Comments on Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With KickstarterTypePad2012-06-11T21:06:36ZSLHamlethttps://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2012/06/neal-stephenson-interview-clang-game/comments/atom.xml/Arcadia Codesmith commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef016767755345970b2012-06-13T13:17:16Z2012-06-13T13:17:16ZArcadia CodesmithLive steel? How... suicidal. Accidents happen, but the worst I ever got fencing or SCA fighting was some fierce bruising...<p>Live steel? How... suicidal.</p>
<p>Accidents happen, but the worst I ever got fencing or SCA fighting was some fierce bruising in some delicate regions (one reason I like full coverage armor options in my MMOs).</p>Ann Otoole InSL commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01761568c30c970c2012-06-13T09:46:47Z2012-06-13T09:46:47ZAnn Otoole InSLdude. i have real life scars from swords. you better have some yourself. Otherwise you are a fake.<p>dude. i have real life scars from swords. you better have some yourself. Otherwise you are a fake.</p>elizabeth (16) commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef016767706703970b2012-06-13T04:57:59Z2012-06-13T04:57:59Zelizabeth (16)i think the kickstarter is more about buiding a prior audience in this case<p>i think the kickstarter is more about buiding a prior audience in this case</p>Arcadia Codesmith commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0176155d1408970c2012-06-12T14:07:45Z2012-06-12T14:07:45ZArcadia CodesmithI've thought about the tactile feedback problem a lot over the years, since I took fencing and stage combat back...<p>I've thought about the tactile feedback problem a lot over the years, since I took fencing and stage combat back in college (in between programming classes).</p>
<p>Absent force field tech or some dangerously strong magnets, the best I could come up with would be gyroscopes. It still wouldn't adequately simulate a stop block, but it could alter vectors and trajectories in interesting ways without constraining your freedom of movement.</p>Orca Flotta commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef01630672dfc7970d2012-06-12T12:14:51Z2012-06-12T12:14:51ZOrca Flottahttp://orcasl.blogspot.com/Using Kickstarter is effectively irrelevant for them. ------------ No, Ordinal, as Mr Stephenson explainified and Hamlet pointed out, the usual...<p>Using Kickstarter is effectively irrelevant for them.<br />
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No, Ordinal, as Mr Stephenson explainified and Hamlet pointed out, the usual investors would try to get involved and meddle with the creators creativity.<br />
</p>Emperor Norton commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0163066bb811970d2012-06-11T23:12:18Z2012-06-11T23:12:18ZEmperor NortonOh that would be so cool<p>Oh that would be so cool </p>Ordinal Malaprop commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0167675f245b970b2012-06-11T22:54:03Z2012-06-11T22:54:03ZOrdinal Malaprophttp://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/It's hardly as if Neal Stephenson and Gabe Newell and whoever else they have involved are going to have a...<p>It's hardly as if Neal Stephenson and Gabe Newell and whoever else they have involved are going to have a lot of trouble getting investment for a project. Using Kickstarter is effectively irrelevant for them.</p>Iggy commented on 'Neal Stephenson Talks CLANG! The Game, The Stories That Inspired It, and Why He's Funding it With Kickstarter'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf74053ef0167675e9b1b970b2012-06-11T22:08:40Z2012-06-11T22:08:40ZIggyhttp://iggyo.blogspot.comHell, yes. And a sword-style controller? Yessiree Bob. Nerd Night will never be the same again; I cannot get the...<p>Hell, yes. And a sword-style controller? </p>
<p>Yessiree Bob. Nerd Night will never be the same again; I cannot get the fat guys to join me for Yoga, but I bet I can trick them into some exercise if it involves swords and killing.</p>