Serious games

...I don't rightly know. It just ain't possible to explain some things, maybe even most things. It's interesting to wonder on them and do some speculation, but the main thing is you have to accept it - take it for what it is, and get on with your getting.

I shower off the whisky and wind up my laptop. Gáspár and we schedule a time to go through Lisa and Gojko review comments. Not for another two weeks.

I pack my bag and go down for breakfast. I join Kate at a table and we have a wonderful, early morning conversation. I probably shouldn't have had the cooked option, but the pull of poached egg and black pudding was just too strong.

The keynote this morning is another triumph. More hopeful than yesterday, Luke Hohmann, author of Innovation Games, describes some very positive contributions that software has made to local democracy. He mentions pbscotland.scot, which I'd never heard of - could be interesting.

More calls punctuate the day, and I have a couple of good conversations with Matt. So, I don't make it to another track session, but profit from chance meetings in the corridor.

I pick Claire up at Waverley and we drive to the airport. There's time for a bite to eat and a couple of glasses of wine before the flight. We arrive in a dark, warm London and take the DLR/tube to the flat.