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MAY 08
2012 |
Games are what you make of them Are you making casual or hardcore games? As a game developer, I hear this question quite often, and it has gotten me thinking. Maybe people should actually be asking "are you making games for casual or hardcore players?" Dynamic pieces of art should left open to interpretation by the consumer, so shouldn't this hold true for the ultimate art form? People tend to put labels on games. Call of Duty is hardcore. Angry Birds is casual. But, are they really? This statement may hold true for... Read More [] |
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MAR 15
2012 |
My First SXSW Experience (and video of my session) A few months back I was honored to have been selected to speak at this year's SXSW conference in Austin, TX as part of the "Future15" segment. This segment is made up of young entrepreneurs that are doing cool things in tech and other fields, and I was selected to talk about the future of online games in the "Better Tomorrow" subcategory. This also meant that I got a free pass to attend SXSW for the first time (everything is better when it is free, right?)! I took the train down to Dallas to... Read More [] |
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MAR 12
2012 |
SXSW Slides - Do Gamers Dream of HTML5 Sheep? Here are the slides from my presentation this morning at SXSW 2012. I'll be posting a complete recap and possibly a video shortly after I get back later this week or next. Read More [] |
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FEB 07
2012 |
Project Agora and the Future of Social Gaming If you've been following my blog or social media, you'll know that I've been working on a secret project called Agora for several months now (agora meant a social gathering place in ancient Greece). This project actually goes all the way back to August when I started looking for ways to take GoldFire Studios to the next level, and that thought process has taken me on a six month journey that will reshape GoldFire Studios and hopefully browser-based gaming. The idea for Project Agora came from... Read More [] |
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JAN 13
2012 |
Favorite Web Apps of 2011 2011 was definitely a year of learning and trying new things. In that spirit, I tried many new web apps/services and here is the list of the ones that stuck and have helped propel me into what should be a great 2012. This list is in alphabetical order, I love all of these startups equally! Beanstalk - Private Git repos and deployment Github is the obvious choice for hosted git repositories, but it is aimed more at the open source crowd. So, for my private code, I turned to this gorgeous... Read More [] |
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