{"id":2385,"date":"2010-04-28T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T14:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flashofsteel.com\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2010-04-28T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T17:18:12","slug":"gods-at-play-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flashofsteel.com\/index.php\/2010\/04\/28\/gods-at-play-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Gods at Play 1: Virtual Viceroys"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gods<\/center> <\/p>\n

Today marks the debut of my strategy game design column “Gods at Play” at Game, Set, Watch.<\/a> This week I talk about virtual viceroys and ceding power to the AI.<\/p>\n

I’ve often said that GSW is my favorite of the news blogs that exploded a few year ago because it is interested in things like design and business in a way that most blogs are not. As a Gamasutra sister site, this makes a lot of sense. But it’s also been home to some of my favorite columns over the years. (Some of them are, alas, defunct.)<\/p>\n

So it’s great to be invited to contribute regularly. I struggled with the first one for a number of reasons personal and professional. If you’ve read Flash of Steel regularly over the years, you will probably see some themes and ideas recycled and updated at Gods at Play. As I troll my archives, I see a lot of design posts that need to be refreshed. Three Moves Ahead has certainly helped refine my thinking.<\/p>\n

The column title image was designed by the inimitable Jennifer Sparks<\/a>, who is responsible for all the amazing art I use. The column name was coined by the also inimitable Jenn Cutter<\/a>, who is responsible for keeping me sane on those afternoons when the words do not come and I need to brainstorm.<\/p>\n

EDIT:<\/strong> Oh, and if you want to talk about the column, do it over there on GSW please or cross post your comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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