As the Creatures 1 incubator came to life, I could hardly wait to begin my teaching method experiment! This newborn Norn was going to be raised by hand, with a focus on experience over vocabulary. I planned to teach ... Continue Reading
Since I last defended the Creatures 1 Grendel, Nildeleer found herself all alone. Her beloved Dahloi really had decided that he wasn’t quite ready to settle down. Poor Nildeleer was all alone on the docks! When at last she ... Continue Reading
As I got closer and closer to nailing down my underwater world concept, the one problem I faced was my Grendel eggs. These refused to grow and hatch underwater, even though I was using an updated COS file. A ... Continue Reading
After collecting responses for about two weeks, I would like to thank everyone who completed the Discover Albia activity survey! There were a total of 31 responses, which was more than I expected! Plans are underway to bring some ... Continue Reading
Creating and recoloring sprites for Creatures 1 is something I enjoy working with, although there are some inherent difficulties. For instance, I overlooked one very important detail when I released the C1 Easter Egg Sprites last year. Creatures 1 ... Continue Reading
While I was in the midst of making decisions about the aquatic Norn breeds to use in my new Docking Station world, I encountered a rather strange issue! I wrote about how to make Creatures egg hatch underwater, which ... Continue Reading
After narrowing down the parameters of my underwater world with a change in metarooms, all was coming along swimmingly! I began to test out a few different breeds to see who might work out best. I was slightly biased ... Continue Reading
For the longest time, I have used my own method to teach newborn Norns. As soon as an egg hatched in Creatures 1, the baby was whisked off to the learning machine for a vocabulary lesson! This approach to ... Continue Reading
