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  • Yugoslav as the island of Scedro (Torcola), whose population consists of one Slav woman called Yakaš, over eighty years of age.

    The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Henry Baerlein 1917

  • Yaka Oyo said he was planning on running the second and third day while his sister Malika remained unsure.

    Thousands gather in Spain for running of the bulls 2011

  • And this is only, what, the opening?" said 37-year-old Brooklyn native Malika Oyo, who was partaking with her brother Yaka."

    Thousands gather in Spain for running of the bulls 2011

  • Yaka said: "While I share Richard's concern that taking responsibility may end up with gamemakers charged with more than their fair share of responsibility for the malfunctionning players, I reckon there is room for designers to do some damage control without self-indicting themselves."

    Byte Murder 2005

  • Flatfingers wrote: "Jessica, David and Yaka, my experience and observations run counter to yours -- most of the game developers I've spoken with over the years and quite a few non-game developers have been fairly identifiable as left-of-center."

    Diversity Among Designers 2005

  • Yaka, the "horror" is the all too common belief that some people are weak and others are not, and that if the weak people suffer then they get what they deserve.

    Byte Murder 2005

  • Jessica, David and Yaka, my experience and observations run counter to yours -- most of the game developers I've spoken with over the years and quite a few non-game developers have been fairly identifiable as left-of-center.

    Diversity Among Designers 2005

  • Yaka by apparently adding another abstraction layer to the world-player interaction, the "pilot" metaphor can eventually facilitate player's immersion, much like a text-based game once passed the 'convenience' barrier to entry oftentime proves more immersive than a 3D avatar-based game where the gamey and "fake" quality of the game experience actively works towards breaking the illusion.

    Cockpit of your avatar 2005

  • Yaka St. AiseJust reminding our readers that there's a world beyond _insert_your_locale_!

    Byte Murder 2005

  • I agree with Yaka in the comment: "What if autumn happened only after it was shared?"

    Autumn Persisted, or Instanced? 2004

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