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BANNED  Posts: 819 Joined: 22 Dec 2008     | that was a prety good story |
Paperboy Posts: 39 Joined: 13 Jan 2008     |
Ouch. Well written, sparse on the details, but I've always preferred imagination to a page of rock. Read every word, which is rare. It's also exactly how I picture the invention of strong AI. By a programmer getting caught up in a pet project. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 535 Joined: 22 Dec 2008    | Possibly reading too much into this but, considering the main story is told from the point of view of an omnipotent observer, and so is the conclusion, perhaps Tom and Karen... Also. Tom and Jerry. Har! |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 66 Joined: 29 Jul 2008    | That was enjoyable. Wish there was an extra 200-300 words to flesh it out a bit more |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1024 Joined: 10 Oct 2008    |
agreed. It was a good story just light on details. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 65 Joined: 16 Aug 2008  | Wow. Very entertaining |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 858 Joined: 7 May 2008    | When's part II? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 879 Joined: 7 Dec 2008 | Wow... that was... awesome. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 126 Joined: 30 Nov 2008  | It was cool, maybe I'm dense, but I didn't really get Shangri-la. |
Muckraker  Posts: 329 Joined: 8 May 2008   | I think the point is that it is light on detail. Who knows how many of those guys are just characters? The 2nd page was especially awesome. I like how the two characters slowly comes to grip with the dreaded (virtual) reality. It really strikes a chord with me, and I totally got the chill there. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 65 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 | That was kind of creepy. Interesting, well written, and a fun read, but still creepy. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2768 Joined: 22 Feb 2009     | That was nothing short of epic. I'm having a hard time taking all that in really. |
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Jerry
"Jerry hugged closely against the contours, looking for gaps or seams. It held up well almost all the way across until finally his character slipped through into oblivion and went limp. Ragdoll physics were probably the greatest job satisfaction there was in quality assurance, he thought as his character bounced a few moments, twitching violently in opposing directions."
A game tester tries to escape from his hijacked development studio.
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