My friend had recommended the UXO Laos Visitor Center to me when we were in Thailand. So on our second day in Luang Prabang we set out to pay it a visit. We hoped for an eye-opening look at the most significant challenge facing Laos.
Bok McDonagh
I am Bok, a British-born expat living in China. I was born in Lancashire but identify as a 'plassie-Scouser'. I spent my youth growing up in Cumbria. Here I developed a great taste for exploration, climbing mountains and camping in the wilderness - a taste for travel that has defined my life.
Studio Goya’s Sandwich Sudoku
With a busy Christmas week I’ve not had much time for more complex games. So in-between present unwrapping and the consumption of too much food, I’ve been playing another of Studio Goya’s Sudoko games as an escape from the madness of the holiday.
A Festive Flutter for Christmas
After unwrapping presents and gorging on roast dinners, I thought it was time to bring some Christmas magic to Bok’s Banging Butterflies. The new butterfly would look different at Christmas, providing another small Easter Egg (or should I say “Christmas Gift?”) for players to discover.
Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
The Necromancer’s Minions
Aegon and the Troupe descend further into the Ulcaster School Ruins, fighting their way through the undead minions that now plague the old classrooms. The survivors of Recorder’s former expedition retreat to the surface as the Troupe fights their way deeper into the dark to face the necromancer within.
Enjoying Laos BBQ at Seendat
After a day immersed within Luang Prabang’s temples and palaces, our thoughts turned to something more immediate: food. Craving something different to the night market fare, we decided to hunt down something local and unique. We settled on a seemingly small restaurant selling a local style of hotpot.
Replaying Counter-Strike (2)
For a teenager in the early 2000s, Counter-Strike wasn’t just a game. It was an initiation into the world of competitive online gaming. Revisiting it through Counter-Strike II over twenty years later, feels like reconnecting with an old friend who’s sporting a sleek, modern makeover.
Living on the Edge of Leaves
Last week I fixed a bug related to butterflies landing by rendering debug information in the world. This week I use that same concept to fix another bug. This time, it’s the caterpillars that are behaving badly and living on the edge.
Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
The Ulcaster School Ruins
The Troupe come across a mysterious barbarian known only as “White”. Aegon offered him help to find a thief in return for help finding Gorion’s killer. They found the thief, and although they let him live, his life was swallowed by the dungeons that remain below the Ulcaster School Ruins.