Archive for January, 2008

Will Design Games For Car

Almost the same day I sprained my ankle, I noticed my car acting a little funny. Last Tuesday, I took it in to get the transmission and the breaks looked at… and the diagnosis wasn’t good. Well, sort of. There was definitely something wrong with the transmission, and it would’ve been another […]

Fun With Google Spreadsheets

I could relate a fun story from last summer about 30+ Electronic Arts interns editing a collaborative spreadsheet at the same time (with such important columns as  “Do you like things?”,”Are you wearing pants right now?”, and “Are you stuck at work right now?” popping up in real-time).  Instead, I’ll relate something I just noticed […]

Busted Ankle and Filler Redux

I had a little rock climbing mishap on Thursday night–the end result being a severely sprained (if not broken–I’ll know more at the orthopedist on Tuesday) left ankle. On the down side, that means I’m an invalid. On the plus side, that means I’m pretty much chained to the computer for the next […]

Why I Like Dreamhost

First off, a little disclosure.  Before signing up for Dreamhost 6 months or so ago, I found a TON of blog posts on how much people love them and blah blah blah… all riddled with referral links.  And discount coupons, etc…  Their referral network is pretty… pyramid-ish.  You won’t find any referral links here, but […]

filler: a game

Not much activity lately, but all for a good cause. After negotiating with various sponsors (the game’s been more or less done since mid-December), I released my first sponsored game today: filler. I had several offers on the table upwards of a couple of thousand dollars, but in the end I decided to […]

Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008

It was a pretty busy year–I finished my Master’s thesis, graduated, moved to California, and started a new job. I got my passport and went to Greece for two weeks. I released one (albeit not very entertaining) game, learned a load about the flash game business in general, and won a BarCamp application […]