Category Archives: Blizzard

The Popularity of Starcraft in Korea (and Elsewhere)

Today’s topic as originally chosen by William G (at UT Dallas) was the “Popularity of K-Pop“; however, given that I know almost nothing about K-Pop, and that it would be ironic if I had to do a lot of research … Continue reading

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December 1, 2010: The Day of the the Blizzard

As a Texan, I have the right to call this a BLIZZARD, even if it isn’t one. Anyway, here are a few snow pictures that I snapped using my laptop’s integrated webcam. Had to hold my laptop at some weird … Continue reading

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The End of an Experiment

I played World of Warcraft for 20 days. During this time, I spent logged into the game a total of 6 days and 9 hours (plus 1 minute and 7 seconds, if you look closely at the yellow text on … Continue reading

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Two Weeks

…it has been since my last blog post. That sets a record on my blog for inactive days in a row. Yay! (Or not.) In the meanwhile, I have had some interesting days at Cornell, including a few self-experiments involving a … Continue reading

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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Walkthrough, Difficulty Guide

Format: Mission Name Difficulty: A/B/C/D (out of a 1-5 scale, 1 being the easiest, 5 being the hardest; A on casual, B on normal, C on hard, and D on brutal) Achievements: E/F (also a difficulty on a 1-5 scale; … Continue reading

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Starcraft II Editor — Second Look

Random fact: On the day of my last post, which was about a short story considered a brilliant piece of American literature, my blog received its lowest daily view count in more than three months (130 views). I guess the … Continue reading

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Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is a real-time strategy game and yet another impressive gem from Blizzard. Overview This post is a review in all but the usual sense. I’m not here to assign the game a number from 1 … Continue reading

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