smithgift (57)in #gaming • 6 years agoNot a review of _Doki Doki Literature Club!_This article is not a review of Doki Doki Literature Club! , a visual novel/dating sim by Team Salvato. It is not a…smithgift (57)in #writing • 7 years agoWhat Happened to the City and the Dungeon, and/or it's author!?So, a funny thing happened on the way to publishing The City and the Dungeon. The cover to the audiobook…smithgift (57)in #writing • 7 years agoMy Kindle Scout campaign: a postmortem.As of November 17th, my Kindle Scout campaign for The City and the Dungeon has ended. Kindle Scout, for the…smithgift (57)in #writing • 7 years agoNominate my book, The City and the Dungeon, on Kindle Scout!tl;dr: vote here for my book, get a free copy if it wins. Yesteryear I wrote a book, The City and the…smithgift (57)in #writing • 7 years agoTales of the Once and Future KingI’m in an anthology! Go buy it! …OK, you want more information. Fine. Here's the official blurb: It is said…smithgift (57)in #philosophy • 7 years agoIn Defense of TaxationPreviously , I said I would defend a topic even MORE unpopular than the eternal deprivation of human souls from…smithgift (57)in #writing • 7 years agoLike my writings? Have some more of it! (One's free!)As some of you might be able to tell, I'm a writer. Here's some stuff elsewhere: Prince Anak the Immortal My…smithgift (57)in #religion • 7 years agoIn Defense of HellHell is, to say it mildly, an unpopular doctrine. Who wants to believe that some are deprived forever of the sight of…smithgift (57)in #life • 7 years agoWhat's it ACTUALLY like in a Psych Ward.I have never seen a psych ward depicted accurately in fiction. I have the experience to say so, because a few years…smithgift (57)in #ethereum • 7 years agoMaking games for Ethereum, Part 2: Getting StartedThis guide is much more technical than my last article in the series. However, I've found it hard enough to get…smithgift (57)in #philosophy • 8 years agoA Bad Argument for Gozoltry Legalization.There is a certain bad argument for the legalization of alcohol/tobacco/drugs/abortion/prostitution/gambling/guns/etc…smithgift (57)in #art • 8 years agoA Meditation on "F*CK HEROIN"Graffiti is in some way an expression of the will of the street. Or the ideas, at least, of the population of those…smithgift (57)in #life • 8 years agoWriting Bipolar (from Bipolar Writer)Writing Bipolar (from a Bipolar Writer) I have been, from the age of twelve, been bipolar. It was only recently that…smithgift (57)in #ethereum • 8 years agoMaking games for Ethereum, Part 1: Requirements and LimitationsI'll preface this by saying I haven't spend nearly as much time on Ethereum based games as I have on other…smithgift (57)in #religion • 8 years agoHow many angels can, in fact, dance on the head of a pin?There is a common myth that the question, "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" was some critical if…smithgift (57)in #education • 8 years agoLessons Learned from Making Educational Games for Kids: Part Three: For Younger GradesPreviously ( Part One , Part Two ), I've been talking about making games for older kids--middle schoolers, to be…smithgift (57)in #education • 8 years agoLessons Learned from Making Educational Games for Kids: Part Two: Game DevelopmentMy mom and I have made countless games over the years, and hundreds of review lists. The JS coding is nearly entirely…smithgift (57)in #education • 8 years agoLessons Learned from Making Educational Games for Kids: Part One: Game DesignOnce upon a time long ago, my mother, a middle school teacher, received twenty new laptops for her class. (They were…smithgift (57)in #introduceyourself • 8 years agoMy name is Matthew P. Schmidt, and I approve this message.I am, as the title suggests, Matthew P. Schmidt: papist, writer, and programmer. (I do plenty of other things, too, of…