Imagine holding one of those classic kaleidoscopes to your eye while a baby is babbling incessantly in the background. The colors. The movement. The unrecognizable shapes. Language you don’t understand. That’s what it was like watching my first League of Legends game play video. Five minutes with a League video was all I needed. League’s… Continue reading
The ABCs of NPCs
Have you seen the meme on TikTok in which unsuspecting strangers on the street are treated like NPCs? NPCs—Non-Player Characters—are computer-led characters in video games that serve to assist a player (a PC, or player character; a real life player). One way is by giving him hints about the next step in his quest. NPCs… Continue reading
Hairy Crowns All Around
It was last year when I ran across the term “hairy crown” in the Bible. I was immediately struck by how my imagination ran with that fun descriptor, although in context it was being used with serious implications. Still, I could imagine my kids and grandkids being intrigued by it enough to talk about it. … Continue reading