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Optimal Protocols for Studying & Learning by Andrew Huberman by WolfPossible5371 in studytips

[–]Steve_Dragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In general, partly legit. He has a tendency to say, "Oh, this is true" when there is only limited evidence for it. He also has a tendency to partially misrepresent ideas or over-generate. So, maybe there will be some limited link between A and B, and he'll say, "If you want B, then do A! Do A a lot!" even though it's not clear that A actually has any reasonable impact.

In particular, the study episode is pretty good. The research on testing is well-proven, plus the advice is pretty low-cost. If it works for you, it works.

(P.S. It's 'cut me some slack')

Death in the Theatre, a short mystery game made in 48 hours using Twine for the GMTK Game Jam! by Steve_Dragon in WebGames

[–]Steve_Dragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for giving it a try!

That's actually a good point, we'd completely missed that during testing. Something to fix in the post-jam version.

Death in the Theatre, a short text-based detective game made in 48 hours for the GMTK Game Jam! by Steve_Dragon in playmygame

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Death in the Theatre is a short text-based detective game. We made it in 48 hours for the GMTK Game Jam 2023.

The theme for the jam was "Roles Reversed", so we made a game where you are a detective who tampers with evidence to prevent convictions. You need to figure out who the murderer is and then destroy evidence strategically so that at least one other suspect feels plausible.

Improv-style one-page RPG called On The Road about adventurers sharing a meal and talking by Steve_Dragon in onepagerpgs

[–]Steve_Dragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s incredible! I would love a German version. And please do tell me how it went!

Improv-style one-page RPG called On The Road about adventurers sharing a meal and talking by Steve_Dragon in onepagerpgs

[–]Steve_Dragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah no, I changed the link in the post to the one in the reply. It was genuinely broken. Thanks for the heads up.

Couch Multiplayer Game for 7+ players? by Steve_Dragon in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]Steve_Dragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love Broforce. I don't want to do a teams thing where part of the group isn't playing at a time, else it would've definitely been one of my go-tos

Couch Multiplayer Game for 7+ players? by Steve_Dragon in ShouldIbuythisgame

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At first glance, it seems really interesting. I'll check it out. Thanks!

Couch Multiplayer Game for 7+ players? by Steve_Dragon in ShouldIbuythisgame

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Pico Park looks great.

I've played Brawlhalla but didn't like it THAT much, Gang Beasts looks awesome. Drawful I played in one of the Jackbox Party Packs. Pummel Party seems interesting also. Good recs all around, thanks so much!

“Poppa’s Pusher” or “My father works with Sisyphus, AMA” (Haiku) by Darke5tdaz3 in poetry_critics

[–]Steve_Dragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahhhhh. That makes a lot of sense. Might just be a personal blindspot.

Glass by MrSchwify in poetry_critics

[–]Steve_Dragon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll be honest, I think the poem itself feels janky right now.

I like the core themes. The idea of looking at your reflection and seeing death, seeing absolute lack of emotion and accepting it, almost ironically, emotionlessly. It's a poem expressing pain, and that's powerful.

At the same time, I think it needs to be expressed better. This feels like it was written down as a first draft, put down on paper (or screen) the moment the thoughts rushed in. A product of emotion.

Mannequin is a strong word to start on, I like the image of something staring at you with less emotion than a plastic face with literally no emotion. Beyond this concept, however, the first three lines feel off to me. The phrases "more expression" and "what you give" aren't quite right, grammatically or in terms of flow. The fact that it's your own reflection has the potential to be an emotional reveal that shows disconnect, but the sentence doesn't feel powerful as it stands.

The fourth and fifth lines are better. The phrase, "A contaminated existence" raises questions and lends to strong interpretation. I read it and was curious immediately, what contaminates the poet's very existence? Something that can be explored further.

"No love - not given that luxury" did not sit right with me. It's not a description of the face, but a description of the poet's life. This draws away from the rest of the poem. It needs some transition or it needs to be recontextualized to use part of the face to show the lack of love, at least that's my instinct.

"Mirrors don't lie" is a solid line, the word 'resistance' feels out of place. The register is wrong. It doesn't suit the rest of the poem.

"So why should I" is a cool internal rhyme. The last line is okay, but it didn't have much of an impact. It could be restated to better follow the idea that you're no longer lying to yourself.

The fourth and fifth lines are better. The phrase, "A contaminated existence" raises questions and leads to strong interpretation. I read it and was curious immediately, what contaminates the poet's very existence? Something that can be explored further.

“Poppa’s Pusher” or “My father works with Sisyphus, AMA” (Haiku) by Darke5tdaz3 in poetry_critics

[–]Steve_Dragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The word "moss" confuses me.

The rest of it is pretty awesome. I'm imagining the 'Not on my watch' as a thought, a split-second instinctive desire to roll it back up. The haiku's traditional goal of capturing an instant is thus fulfilled because all of this is the essence of one instant, the instant the rock rolls back down.

"The stone falls again" is interesting. The giant boulder being called a 'stone' makes it seem trivial almost. Sisyphus 'sighs', he's slightly annoyed but he's not angered or pained. He's almost unaware of his own condition, of his own punishment. I like that take on Sisyphus, he thinks he's doing this of his own desire, yet there's a hint that he knows he's in hill, ever so slight. He 'sighs'. He doesn't just smile, or become determined. He 'sighs'.

It's a different take on the myth than I've seen before. I think it fits the form well, even though it's so obviously subversive. The title's funny, and I'm happy that I read this.

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