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Many video games nowadays have some form of action. Sometimes, that action is not possible in the real world, usually because it’s restricted by law or something else. That’s why some games have a “Don’t Try This At Home” disclaimer. This is usually applied for games that feature outrageous stunts or death-defying acts. Anybody withContinue reading “Why Some Games Say “Don’t Try This At Home””

If you’re a programmer, designer, composer, or artist, copyright is an important part for what you do. It’s always a good idea to know a few key facts about your jurisdiction’s Copyright Act. Copyright protection begins from the moment you compile your final build. As the copyright holder of your product, you have the exclusiveContinue reading “What Indie Developers Should Know About Copyright”

To be clear, the overall theme of a game, according to the MPAA, won’t result in higher age ratings, though activities related to an adult nature will. While other rating boards consider thematic material as part of the rating process, how come the ESRB doesn’t? That’s what I want to explain. Abstract Different families haveContinue reading “Why the ESRB Doesn’t Classify Thematic Material”

Developers are almost always bound to make mistakes when developing their games. It can happen anywhere, whether it be within code, graphics, audio, and even the game’s overall narrative. These mistakes generally have positive or negative effects on the finished product. Some developers including myself have a big focus on the game’s story. I haveContinue reading “Mistakes that Developers Make When Writing Narratives for Their Games”

On Sunday, April 2, 2023, Studio Emiko announced that they may have gotten the opportunity to return to game development with a new Touhou Project fangame. This new title will be a visual novel RPG hybrid, and will be made using Ren’Py. The RPG elements will be powered by NomnomNami’s Syrup Lite RPG Framework. StudioContinue reading “Studio Emiko to Possibly Return to Game Development With New Title”

It’s no secret that Kozan is the native place for the ethnic youkai population of humans, and is considered Kozan’s indigenous people. Humanoids and youkai-borns are the two dominant ethnic groups in Kozan, both of which have shaped the Gensokyo continent’s vision to what it is today. Youkai-born identity is a contested and complex issue.Continue reading “The Genetics of Youkai-Borns in Kozan”

A lot of people in Kozan today may be related to Queen Marisa, the founder of the Federal Kingdom of Kozan. During the course of Marisa’s reign, and her successor King Kichou, they both decided to find ways to expand their influence, and one of them was to place her descendants into royal families acrossContinue reading “How the Kirisame Dynasty Expanded During the 18th Century”

If you step into Gensokyo (the one featured in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe to be exact) from the western tip of the continent, you may think you’re in Japan, but in reality, you’ll feel like you’re in North America. At the turn of the 18th century, two new countries on the continent emerged: democratic EasternContinue reading “How 165 Years of Divided Rule on the Gensokyo Continent Shaped Kozan”

The Federal Kingdom of Kozan is a constitutional monarchy ruled by the Kirisame Dynasty. But did you know there are a number of non-reigning dynasties residing in Kozan? The Kirisame Dynasty recognizes a number of formal royal families that once reigned over their own piece of land on the Gensokyo continent. They’re allowed to remainContinue reading “Kozan’s Non-Reigning Dynasties”