Austin, TX
Personal journal of a programmer in the games industry.
April 17, 2009
Many thanks to Ryan at industrybroadcast.com for recording one of my articles. It is very flattering to have been approached and amazing to be able to download a podcast with my own words read back to me on the subject of Agile Vocabulary. Perhaps I should read aloud new articles to myself to mak…
February 23, 2009
Background
This is the start of a series of articles about agile development. The motivation behind writing these articles is to expand my knowledge of the topic by explaining how I currently understand it. I imagine feedback from readers about their own experiences and understanding of the topics…
This is the start of a series of articles about agile development. The motivation behind writing these articles is to expand my knowledge of the topic by explaining how I currently understand it. I imagine feedback from readers about their own experiences and understanding of the topics…
February 02, 2009
I have read a few blogs recently about the industry, how the authors got in and what they think about what is going on right now... I figured I would add my voice to the discussion. The news is full of stories about so many closures and layoffs everywhere and the games industry is not immune. Stu…
October 23, 2008
The Fable II team is going to London tomorrow... I know I haven't had much time to hang out here recently (for obvious reasons) but for those that know me if you want to meet up here are the details [grin]
March 09, 2008
Not been around these parts so much at the moment, though I do pop in to the IRC now and again. In a few months time things will calm down again I'm sure.
Day job
Day job
August 15, 2007
I am glad that MS decided to give away 4 XBox Live Arcade licence opportunities to the top four games. I firmly believe that there is a place for games based on .Net technologies for the mainstream, and continue to grow as a development platform for game related tools and technology.
My hobbyist de…
My hobbyist de…
June 19, 2007
Meh, region locking sucks. The card is only good in the UK.
May be I should just start have a "I live in the UK and deserve your Live Subcription card because" type thing.
Or UK only entrants. Though I'm not sure if there's enough people in the uk interested.
I'm not going to let it go to waste anyw…
May be I should just start have a "I live in the UK and deserve your Live Subcription card because" type thing.
Or UK only entrants. Though I'm not sure if there's enough people in the uk interested.
I'm not going to let it go to waste anyw…
June 19, 2007
It's funny, I've got this X-Box Live 12 month sub I'm trying to give away / do something fun with - and it's turning out to be very difficult.
I thought it might be worth enough to do a little competition with, but I am not sure that it is:
https://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=…
I thought it might be worth enough to do a little competition with, but I am not sure that it is:
https://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=…
March 28, 2007
I seem to be taking a bit of a hiatus from gamedev since the gamedev pages went dark a few weeks ago. At the moment I don't seem to have the time to trawl the forums, but I have still subscribed to some of your blogs. Though the rss thing still seems to be really buggy though google reader.
I thin…
I thin…
January 12, 2007
Wow - survived the first week at the game company I'm working at. Not really sure if I can go in to any detail at all, but it's just like those funky IT Companies you might see at The Movies [wink].
People are great and friendly there, getting decent gear to work on and the whole place just has thi…
People are great and friendly there, getting decent gear to work on and the whole place just has thi…
December 14, 2006
Well I've been a bit quiet because I'm quitting library software for a developer job in the games industry.
I am so excited I've not posted about it yet because I still can't quite believe it's true.
I got in through experience and skill set that is not obviously applicable to gaming - but heck this …
I am so excited I've not posted about it yet because I still can't quite believe it's true.
I got in through experience and skill set that is not obviously applicable to gaming - but heck this …
October 02, 2006
Well, 4E5 is well and truely in the midst of things, and I've still not started my entry. Haha! Ah well, if I get something submissible may be I can get the screen capture thingy that's awarded to everyone who submits something thats meets the min criteria.
I did work a bit on my todo list Joel st…
I did work a bit on my todo list Joel st…
September 21, 2006
Too busy at work right now. I really do admire all you people that get these fantastic side projects done - you brilliant, exceptional people!
I've been trying to organise my time at work using bugzilla to create a todo list, see how that goes. I've got in to the habit of using Dokuwiki to keep a …
I've been trying to organise my time at work using bugzilla to create a todo list, see how that goes. I've got in to the habit of using Dokuwiki to keep a …
August 29, 2006
Well, still nothing to show. Still working more for work stuff then hobby gamedev stuff.
I am making progress on my xp / agile dev enviornment on a usb stick. This weekend I might have some more time to work towards it.
It's harder then you might think actually. As a .Net guy (and the fact that th…
I am making progress on my xp / agile dev enviornment on a usb stick. This weekend I might have some more time to work towards it.
It's harder then you might think actually. As a .Net guy (and the fact that th…
August 16, 2006
Internet screwed up, still can't get on the net at home. Spent weekend looking for cheap car for Mrs. Screwed about by Churchill. Dumped off a ton of stuff at oxfam.
