Charles TanTactics Ogre — Why One of Japan’s Most Influential Games is a Polarizing Subject for Western FansAsk a Western Strategy Role-Playing Game (SRPG) fan what their favorite game in the genre is and chances are, they’ll answer Final Fantasy…Mar 3Mar 3
Charles TanThe Board Game Purge — When You Have No Friends to Play WithI am currently in the process of giving away my board games. I love board games! Unfortunately I have no one to play them with. They are…Feb 6Feb 6
Charles TanSkill RetentionFor a lot of people, they are aware that in order to become proficient at something, they need both study and practice. As we get older, we…Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
Charles TanWhen Does the Hobby Honeymoon End?When starting a new hobby, some people are too focused on getting it “right” the first time, instead of experimenting and making mistakes…Apr 3, 2023Apr 3, 2023
Charles TanThe $100.00 Fountain Pen Starter KitOne commonality I find between the mechanical keyboard community and the fountain pen community is that the “best” writing instrument is…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Charles TanTranslation: Who is the Target Audience?Despite growing up in a multilingual country where code switching is part of daily routine, the first time I deliberated about translation…Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022
Charles TanMechanical Keyboards, Common Complaints, and the Reason Why Group Buys Exist (and Why They’re…The mechanical keyboard enthusiast community has a long history which is sadly undocumented publicly (although authors like ThereminGoat is…May 23, 2021May 23, 2021
Charles TanA Framework to Determine Which Keycaps Fit Your Mechanical KeyboardWhether you bought a custom keyboard or a pre-built one, one of the things you can easily customize are the keycaps.Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Charles TanMechanical Keyboards: Nonfiction 2020Aggregating some of the best articles, essays, and reviews on mechanical keyboards.Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
Charles TanProject Dreams: How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar — 2020’s Best Science Fiction Film You’ve Never…It’s difficult to talk about film releases in 2020 when being able to watch a movie in theaters is, at best, a privilege, or at worst, a…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
