Fog of war: how you make decisions without seeing the full map
In every strategy game, part of the map stays hidden until you explore it. In life, the map never reveals everything at …
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Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
Cooldown: why even your best move needs a pause
In every game, the best abilities have a cooldown. The game forbids you from using the same move twice in a row — and …
Checkpoint: why you wait for the game to save before moving on
In every game, the checkpoint exists so you can take risks with more courage. In real life, hunting for that safe point …
Side quest: the detours are worth more than the main mission
Every RPG has a main quest and dozens of unnecessary side quests — until you realise those are what you'll remember. …
Fast travel: why you want to skip life's boring parts
In games, fast travel is comfort — skip the journey, appear at the destination. In life, when you want to skip the …
Loading screen: what to do with the time nobody asked for
Before any big world, there's a loading screen. A barstool reflection on waiting, patience, and what changes while the …
If life had a difficulty setting, would you pick Easy?
Most people pick Hard in Dark Souls but would complain about the same thing in real life. What does that contradiction …
Protagonist or NPC: do you drive your life or just exist in it?
Every RPG world has heroes and NPCs. But in your own life — are you driving the story, or just running the script …
The infinite backlog: why you never finish what you start
You've got 80 games on Steam, 3 half-finished courses and dozens of open tabs. A barstool reflection on life's backlog …
New Game+: what if you could start everything over?
What if life had a New Game+ option? A philosophical think about fresh starts, regrets, and what games teach us about …