Comments on: Spymaster: A Low-Maintenance Game for a 140-Character World

By: Mafia Wars Secrets

Mafia Wars Secrets — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:09:03 +0000

Great post. Nice blog design also, troubling to see your RSS feed though :S

By: The Spymaster Game on Twitter | Upside Learning Blog

The Spymaster Game on Twitter | Upside Learning Blog — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:03:57 +0000

[...] interesting to examine the immense popularity of this game; in conversation with AV Flox on her blog, Darshana Jayemanne of the University of Melbourne, makes an interesting [...]

By: AV Flox

AV Flox — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:21:16 +0000

It’s a great shot! Thank you for taking it!

By: Derek Overbey

Derek Overbey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:16:10 +0000

So great that you gave me photos props from the pic I took of you at #techkaraokela. You are an awesome woman! And a mean symaster player!

By: Stefanie Hartman

Stefanie Hartman — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:18:33 +0000

I'm on my third day of playing and I'm hooked. What I find interesting is the amount of Twitter accounts created and used specifically for this game. I've come across at least 5 so far. OMG, Stefanie Hartmans last blog post: Is Your Small Business Plan Driving You Into an Early Grave?

By: AV Flox

AV Flox — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:20:25 +0000

It’s a really fun game. I’m interested to see how social media continues to change the way we play.

By: Gordon MacMillan

Gordon MacMillan — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:22:44 +0000

Good post, stumbled upon on Twitter (where else), but while #Spymaster is interesting/fun (and who doesn't like a woman with an AK) blip on the radar can't help thinking, that like Twitter some services, its a bit of a side show, a small stall at the carnival even, and not really what Twitter is about. That or it just doesn't float my boat. No plans to sign up for my licence to kill, but at least now i know what I'm missing. OMG, Gordon MacMillans last blog post: Twitter getting into the groove

By: AV Flox

AV Flox — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:13:26 +0000

Never tell a woman holding an AK-47 what to do, dear.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 02:11:30 +0000

Don’t force pucker your lips…let them be natural.

By: Darshana Jayemanne

Darshana Jayemanne — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:55:45 +0000

Marc – thanks for your comment. Perhaps the lack of emphasis in the documentation about coordination between players was deliberate (in order for players to discover it in their own right as ‘emergent behaviour’), or an oversight. Certainly this is what the beta process is about, ironing out the details!

As to the lack of a backend, I see Twitter itself as being the communicational backend to the game. This is smart because you get a whole lot of savvy and a large pre-existing user base right off the bat. Of course, by using a service that other people use, you risk pissing off bystanders who have no interest in the game.

If you’re interested in more gaming stuff, I know the field pretty well, you can reach me @KickThousand.