Welcome to
Erasmus adage for the month of September:
Vitilitigator
An Internet Troll
When Marcus Cato coined this neologism, he really wasn’t thinking 2,000 years into the future, but he was describing a type of person we have seen in many guises over the centuries: the guy whose whole life seems to revolve around arguing with people. Some people just like to argue about anything they can pick a fight over; they were around during Roman times and they’re still with us today.
Recent additions:
August 31st: another book review: In the Blink of an Eye: how vision kick-started the big bang of evolution.
August 29th: a sad tale of bad software design
August 28th: a review of Justinian’s Flea, the story of the bubonic plague that devastated the Roman Empire.
August 26th: a new and improved collection of pages about each pet we’ve owned; it’s still in progress.
August 19th: a clever story about economics, game design, and algorithms
August 18th: have you ever wondered why some music just goes round and round inside your head? Here’s my guess.
August 16th: a new book review: The Winds of Change, about abrupt climate change.
You can find a complete log of all the new additions to Erasmatazz at my change log.
If you came here looking for my interactive storytelling technology (Storytron), here’s our website.
My extensive library of writings on game design, interactive storytelling, and more
Personal stuff
Here is information on my new series of webinars.