Author Archives: lion

Okami

Posted on September 22, 2006 by lion

I have been eagerly awaiting Okami, Clover’s new game that got a near perfect score from Famitsu, and was finally able to pick up a copy on the US release date earlier this week!   I had a few impressions … Continue reading →

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The Journey of Man

Posted on September 6, 2006 by lion

I just finished watching an absolutely fascinating program on PBS called The Journey of Man. It was a summary of the research of Spencer Wells and company whose Y-DNA genetic genealogy research has lead to a compelling “story” of human … Continue reading →

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“Yomi” Fighting Card Game – First Public Play Test

Posted on August 28, 2006 by lion

Sirlin has announced a physical card game that we have been working on. It had its first public play test at this year’s Evolution Fighting Game Championships in Las Vegas. My involvement with this game began at GDC 2005 where … Continue reading →

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My friend Akiha sent me a link to this video. It promises to build space and connections with/between photos.

Posted on August 3, 2006 by lion | 3 Comments

Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani leaves Namco

Posted on July 21, 2006 by lion

Iwatani-san, after nearly 30 year, is leaving Namco (where he designed Pac-Man, among other games) to teach at a university. Good luck Iwatani-san! I like this quote from the article: “For example, mental training games have become very popular lately,” … Continue reading →

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For those of you who have not had an account on Integral Naked, or read any of Ken Wilber’s books, you can get a taste by checking out a small number of Ken Wilber videos on Google Video.

Posted on July 17, 2006 by lion | 2 Comments

Capcom Classics Collection

Posted on July 16, 2006 by lion

This guy really seems to like the idea of Capcom Classics Collection which was produced by my team. The collection was reviewed fairly well and even touted as “the collection to beat.” I think that we beat it with the … Continue reading →

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UK scientists have developed technology that enables artificial limbs to be directly attached to a human skeleton.  BBC article link.

Posted on July 3, 2006 by lion | Leave a comment

Levels of Consciousness

Posted on July 3, 2006 by lion

About a year ago Yuki and I attended the I-WET event in San Francisco where we learned that the color descriptions used in Integral circles to discuss stages of development, as appropriated from Spiral Dynamics, were being replaced. The new … Continue reading →

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Microsoft is getting into robotics

Posted on June 26, 2006 by lion | Leave a comment