Idle Thumbs: Dealing with Death. On friendly fire in games. I think HL2 gets it right here, lowering your weapon when facing a non-combatant and letting you break mission critical apparatus but giving you a carefully worded game over message straight after.
Alan Kay: Software Design, the Future of Programming and the Art of Learning. Broad-ranging interview with Alan Kay from 1999. Covers more than the title suggests.
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