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WordPress Posting Stats

WordPress Posting Stats

Move over GitHub contributions graph, I have a new chart to obsess over. I use Jetpack with my WordPress site to add some features and gather some stats. Today I noticed this gem of a chart in the WordPress.com “Stats and Insights” section. I’m going to try to be more consistent about posting thoughts and…

Daedalus

Daedalus

This week I revisited Daedalus on Oculus Go to capture a few photos and videos for my archive. This is one of my favorite VR games from the 3DOF era. I’ve spent many hours here over the years and every time I visit it is magical. I’ve solved hard problems and made big decisions while…

Notes on Myst (VR)

Notes on Myst (VR)

Achievement unlocked? I finally completed the classic that has inspired so many games over the past three decades. To be honest, I never played Myst in the 90s. I didn’t have access to a computer until the early 2000s and by the time I got one, I never really used it for gaming. I spent…

Notes on Torn

Notes on Torn

This has been sitting patiently in my Rift library, just waiting for me to play through it. Without giving anything away, I’ll just say that this seems like a puzzle game but it’s really all about story. It’s not a story that feels super important or interesting until you finish it. I urge you to…

Notes on The Gallery

Notes on The Gallery

Continuing my progress through my SteamVR library, this week I finally got around to playing The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone. I first played Chapter 1 (The Gallery: Call of the Starseed) in 2017 shortly after getting my Vive. I think this was even part of the bundle of games I received with the Vive….

VR Cat Games

VR Cat Games

I have a few cat games in my SteamVR library. Some of them are little more than a joke or simple game mechanic, others have a bit more going for them. Kittypocalypse Link A strategic tower defense game that featured attaching hordes of alien cats. Out of everything on the list, this was the game…

Budget Cuts

Budget Cuts

A PC VR gem that shines best without a tether. I remember being excited about this game when I got it on the Oculus Rift store in October of 2018. A lot of games that support room scale just end up letting you stand in one spot without adding anything to make you want to…