Quentin Hudspeth's Journal

Milestone Alert

qhudspeth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:41:40 +0000

Well, I’ve finished self-editing the 400 page tome that is Star Lost. I’ve just sent the PDF off to a couple of friends who agreed to look it over. When I get their comments digested in about a month I’ll see if Colin is still up for layout duty, or if I’ll be on my [...]

I Love These Guys

qhudspeth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:42:07 +0000

And an only slightly less awesome version featuring the Notre Dame Marching Band: linkscolor = "000000"; highlightscolor = "888888"; backgroundcolor = "FFFFFF"; channel = "none"; [...]

Back in the saddle

qhudspeth — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:37:16 +0000

Well, the computer rebuild went fairly smoothly. There were a couple of minor issues involving moving the CPU cooler over to the new board and the old power supply not having long enough cables. But, all in all, pretty damned easy. Mobos these days have everything on them but the video-handling. Gone are the days [...]

If you don’t mind sir, I think I’ll switch off for a while.

qhudspeth — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:44:37 +0000

I’m going offline for a little while. I’m rebuilding my computer. Since I got the thing, almost two years ago, it’s had an intermittent crash problem. That problem has become more frequent, to the point where I almost have to turn around and reboot right after booting in the morning. There’s something wrong somewhere on [...]

Someone pinch me…

qhudspeth — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:51:15 +0000

…am I dreaming?! SurfaceScapes Gameplay Session from Surfacescapes on Vimeo. Since Microsoft Surface was first announced, I’ve been dreaming of a D&D app for it. It’s the perfect platform for a table-top RPG, combining the speed of the computer with the interactivity of sitting around the table. So the geeks at Carnegie Mellon are finally on [...]

Disney Rebound

qhudspeth — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:58:09 +0000

Well, we made it back from Disney World a little after midnight last Thursday. We had a great time, and really wore ourselves out. But, I don’t think we’ll be back any time soon. BTDT. The weather was actually cooler than forecast before we left, so we had some chilly mornings and evenings, but nothing newyorkers [...]

W00t! Editing Update

qhudspeth — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:16:33 +0000

I’ve just finished the editing and revision of the Star Lost text through page 205 (of ~399). There is a wavery light at the end of the tunnel, and I don’t feel the tell-tale vibration of an oncoming train. Up next is the editing of the alien equipment section, followed by the looong section of Abilities [...]

Belle of the Ball update

qhudspeth — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:59:20 +0000

Several weeks ago, our Sunday game group playtested Belle of the Ball, a card game by Daniel Solis. Daniel has posted this update on changes in the game that resulted from the playtest (Oh! The power!!!). I think his changes are looking good, and I hope to playtest a stronger version of the game in [...]

How about an update?

qhudspeth — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:02:39 +0000

So, lately I’ve been working mostly on Igor!, while still thinking about other stuff. I’ve had two recent playtests of Igor! that have gone well, but I’m still having trouble with length of game. So far, everything I’ve done to shorten aspects of the game have lengthened aspects of others. However, I’m told by my [...]

A Little Nookie

qhudspeth — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:35:11 +0000

I got a Barnes & Noble Nook for xmas, and (due to a shipping delay) I received it Thursday. Friday night I read a free book (Charlie Huston’s Already Dead) I had added to my B&N Library in December, when I knew I was getting the Nook. I turned “Airplane mode” on after downloading the [...]