by Jim Stitzel | Sep 25, 2013 | General
Once upon a time, there was a boy who loved winter. He loved all seasons equally, but the things he loved about winter were the snow and the nip of the cold air, hot chocolate and the smell of the wood burning stove. He looked for any opportunity to get outside and...
by Jim Stitzel | Feb 15, 2007 | General
I’ve just quite a bit of material to write about, all of it stacking up in the queue. Most of it right now has to do with theology and philosophy and the like, some of it has to do with writing, and some to do with gaming. All of it requires a clear head to mull...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 14, 2006 | General
I was finally able to complete “Advent Rising”:http://www.adventtrilogy.com over the weekend. While the gameplay mechanics were a bit clunky and frustrating at times, the story was one of the best I’ve seen in a video game. The developers did an...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 14, 2006 | General
The art of storytelling is as important to the story as are the actual _details_ of the story itself. Perhaps that is why I loved Advent Rising (which I finally finished over the weekend, I might add) and The Village so much. The story, in both cases, might not have...