So I'm sitting in my hotel room listening to Morcheeba and browsing the iTunes Music Store, when I notice that Todd Hollenshead - id Software's CEO - is sharing his music collection for the entire hotel to see. Hi, Todd! The man is, obviously, into rock, and has pretty good taste. In the spirit of game development, I've shared (parts of) my collection as well. So if you're staying at the W on 3rd Street, open your iTunes and feel free to peruse my music. I can recommend Maria Rita.

The W is the kind of hotel where the reception and the lobby bar have merged into one large party zone. Everything in this hotel is sort of gothic and dark and bluish, like a live-in nightclub. I sort of prefer the old-fashioned type of hotel where you can find your way to the elevator without a flashlight, but I'm in a nice suite so I shouldn't really complain. We're doing presentations in our room every day, on a pretty sweet 24" LCD with a 7.1 surround sound setup, which makes Dreamfall look and sound pretty fantastic. It's amazing what difference a good setup makes. I'm telling you now, don't play this game on anything less than a 21" screen, and make sure you've got great speakers, preferably surround. It's an audio-visual feast.

Tomorrow will be another packed day, as will Friday, and on Saturday I fly back home. Few chances, then, to take a breather, although I'm hoping there will be moments before then when I can walk over to Market and do a little shopping. I need more iTunes Music Store gift cards, a new shirt, and I'd hoped to be able to pick up a few games and DVDs. What I really need is a personal assistant.  ¶ 07:07