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The Very Slow Game Jam

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:54:40 +0000

When I was a teenager, my dad and I would play slow chess. His job involved regularly rotating shift work, which meant that we often went weeks at a time where our days didn’t really overlap. So, to stay connected, we kept a chess board in the kitchen. Every day, Dad would make a move on the board while eating after he got home, and I would make mine after school. It was a fun way to stay connected when our lives were otherwise out of sync.

We didn’t know it at the time, but we were also inventing what would become an important ritual between us.

Review of Typoman

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:26:47 +0000

The video gaming world became toxic to me 20 years ago when I started getting motion sick every time I played. Maybe the game engines changed or maybe it was something in my head, but an entertainment medium I had previously loved suddenly became off limits, just as my children were beginning to discover it. But today was different.

Medical Emergencies

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:00:31 +0000

Medical Emergencies

Leisure Time

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 07:00:07 +0000

Leisure Time

DNA Testing

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:00:07 +0000

DNA Testing

Brothers

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 08:43:12 +0000

Brothers

Walking Upright

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Mon, 31 May 2021 07:00:14 +0000

Walking Upright

Grandmothers

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 19 May 2021 07:00:18 +0000

Grandmothers

Storytelling

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Tue, 04 May 2021 09:59:10 +0000

Storytelling