More Eventual Productivity with Solipskier

I recently discussed a game that was the perfect blend of email and videogaming, called Galactic Inbox.  As you know, playing video games and checking email are tow of the best ways to eventualize the day away.

Today kottke.org provided me with yet another eventual gaming pleasure.

Solipskier is a skiing game…and it embodies neventually in terms of never-ending gameplay.  The object of the game is to “draw” snow along the gameplay area to help your skier gain speed, do trick and gain bonus points along the way.  Sure, there are some obstacles to avoid as your skier navigates their way for as long as you can make snow, but the biggest obstacle is removing yourself from the action in order to get something done – even in an eventual manner.

I couldn't figure out how to pause...yet. So here's where I am as of now, before I head back to gain a better score.

Apparently it works on the iPad as well, but I’ll save trying that for the bus ride home.

Enough of this writing stuff, time to white the virtually-drawn white stuff!

Today’s Gaming Timesink: Solipskier

Forget Inbox Zero: Galactic Inbox For The Win!

I use Gmail to horde all of my pertinent emails – which, of course, is all of them.  My feelings on email have been well-documented.  I like email…it keeps me on my toes.

I play videogames to better eventualize.  Whether it’s doing my impression of “friend of Eventualism” Jonathan Coulton on Rock Band or working through the age-old question of whether plants or zombies would win an all-out war, I’m game for gaming.  I like videogames…they keep me on my thumbs.

Today I discovered that, unlike plants and zombies, these two pastimes of mine can coexist.  Like peanut butter and chocolate, the results are delicious.  They partner up very well in a videogame called Galactic Inbox.

I could go on, but I’ll stop writing now so you can go ahead and play it – and because it is Friday and I’d like the drinking to begin.  Go on…give it a long, eventual try.  I’ll see you eventually on Monday.

Galactic Inbox: An HTML5 Game