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Hi friends,
Greetings from Utrecht!
A bit of a late edition this time. I normally prepare the newsletter by Saturday at the latest, but I procrastinated all week and spent most of yesterday hanging out on a boat with good friends. I regret nothing.
I’m going to keep this one short and point you in the direction of my favorite links from the past two weeks
The Best Bits
On procrastinating: A propos of nothing, here’s a great TED talk by Tim Urban on procrastinating. This might well be the best articulation of the workings of a procrastinating mind available on the internet.
Amazingly accurate retrofuturism: In this short clip from 1976, science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A Space Oddyssey) predicts pretty much exactly how technology would shape our every day lives as we live them today.
Star Wars Visions trailer: I found this a while ago, but forgot to share it here. this looks to be a gorgeous anime-style take on the Star Wars universe. It’s well known that Lucas borrowed from Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress when coming up with the story for the original Star Wars. I’m real curious to see what a Japanese version of the mythos will look like when this comes out.
See you in two weeks!
Martijn
Martijn van Zwieten
Best practices, models and frameworks that will help you run and grow a business in the videogames industry. https://www.martijnvanzwieten.com
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