The only computer game I'm working through (very, very slowly) is Machinarium (http://www.machinarium.net/). It's very much like the PC puzzle-solving games like Myst or Riven. Gorgeous artwork and fun characters. I used to love getting immersed in PC or console games, but now I have little patience for them.
My "serious" reading includes The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale, an actual murder mystery that required the services of what was the nascent form of the "detective" or "inspector." This is a real "whodunit" and inspired detective fiction as well as the science/profession of crime-solving, and the inclusion of detectives/inspectors in police departments. While it's certainly an interesting subject, I feel Summerscale has a tendency to go off way too far on digressions, although not on the scale as Homer or Beowulf or Tolkien. I'm half way through it but haven't picked it back up since summer of last year.
Currently, it's the book Bird Flu (http://birdflubook.com/) by Greger. Much easier going, and there's a family connection since my sister-in-law is part of a research team working with bird flu, so I can ask her stuff.
My gaming time is very limited nowadays. Comes with marriage and home ownership, I guess. That, or I've come to realize many games have you doing the same little things over and over and over for 2-3 hours. Probably why I like Scrabble, Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne.
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Date: 2010-01-10 08:48 pm (UTC)My "serious" reading includes The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale, an actual murder mystery that required the services of what was the nascent form of the "detective" or "inspector." This is a real "whodunit" and inspired detective fiction as well as the science/profession of crime-solving, and the inclusion of detectives/inspectors in police departments. While it's certainly an interesting subject, I feel Summerscale has a tendency to go off way too far on digressions, although not on the scale as Homer or Beowulf or Tolkien. I'm half way through it but haven't picked it back up since summer of last year.
Currently, it's the book Bird Flu (http://birdflubook.com/) by Greger. Much easier going, and there's a family connection since my sister-in-law is part of a research team working with bird flu, so I can ask her stuff.
My gaming time is very limited nowadays. Comes with marriage and home ownership, I guess. That, or I've come to realize many games have you doing the same little things over and over and over for 2-3 hours. Probably why I like Scrabble, Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne.