"It will be based on the concept art of Ralph McQuarrie"

To even begin to consider how to lay out a level makes me feel, well kinda stupid. However, Pixel Press has my total attention. I come from a line of thinking that embraces analog pencil-to-paper artistry. The prospect of sitting down to design, on graph paper, a level then scanning that same design into a program and…

"I wasn't able to grasp what it truly meant until I read several analyses online."

Kubrick and Clarke did minimalism before it was popular. 2001’s visual design is steeped in it.

Great stuff! The Disney Land piece is my favorite.

This may seem like a bit of cop out. The monolith from Space Odyssey films and books. In conversation with 2010 writer/director Peter Hyams, author Arthur C. Clarke likened the monolith to a Swiss Army knife.

The problem arises when devs try to shoehorn the gameplay scale typical console or PC titles. First Person Shooters and touchscreen controls do not make a good match. Game Dev Story is perfect example of the tempered ambitions mobile developers should aspiring to with their games.

What about grown women?

A lot of developers struggle with grafting controller mechanics onto touchscreens. Should they ever make a smart phone, it wouldn’t come as a surprised to see Nintendo hock a line of accessories (mini controllers and the like) that make genres such as platformers and shooters more playable. Perhaps make such…

No worries, friend! Happens to every mind now and again. :O)

The vastness and sparse view of the landscape certainly helped convey that feeling.

I wrote the ending was understated, as in subtle. Not underrated.

One of the greatest, most effective narrative climaxes ever committed to film. It’s extraordinarily understated and yet full of awe and wonder that I get a little choked up just thinking about it.

Found it!

I can’t recall right now. Let me poke around and I’ll get back to you!

You're right. They look more like shrunken hockey jerseys than far-future outerspace navy uniforms.

Did not know that! Huh! :O)

Serious question - Would you consider it science fiction, fantasy or horror?

Isn’t “misunderstood” the go-to defense for people who harbor bleeding hearts for the psychological plight of bullies? “Sure, he gives the other, smaller kids wedgies, swirlies and broken noses, but it’s because he’s passionate! You don’t get him at all!”

Totally off topic - When did genre take to mean exclusively Sci Fi/Fantasy fiction? By definition genre equals category. Baffling as this congruence is, it’s not a new usage of the word, mind you. Sci-Fi Buzz and other such derivatives circulated genre into their regular on air vernacular when referring to science…