Most #indieAF moment of #bigbadcon:
I’m explaining the flow of Rachel E.S. Walton’s Mars 244 game, mostly for the noobs. I’m going through the prologue, which is a mix of box text, instructions, and choices.
“And so I’ll pass the book to my left, and that player starts by reading some free verse poetry.”
There’s a pause. Vivian Paul says “Wait, you’re serious?”
Me: “Yup. Look.” I show the Act One page.
Vivian: “That is so indie.”
Me: “We’re gonna bring it dowwwwn.”
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There once was a man named Paul
Who was indie as fuck and all
He went to a con
And, shit, it was ON
I hope he had a ball
oh it was okay I guess
Legit laughed out loud at this. 😀
Once at Dreamation I started off a session of Dudebros & Douchebags by calling for a guided meditation, asking everyone to close their eyes, and really think about what the following means to them – then I put this song on:
It was supposed to be a self-aware joke at the expense of pretentious indie games, but everyone went along with it so I pretended I was being serious, and the session went great.
Mikael Andersson pretty much the same reaction to #indiegameaday2016 !
Mikael Andersson, wonderful.
Mikael Andersson for you, my favorite song:
Jason Morningstar second song I’ve heard just today that rhymes “Jesus” with “penis”
http://genius.com/Die-antwoord-wings-on-my-penis-lyrics
Next time I run it maybe I can get someone to beatbox with the reading.
That would fit with the joke about one of the characters listening to the classics. You know, like Tupac.