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Now posting once every leap year

Friday, February 29th, 2008

I've decided to change to a new blog posting schedule, once per leap year. It's slightly less often than my one twitter per year policy. But seriously, I won't be posting as frequently anymore. I've joined a new startup, Dancetown, as their new Director of Product Management, so I've been finding ...

The Gaming Generational Gap

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Via Slashdot, I came across this great survey of the first gaming experiences of prominent journalists and heads of gaming companies (unless you've worked in the industry you're unlikely to recognize any of the names, but trust me, they're influential people). One common thread that I noticed amongst many of the ...

Childhood Life Lessons Learned From Playing Oregon Trail

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Starting tonight at 6 PM, I'll have two days to create a game from scratch for the XO laptop at the Pittsburgh Game Jam. Since these laptops are primarily being distributed to children in developing countries around the world, I'm going to try to make something that's both fun and ...

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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

"People who ask our advice almost never take it. Yet we should never refuse to give it, upon request, for it often helps us to see our own way more clearly." - Brendan Francis Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to set up this new blog. Additional thanks to Norm, Cindy, ...