Page 8 – I have too many hobbies.

Fermented Fun

Posted on August 18, 2016September 12, 2016 by PatientRock

Like pickles? Have I got a dystopian society for you! I review PICKLE INDEX, another piece of interactive fiction from Sudden Oak.

Juliet_Bot

Posted on August 11, 2016March 7, 2018 by PatientRock

I created a Facebook Messenger bot to suppose what Juliet, of William Shakespeare’s ROMEO AND JULIET, might have thought about her pending arranged marriage.

Zombies Detected

Posted on July 29, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I’m on my early morning run and my right knee whines as I look ahead at a rising hill. I am full of regret. My dinner last night really should have been more than beer, popcorn, and ice cream. “Zombies detected,” a robotic voice intones.

Gotta catch some of them, I guess

Posted on July 12, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

POKÉMON GO has turned into something huge. I’ve played a lot of geolocation and GPS games and have some thoughts about the phenomenon.

Guardian of the Blue Light

Posted on June 5, 2016June 14, 2023 by PatientRock

Recently, standing on the shoulders of those who’ve come before me, I created a Twine game that pulls geolocation data. A work in progress, it’s called GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE LIGHT.

The Nightmare Of My Youth

Posted on May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 by PatientRock

A twisted tribute to the early works of Sierra-Online STAIR QUEST is an adventure game created by monsters. I reviewed it.

Spreading Silence

Posted on May 20, 2016February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I review the fantastic digital book THE SILENT HISTORY which also has its users write additional content that can only be unlocked by physically traveling to a location (in theory).