Museum Of Games Ireland
The latest segment from Tabletop Weekly: "We're joined this week by Colm Lundberg, director of MOGI: the Museum of Games Ireland, in Killarney, which is dedicated to archiving and recording the modern tabletop hobby." Why is this of interest? Because I've been donating materials - mostly but not exclusively very old...
When In Doubt . . . Undo
I've been a keyboard jockey for a loooooooong time. (I used the correct number of o's there.) I rely on keyboard shortcuts as much as I can, and only fumble with my mouse or trackpad when I need to. I can type about 85+ words a minute, whereas I can...
Giant Greedquest At Gamehole Con
Nancy Hutchins and her wonderfully deranged crew at Dorkstock (you remember Dorkstock – the little convention inside Gamehole Con) have created a gigantic version of GreedQuest, complete with Foglio illustrations. And we have gigantic photographic evidence! -- Steve Jackson
There's No "Super" Without "You," In GURPS Infinite Worlds: Gotterdammerung
It's a place not unlike our own, except the "divergence" is an unleashing of four timelines at once, resulting in a setting that's . . . super. Welcome to GURPS Infinite Worlds: Gotterdammerung. Written by William H. Stoddard – author of GURPS Supers for GURPS Fourth Edition – Gotterdammerung presents...
Please Cancel All Visits To The Sun Until Further Notice
This is slightly old news, but still pretty cool. Aapparently the sun had a hole last month that looked like a giant butterfly. For those who seek signs of moth-like kaiju and/or the apocalypse, it might prove inspirational . . . -- Steven Marsh
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Around here, we love games, and we try to keep all the rules straight. Some edicts are easier to follow than others . . . such as the Laws of Thermodynamics. But apparently a graduate student has accidentally broken those laws – albeit not in any terribly useful way yet....
Does Artificial Intelligence Lead To Unnatural Stupidity?
Here's a link to a Guardian article with some really disturbing preliminary work about the mental effects of using generative AI. tl;dr It sure looks like ChatGPT makes you stupid. Read it and worry. -- Steve Jackson
Half-Baked RPG Idea: Jelly Bean Randomizers
They make specialty jelly beans in lots of different flavors, right? At least as many as are on the sides of any die that's d20-sized or smaller? It seems to me you should be able to use them as a randomizer for a game . . . Assuming everyone's on...