New flat still a disaster zone, still don't have wardrobe or bed. Desktop still not setup. Flat management people screwing us aro…
August 10, 2006
Right, I've decided to try and create a jump-start dev support enviornment that can taken around with you on a USB stick this weekend. The first few entries in my series will be about how to use this system. I'm only going to give my self the weekend to do it as well, or I might just go off on on…
August 08, 2006
So I was thinking, perhaps I could combine a tutorial on setting up a gamedev tool chain on the cheap with creating my entry for 4E5. Keep this journal up to date with all the dirty inner workings of what is going on.
This entry won't be a winner, but it could serve as a learning experience to anyo…
This entry won't be a winner, but it could serve as a learning experience to anyo…
August 03, 2006
Gamedev.net is great. An awesome place, largely free of idiots. Helpful people and enthuastic developers helping each other. Devs that do business application development for a living like me. Those luckier(?) still doing game dev for a living. Students, kids, teens. There is a turn over, peo…
July 13, 2006
I've been reading 7 Habits of Highly Effective People recently (trying to improve my "soft skills"), and one of the exercises is quite morbid... imagine attending your own funeral in 3 years time. It's to do with trying to get you to start thinking with the end in mind.
One of the things it asks is…
One of the things it asks is…
June 12, 2006
Hmm this blog is a little more neglected then my other, but I guess that's cos I try and keep this one talking about dev stuff.
Well my desktop bit the dust. Advice - do not by MSI Motherboards. This last one lasted me about 2 and a half years. Yeah that's alright if you're living off mummy and d…
Well my desktop bit the dust. Advice - do not by MSI Motherboards. This last one lasted me about 2 and a half years. Yeah that's alright if you're living off mummy and d…
April 12, 2006
Yep, two years ago today I got married to this lovely lady
Gonna go out to a Greek Restaurant tonight to eat great food and drink good wine.
I'm a lucky guy! [grin]
Gonna go out to a Greek Restaurant tonight to eat great food and drink good wine.
I'm a lucky guy! [grin]
March 06, 2006
Ubuntu can suck my balls. Though, come to think of it I wouldn't want such a dirty teasing slut near them. Gah!
I lost a weekend because of it. It managed to install Grub in a way that not only meant it wasn't accessible, but neither was Windows or anything else. That was Friday night. Sunday n…
I lost a weekend because of it. It managed to install Grub in a way that not only meant it wasn't accessible, but neither was Windows or anything else. That was Friday night. Sunday n…
February 27, 2006
I've been trying to do a clone of Biplanes (Dogfight, Bips, etc) for years. I get so far, have fancy graphics and all that... then get stuck. I've got versions in C++ using Dx7 through to Java and C++ v9 things.
Then before Christmas I decided to do a different approach. You see, I'm pretty damn …
Then before Christmas I decided to do a different approach. You see, I'm pretty damn …
February 12, 2006
Ah I ballsed that one up. Some great looking stuff there
thread
I was hoping by having a go at this one I would boost my waining confidence, instead I let myself become fixated on getting a particular thing working and ended up with nothing to show.
I dunno, I posted that I felt I might finish off my…
thread
I was hoping by having a go at this one I would boost my waining confidence, instead I let myself become fixated on getting a particular thing working and ended up with nothing to show.
I dunno, I posted that I felt I might finish off my…
January 11, 2006
... is right here.
You guys ROCK. If I never need to ask any question about almost anything, there's always some bright spark that knows something.
So thanks GameDev.Net - for existing! And the people of Gamedev.net, for being so damn cool!
You guys ROCK. If I never need to ask any question about almost anything, there's always some bright spark that knows something.
So thanks GameDev.Net - for existing! And the people of Gamedev.net, for being so damn cool!
December 24, 2005
Well the last couple of days have been pretty cool. 22nd, VS 2005 Pro arrives from MS together with some other goodies. They are my fav big corporate people!
Then of course you guys around here are muchos cool too!
Last couple of days have also involved much drinking. My wifes work Christmas do wa…
Then of course you guys around here are muchos cool too!
Last couple of days have also involved much drinking. My wifes work Christmas do wa…
December 19, 2005
Seems that even if you jokingly talk about ratings, or make real observations about them, you get rated down. Damn it. It's like being slapped for talking about a faux pas subject!
Here's the post anyways. I expect the people whom bother to read the journals aren't the same people whom rate peop…
Here's the post anyways. I expect the people whom bother to read the journals aren't the same people whom rate peop…
October 31, 2005
My darling Troy, whom at time of writing is still in my occasionaly used signature image, died surrounded by his family on Friday October 28th 2005 at approximately 12:30PM.
The loss has devestated me like nothing else I've ever experienced before. Perhaps people whom never had pets or dogs especia…
The loss has devestated me like nothing else I've ever experienced before. Perhaps people whom never had pets or dogs especia…
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