

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Relaxing fantastic. Got some help from Amoeba Records, stepping up the Dub collection. Scientist made a few ablums in the early eightes that are video game themed; early examples of the impact of video games on global pop culture.

Dum dum twe diddle dee... dum dum

I had the honor of serving as a volunteer. Jenkins spoke his dream, shared his vision of educated gamemakers and educating games. I did my best to help.

I interviewed w/ Jamdat today. What a great place. Lots of youthful creative energy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

I had the honor of volunteering for the IGDA's E3 party hosted @ hotel fig. The turn out was amazing, and you couldn't ask for a better space. I love IGDA.

Interactive
Flashing throbbing
Subwoofer HD central
Overwhelming sensory
Saw spoke to Steven, Spielberg
J Allard was cool
Gave me the time of day
Looked me in the eye
Made me believe in the mission

While on the floor
Big boobed booth bimbos
Dropped trash and snapped
Sultry posed soft smut photos

I made my way into the XBOX VIP lounge, what a nice friggin setup. I was lucky enough to sit in on some Xbox 360 presentations. The new features of Live are exactly what I'm looking for, as an avid user, they seem to know exactly what I want.

I was lucky enough to have a 5 minute 1-on-1 w/ J Allard. I told him about how his GDC talk has greatly influenced my thesis direction. He seemed really cool, honest, and genuine. I look forward to his feedback on my thesis.