Summary
This month saw me share the Story of Scgary: how my childhood friend Gary and our various adventures together had become part of the mythology of roleplay scenarios used in the training of helpline volunteers at Aberystwyth Nightline.
I also shared news of a piece of interactive fiction produced for Halloween by my team at work, a parody of what websites are like in 2018, a Black Mirror-esque short story, a YouTuber who’s engineering cybernetic augments to sense and react to the physiological signs of her arousal, and tips on winterproofing your vagina (sarcastic, obviously).
All posts
Posts marked by an asterisk (*) are referenced by the summary above.
Articles
The Story of Scgary *
Notes
Today, @bodleianlibs releases Shadows Out of Time, a Choose-Your-Own-Destiny story. It’s amazing – go read it: https://s.danq.me/Np #halloween #InteractiveFiction *
Big Blue (@IBM) to buy @RedHat. Developers risk being… marooned.
Reposts
Reposts marked with a dagger (†) include my comments or interpretation.
Websites in 2018 * †
Grenfell Tower: The fires that foretold the tragedy †
Linda Liukas, Hello Ruby and the magic of coding †
A 2016 version of the 1914 Isochronic London/World travel times map
Forza Horizon 4 is really very British †
It’s time to winterize your vagina * †
SQLite Code Of Ethics (formerly Code of Conduct) †
Rehabilitating Google AMP: My failed attempt †