My trip to Japan!

Here are pictures from my recent trip to Japan.

First time flying in a plane and first time out of North America. It was a great learning experience, even though it was on an unfortunate circumstance. I'd like to visit again for a longer period in the future -

I'm going to learn more Japanese for next time!

10 million dollars is being invested into the OUYA!

Very awesome news! A company in China is investing 10 million into the OUYA console. I've always believed in it, and I wanted to see it grow. Unfortunately, it didn't get much of a backing in the U.S., and most would rather use their phones or other console of choice.

Us developing for the OUYA would be very viable, and we can tap a different market than what we're used to. But I do think that it would be a fun venture to look into.

I'm excited!

Game Design Philosophy: AI with the same rules as the player

Was attempting Turn 9 earlier today, and there's a outside "ring of death" that the players can't walk into or they die, hence the 'ring of death'. Enemies can be pushed into said ring of death and take no damage. Yay for enemies not following the same rules.

So now I'm interested in the topic: Is there a game where an AI enemy can follow the same rules/limitations as the player, yet still be fun and not over the top easy or impossible?

Feel free to let me know if there are any games, I'd like to give it a shot. But for now, relevant linky

‪#‎GameDesignPhilosophy‬

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MyRulesAreNotYourRules

Regarding Toonami being shrunk to 3 1/2 hours in length

Now I'm even more heartbroken - It's not just that I can watch all of the anime they're dropping elsewhere (yay, internet/streaming). It's the other underlying message. Action animation gets poor ratings and will always lose out to comedy.

Another issue is the lack of western action animation. Maybe TV isn't (and probably never will be) the place for it again, because even that gets turned into comedy ( Teen Titans GO! ) - There is definitely an itch that needs to be scratched

http://toonami.tumblr.com/post/109334851853/ch-ch-ch-changes