Archive for the ‘Couchange’ Category

4th Annual Gamers Give Back

Monday, November 22nd, 2010

We've been running Gamers Give Back for almost four years now with relatively few changes, so it's time for a change of pace. Thanks to Jesse Schell, we're able to combine this year's event with the ETC's 2010 Building Virtual Worlds Show. Here's the official announcement: We are proud to announce that ...

Healthy Game Jam Marathon: A How-to Post-mortem

Friday, June 11th, 2010

First things first, this is not a guide about how to handle corpses. This is a guide about how to run a Health Games Challenge site based upon the lessons learned by the Pittsburgh IGDA chapter. It's called a post-mortem because that's what we call detailed case studies in our ...

Drink for the Cure: A History of Cancer

Friday, April 30th, 2010

So I'm hosting a charity party tomorrow night at the Firehouse Lounge & Embury from 7-10PM in support of Kim Reed's Race for the Cure, I hope you'll join us there. I'm not going to write about why you should support Kim's Race for the Cure or even how this event ...

2009 Reviewed: Conferences, Panels, and other Speaking Engagements

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Finally back in Pittsburgh this week since I'm scheduled to give a talk about "Charity Fundraising in Social Games" for the local game developers association this Thursday evening at the Beehive. Which reminded me that I should finally get around to summarizing all the talks, panels, and speaking engagements I've ...

LOGIN Conference China Panel Reviewed on Twitter

Monday, May 25th, 2009

About two weeks ago, I spoke at the LOGIN Conference in Seattle on the panel about China. It was a very productive and enjoyable conference. I highly recommend it to others working in the industry and would like to thank the organizers for inviting us. Also, our panel was well-attended ...