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W-E-E-K-E-N-D!
Gamasutra has posted an article about artist Paul Steed's recent Game Developers Conference lecture. Mr. Steed got his start in the game industry working on Privateer and Wing Commander III and went on to greater fame as an artist on various high profile FPS games. His speech included an interesting (and slightly unbelievable) anecdote about Chris Roberts:
"I was at Origin for four years. I'll tell you a funny story about developing Wing Commander III. Does everyone know who Ginger Lynn is? Well, she was a porn star. Chris Roberts had no idea, and didn't believe me when I told him. This guy, my boss, didn't know it. So I took him to the video store and we watched some stuff. He gained a new respect for people in the adult entertainment industry!"
Awesome dude! Dust off that fretboard!
So I had to go to a school today and talk to 2nd graders about what I do and Animal Control and how to be good pet owners. The school happened to be the same school I went to - in fact I was in the first class when it opened in 1967. So I tell them this and they tell me they are looking for pics of the school from back then (which I have) and that they are gonna celebrate 40 years of the school in June. The principal then asks me if I would like to be there and be kinda of a guest speaker to talk about my impressions when the school opened and such. I think its pretty cool! Maybe just a little ego boosting!