It was getting late as Patricia and Chen made their way out of the mall, but Patricia had promised to find some sightseeing for Chen.
Walking to their rental car, she took out a list of sights O’Brian had given her, hoping to find somewhere worth stopping on the way back to the Pendrite.
“So, Chen, sightseeing time. What sounds like fun?”
“Really?”
“Yeah.” She compared the list with a city map on her phone. “We could check out the Space Needle. You want to go?”
“I guess.” Chen appeared less than enthusiastic.
“You choose. We’ll go wherever you want to go.”
“Really? I can choose?”
“Yeah? Anything you want to do.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. You know, I bet you can learn a lot about a person by what
sightseeing they pick.”
“OK.” Chen took out his wallet, pulled out a card with a name scribbled on the back, and handed it to her.
Patricia held it up and read: “Radio Shack?”
Fifteen minutes later the two of them stood in a Radio Shack, where Chen quickly found his way to a display on one side.
“So you’re looking for a remote control helicopter, is that it?” Patricia asked.
“It’s called a quadcopter, or drone.”
“That’s one of those with a camera on it?”
“Right,” Chen confirmed. “And there’s a model I can’t buy in Beijing. Wow, this one’s not bad.”
“So you’re into remote control helicopters?”
“Yes. These quadcopters, they fly very smooth. Also, they’re easy to control.”
Patricia was impressed. If the first sight a person picks to see while traveling in a country for the first time, if that tells you something about the person’s character, then Patricia knew she was going to like Chen Li, who had just chosen a Radio Shack.
>> Read more in Clouded Ambitions (coming next month), the sequel to Flying the Coop: The Video Game Mystery Novel.
Paperback Amazon Kindle Apple iBooks Barnes & Noble Nook Smashwords
Related Posts
Woeful WasteWorld, a 'Clouded' Video Game
Woeful WasteWorld: Within a hundred miles of Transylvania , the zombies were replaced by vampires and occasional werewolves. These new obstacles didn't come in the numbers the zombies had, but if Bernard hadn't been ready (he had already been killed and re-spawned several times), he wouldn't have made it this far. You see, vampires being dead, after all, were not easy to kill—until you learned to buy silver bullets.
Clouded Ambitions Preview: Sightseeing in Seattle
It was getting late as Patricia and Chen made their way out of the mall, but Patricia had promised to find some sightseeing for Chen. Walking to their rental car, she took out a list of sights O’Brian had given her, hoping to find somewhere worth stopping on the way back to the Pendrite.
Preview, Clouded Ambitions: The China Studio
"Wo zhende buliaojie tade zhao ben (I really don’t understand the story),” Guo Shangzhen complained, and judging by the agreeing murmur echoing through the room, his colleagues were equally confused. Oh, the project was intriguing. They were creating rooms and halls, as they would be for any video game project, but the plans called for novel features—audio and temperature sensors, as well as cameras built into the ceilings, the walls, and even the floors in some places.
Read more.
Read more.
When Video Games Meet Murder: A Look at Gamer Mysteries
The mystery genre has proven to be among the most versatile, mixing easily with different time periods and settings, as well as with other genres. The Gourmet Gamer Mysteries, Flying the Coop and Clouded Ambitions, bring the mystery genre into the world of video game developers and venture capitalists, where the same technology that is used to create our favorite video games is used to hunt down brick-and-mortar murderers.
Read more.
Video Games Meet Murder 2: Gamer Mysteries and Mystery Games
The mystery pops up in numerous genres. It proved a staple for science fiction classics, in print and film, and it has crept into animated features, comic books, and more. It also finds a natural fit with video games, whether it's authors seeking new turf for an intense murder investigation or game designers who see the thrill in a good whodunit.
Read more.
