Bleep, bleep... bloop!
A couple of days ago I went to grab lunch, and I noticed a bunch of people were crowded around something, talking and laughing with each other. I grabbed some lunch and went to see what it was. They set up an arcade machine (w/ 6 games on it) in our lobby.
I heart company-sponsored gaming.
I haven't had time to check out all the games - I've mostly watched other people play, but so far it looks like we have a side-scrolling space fighter, and a fighting game. Maybe I'll sneak away today for a little bit and get paid to play some video games! rolleyes
I am full of candy
We also have a new snack room, which is nuts. Well, it contains nuts anyway. And Peanut M&Ms. And chips, candies, fruits, drinks, milk, cereal, health bars, raisins... Basically, everything that makes me drool so much I have to wear a bib to work to keep my shirt dry.
You ever go to a movie theater or a grocery store and see those walls of treats, and they're in translucent boxes that open on the front, and they have little plastic shovels? We have those.
I can literally shovel candy directly into my body.
Really, though, I wish there wasn't so much candy around. I have a massive sweet tooth, and I can do WITHOUT unhealthy living. Eat well and exercise regularly! (when you're NOT on Gaia, of course)
Feature creature
So what has been released in the last week? Facial expressions and avatar layering fixes. Not too bad. It may not seem like much (although, as you can see, I've made good use of the new facial expressions) but there's a LOT going on here.
I mentioned last w eek that a bunch of us are involved in a lot of different cool projects at the moment, including... well, I can't tell you what they are rofl I hate not being able to tell you, but I can't. It's like dangling a steak in front of a bunch of starving puppies!
Suffice to say, there's plenty to look forward to. There's been a lot of speculation as to what some of the new improvements might be -- all I can say to throw you off the scent is that there's some stuff you probably have never even thought of. Cool stuff. Secret stuff. ninja
So... what are YOU working on?
Me? My feature is pretty much done, and we're going to start thorough testing soon (remember how I mentioned last week how many people a feature has to go through before it's ready to go live?). Needless to say, I would be very embarassed if we released my feature too early, and it ended up turning your avatar into a molten pile of goo. Which would be bad.
As far as what it is, well, you'll find out soon. I can say confidently that it's NOT the Battle System. No way in Hell that I could have finished that in two weeks, even if it were what I was working on, which it isn't. Really. It's not. Stop asking. You know who you are.
There's been a lot of you who say you can't wait until the feature is released, and really, without knowing what it even is I think you may be getting over-excited. That's a lot of pressure on me you know. I mean, what if all I did was make your avatar do a little shuffle dance? (Wait, bad example, that would actually be pretty cool).
So, I can't think of a good example, but what if my feature turns out to be something boring? What if I think it's cool but it turns out it's actually lame?
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Wait? Are you saying you coded a lame feature?
Psssh, don't be silly. Of course my feature is awesome. Just you wait.
P.S. Thanks Modoko!
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Heh, I wasn't one of those Battle Systems people, but you can't blame me for wanting the project to be the Quest System, even though I knew that its only going to be a small little feature.
Edit: Haha! First comment again. =D