Today’s the final day of January, marking the end of the first month of this website’s existence. To commemorate the occasion, I thought it would be fun to take a step back and look at what’s been achieved in the last month, the lessons I’ve learned throughout and what my future plans for the site …
Month: January 2021
The news has been full of stories and interviews surrounding the stock market at the moment, and for good reason. The situations currently unfolding could be a major point in world history, and will likely be remembered just as the stock market crash in 2008 is remembered today. Despite the amount of news coverage, I’m …
Playing Dungeons & Dragons has been a hobby of mine for years, but I’ve never been a fan of listening to others play. For me, the fun of the game comes from making my own decisions and seeing those decisions play out, and I thought that listening or watching other players took away too much …
I love a good goblin. They’re small, angry and kind of cute in an ugly way. While they are a very fun enemy in any type of fantasy game, they can sometimes feel a little overused. If you’re like me and you need a break from these little green freaks, take a look at some …
Welcome back to the second installment in my world building series. In the first article in this series, found here, we worked out the basic shapes of our continents and arranged them into a world map. While a good start, the world is still a flat green pancake without any geographical features at all. Today, …
I will admit that I am not as much of a Marvel fan as some. I walked out of Avengers: Endgame having had a good time, but a bit annoyed at the amount of blatant advertising they’d crammed into the film. It was still a good film, but would have been far better if I …
Graphics in video games are improving with very release, with some newer engines being able to render movie assets in real time. However, while hyper-realistic graphics are absolutely stunning to look at, they have the downside of being incredibly expensive to create. This means that these beautiful graphics are reserved for the biggest game releases …
Colossal tentacles. A gaping maw capable of devouring entire ships with a single bite. Suction cups that can suck a man’s soul from his body. The myth of the Kraken has been around for centuries, and has made its way into multitudes of novels, films and games over the years. It’s considered a myth by …
The first fictional piece of writing is thought to be the Epic of Gilgamesh, a supernatural story written about a Sumerian king with god-like powers around five thousand years ago. In the time since them, fiction writing has come a long way and has split down many different paths. Crime, fantasy, romance and horror stories …
For thousands of years, humanity has invited animals into our homes and into our hearts. Whether bulldogs or bullfrogs, we love our pets as part of the family and they have been so important in staving off loneliness during the eternal pandemic. I find it amazing that humans can form a bond with so many …