Playing around with the Xtranormal text-to-animation tool this afternoon, and looking for some two-person dialogue to feed in, I thought I’d try dramatising the recent DoV from JeffSheets (the text is verbatim, the gestures and camera cuts were done manually). Hearing two satnav voices arguing is never going to be very compelling, but it’s worth waiting for “I had my own blog” 54 seconds from the end.
BlogNomic is an online Nomic: a self-modifying game where changing the rules is part of the game. Players make blog posts proposing additions or alterations to the ruleset, discussing and casting votes in the comments: if enough vote in favour, the rules are changed and play continues.
The game has been running since 2003 and resets every month or so. New players are always welcome and can join in at any time.
BlogNomic is powered by pMachine ExpressionEngine.
Comments
Klisz:
Klisz:
The first time it said “nomic”, it said “nohmic”. The second time, it said “nommic”.
Kevan:
The American-accent voice pronounces it “nommic”, the English-accent couldn’t parse it at all and pronounced it “nahr-mic”, so I just typed it out phonetically as “nohmic”.
Klisz:
So, basically, that site thinks the US is full of idiots?
Ienpw III:
The US is full of idiots.
arthexis:
I loled
Klisz:
@yuri: Sure, but most of us aren’t that idiotic. Also, Canada, Ireland, England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa are also all full of idiots.
But not Scotland.
Klisz:
Oh, Northern Ireland is also full of idiots.
Klisz:
You know, we might as well shorten it to “The English-speaking world is full of idiots.” Of course, that’s being a bit optimistic…
Ienpw III:
Northern Ireland is full of idiots.
Klisz:
That’s true. Then again, most places that border the Atlantic are.
Or the Pacific.
Or the Indian.
Or the Southern.
Or the Arctic.
Or landlocked.
Darknight:
Heh, i’m from america and i always say it NO-mic.
Qwazukee:
Lolololol
Josh:
I missed this. It’s marvellous.