Yes, Jacqui and I are heading south this March. To Austin, Texas for South by Southwest, or SXSW as the kids say. A lot of really cool people from all over the country who also happen to be friends are going too. I am also excited to be attending my first conference in a long time where I am not media. That means I can have fun, enjoy things, learn stuff, goof around with friends, stay up as late as I want, and get a pony for Christmas too! For those who may not know exactly what South by Southwest ...
What you see above is the title screen for a flash game called Cursor*10. Made by Yoshio Ishii, you click on the stairs to take you to the next level. In the first few levels you can easily find the set of stairs, but in successive levels it gets hard and takes more time to reveal the icon. Here's where the cool part comes in. You have ten "cursors" or lives and you can cooperate with yourself to go higher. Whatsa?? When you play your second, third, et cetera cursors, you see all of the previous attempts ghosted against your ...