http://netvouz.com/Xyzzy/tag/behind_the_scenes?feed=rss Xyzzy's bookmarks tagged "behind_the_scenes" on Netvouz http://twylite1.livejournal.com/6245.html Blog entry by former Origin employee Sheri Graner Ray celebrating her 20th anniversary in the game industry, talking about some of her experiences at Origin, working on The Black Gate & Serpent Isle, and unpublished project Arthurian Legends (the cancellation of which was the "death knell for Origin" in her eyes). Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:18:24 GMT http://twylite1.livejournal.com/6694.html Sheri Ray Graner on the mass layoffs at Origin 4 years after the EA buyout, working at American Laser Games & Her Interactive Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:31:21 GMT http://twylite1.livejournal.com/6606.html Blog entry by former Origin employee Sheri (the mouse) Graner Ray, all about the unpublished Ultima VIII add-on called The Lost Vale. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:10:27 GMT http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/c_xyzzy.html Interesting article on "everything you ever wanted to know about the magic word XYZZY" Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:43:53 GMT http://digg.com/d3kqbA A guided tour of Britannia Manor, in video. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:29:17 GMT http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/index.html Site all about the first interactive fiction (text adventure) game ever, Colossal Cave Adventure. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:45:50 GMT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtues_of_Ultima Lengthly article about the many virtue & ethics systems that appear in the Ultima series, including how they came about in real life. Computers & Electronics Xyzzy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:45:24 GMT