Tuesday 27 October 2009

Games have rules

When I first tried Foursquare I was unusually optimistic. For years people have been talking about software that will show where all your friends are but it never seems to have happened — either the technology’s not right or it doesn’t reach the critical mass needed — and I thought maybe Foursquare’s point-scoring would be just enough incentive to get people checking in.

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27 Oct 2009 at Twitter

  • 09:10am: Either the SAS has landed on the roof, or the abseiling window cleaning is about to commence.
  • 09:17am: It sounds like window cleaners rather than the SAS. Either way, I've drawn the curtains to avoid social embarrassment.
  • 10:26am: @phl Had a 90 min solo go. Loved the graphics but was a bit dull otherwise, so far. Finding money/ammo, shooting a few baddies, no thrill.
  • 10:49am: @blech Heh, maybe it'll pick up after I level up, get better guns, find vehicles, etc. Still feels a bit "here's how things work" at the mo.
  • 10:41pm: Just watched first three episodes of 'Flash Forward'. Alternated between utter embarassing tosh and "ooooh". Will try again.

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