Archive for April, 2006

The CCK website is live!

Go check it out now, and download Bill Kittrell’s sermon from January 29th — it’s a great look at what consititutes true Biblical fellowship.

I’ve got to give Chris Hornsby credit: he’s done a great job, even if it is 100% Flash. (The Print feature is definitely a nice touch!) Now if they could just integrate a sermon podcast …

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After centuries of peace, Omega Centauri is in upheaval. The globular cluster that was once the center of the civilized galaxy is now on the brink of chaos and ruin. The emperor and his family have been assassinated; a power vacuum is created. Powerful factions form and vie http://travis.webseitler.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=200for control. Unrest and rebellion spread throughout Omega Centauri. Ancient powers realize new opportunities. Loyalties are forgotten and alliances are shattered; The Interregnum War begins.

Yes, Interregnum. I had to look it up in the dictionary myself; it basically means “between rulers” the way out-of-work means “between jobs” — in other words, this is a game where you play one of a number of factions all vying for control of a recently-crumbled empire. So you know right away that this is probably for the Chutes-and-Ladders crowd, right?

Galaxy Storm is a blast! “But,” you may ask, “how would you know? It’s still under development.” Ahh, but you see, Steven Cole (the developer) is a buddy from my church, and he’s been kind enough to include me in the user tests he’s been running. (I think I’m there to cover the “clueless wannabe” demographic; the most intense strategy gaming I had done previous to this was a single game of Axis & Allies.)

Since I’m just a wannabe, I’m not the best guy to describe what the game’s actually like… so I’ll just quote Mr. Cole again:

Galaxy Storm is a card-driven strategy game of interplanetary combat and diplomacy for 2, 4, or 6 players. Galaxy Storm is a medium weight strategy game that takes about 4 hours to complete. Each player controls one faction that will forge alliances, lead military and political campaigns, develop new policies and technologies, build great fleets, and conquer Omega Centauri. Each faction has unique abilities and leaders to seek their own path to victory.

So if the game’s still in development, why am I going on about it? Well, the Game Club of Maryland is hosting their annual Game Days from May 4-7 at the Days Inn Conference Center & Hotel, and Steve will be there running live demos of Galaxy Storm on Friday and Saturday! For $15 ($10 if you register before April 30) you can spend your entire Saturday playing other people’s games and hanging out with geeks like me and my friends—what’s not to love about that?

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Okay, this is about the coolest thing I’ve seen this year!

Blumpy.org : In-Brain 3D shows how you can see any ol’ regular movie in 3-D, simply by playing two copies side-by-side and offset by a fewframes, then crossing your eyes like with a stereogram. (Like this cute little Paddington Bear… but in motion!)

Now let’s sit back and watch, as 15 million Americans all sit cross-eyed at their computer screens…

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• Kneon Transitt is now blogging. Sweet!
• I have finally seen Disney’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was good, except it seemed they couldn’t decide who to have up front: Peter or that lion dude.
• We moved servers. Hosting is now graciously provided by Plus Web Design. No longer do I need to beg for mercy from some fly-by-night operation that doesn’t know the meaning of the phrase “customer service.” (Thanks, Joshua!)
• Easter sunrise service at Beachmont, followed by an Easter cantata at Hanover First Church of God and hours of fun with the family. Good stuff!

Now that the server transition seems to be complete, I’ll get back in the swing of things!

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“Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby…”

Check this out: as of 11:30AM EST, searching for “SBlounskched” on Google gives you some interesting results; namely, my site is ranked #1 (higher than the Strong Bad e-mail that “SBlounskched” came from)!

It just goes to show you… blogs are destined to take over the world!

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