March 25, 2009
Holy wow it's 4am. Hells yea for 3 hours of sleep!
Three Rings Studio tour
I tagged along with the IGDA student scholars (one of whom I'm mentoring) as they went for a tour of the Three Rings offices down the street from Moscone.
While Daniel James, Three Rings CEO, managed to stand and talk to the IG…
Three Rings Studio tour
I tagged along with the IGDA student scholars (one of whom I'm mentoring) as they went for a tour of the Three Rings offices down the street from Moscone.
While Daniel James, Three Rings CEO, managed to stand and talk to the IG…
March 24, 2009
Two great sessions from the Indie Games Summit this morning - Rob Pardo from EA's casual games label talked about being an indie from the viewpoint of the "big players". He dispensed wisdom including what kind of budget breakdown you should expect in your projects, what to do when (not if, when) yo…
March 24, 2009
What a day. Seriously, I can't believe it's only Monday. How will I survive this week?? Well, I've done it before so, I can do it again!
Indie Game Summit Coverage Day One
After rushing out of the press lounge at 9:55 because I didn't realize that the Indie Game Summit was in North Hall (and the pres…
March 23, 2009
So the afternoon sessions kicked off with a panel on monetization and business models for Flash games. Again, it was a panel session and I can't take notes to save my life during panels... and my audio recorder ran out of batteries. Well crap. However I can check with Mochi and see if they recorded…
March 23, 2009
So we're pretty much all here in the Press Lounge at GDC planning out our day. It's pretty simple for Mon and Tues seeing as that you can either do a full-day tutorial or a full-day summit. Here's what everyone plans to cover today:
Myself: Indie Games Summit
Sean "Washu" Kent: Localization Summit
Dav…
Myself: Indie Games Summit
Sean "Washu" Kent: Localization Summit
Dav…
March 22, 2009
I attended the Flash Gaming Summit this morning because Seyi was drunk with lack of sleep and ended up missing his flight out to San Francisco last night... and not just one either. But I'll let him tell you about that story for your enjoyment.
The FGS is being put on by Mochi Media, and is the firs…
March 18, 2009
Wednesday, March 18th
Holy wow what a long day. I was up at 9am to catch a train into NYC for a meeting with NBC executives and fellow local game developers to discuss an upcoming conference in Philly this October. Super stoked about being involved with that and look forward to getting GDNet more in…
Holy wow what a long day. I was up at 9am to catch a train into NYC for a meeting with NBC executives and fellow local game developers to discuss an upcoming conference in Philly this October. Super stoked about being involved with that and look forward to getting GDNet more in…
March 16, 2009
So, I've already confessed to the evil deed of stealing my father's internet password, now as promised I will declassify the operation codenamed... uhm... crap I never thought to give this project a code name. How lame is that? LAME!! Well, anyways it was an operation that took place in my high sch…
March 11, 2009
Mod Census
This week I've begun taking stock of our moderator population. We have three main types of active moderators:
This week I've begun taking stock of our moderator population. We have three main types of active moderators:
- Senior Mods: These guys have been around pretty much since the site's creation, or just practically live here in the forums. They keep watch over the entire community, sign off on …
March 04, 2009
GDC Preview
I was talking with Richard (superpig) the other day about GDC coverage this year as he is currently working on assembling the coverage portal. I really like the way we did things back in 2008, with blogging and highlight picture posting during the conference, and full reports and complet…
I was talking with Richard (superpig) the other day about GDC coverage this year as he is currently working on assembling the coverage portal. I really like the way we did things back in 2008, with blogging and highlight picture posting during the conference, and full reports and complet…
February 27, 2009
I feel it's finally time to fully declassify some information that I've shared with a few people, regarding some actions I carried out when I was younger. It's nothing too criminal, but it does still cause me to laugh with evil maniacal effect inside my head whenever I think about it, or out loud w…
February 25, 2009
Bye bye February, hello March!
New GDNet books released this week
The Business and Production book finally has siblings!
Rock on - the next two books in the 4-book GDNet Collection series are being released this week. The first, Design and Content Creation, weighs in at 627 pages and the second, Begin…
New GDNet books released this week
The Business and Production book finally has siblings!
Rock on - the next two books in the 4-book GDNet Collection series are being released this week. The first, Design and Content Creation, weighs in at 627 pages and the second, Begin…
February 18, 2009
No IGF interviews this week
I had to push back the first round of IGF interviews (see schedule above) to early next week because I only have 4 completed interviews and I need at least 5. There are a whopping 22 finalists this year so I need at least 5-6 per batch to publish in 4 separate features. T…
I had to push back the first round of IGF interviews (see schedule above) to early next week because I only have 4 completed interviews and I need at least 5. There are a whopping 22 finalists this year so I need at least 5-6 per batch to publish in 4 separate features. T…
February 11, 2009
Books Delayed
I haven't heard why yet from the publisher, but the new release dates for the remaining three GameDev.net Collection books are:
Design and Content Creation: A GameDev.net Collection by Drew Sikora and John Hattan (Paperback - Feb 24, 2009)
Beginning Game Programming: A GameDev.net Collec…
I haven't heard why yet from the publisher, but the new release dates for the remaining three GameDev.net Collection books are:
Design and Content Creation: A GameDev.net Collection by Drew Sikora and John Hattan (Paperback - Feb 24, 2009)
Beginning Game Programming: A GameDev.net Collec…
February 04, 2009
Seyi still fielding V5 feedback
No new page mock ups yet this week but Seyi is actively responding to feedback that's been given for what's already posted so if you haven't taken a gander yet then please do so and let us know your thoughts. I know I'm getting rather repetitive here with all this but…
No new page mock ups yet this week but Seyi is actively responding to feedback that's been given for what's already posted so if you haven't taken a gander yet then please do so and let us know your thoughts. I know I'm getting rather repetitive here with all this but…
February 03, 2009
In an effort to fill this space with more than just GDNet updates, here's a post from my main blog over at Blade-Edge.com.
So I've weathered through a couple of hard drive failures so far. My laptop hard drive failed and more recently my desktop hard drive bit the dust. In both instances I was able …
So I've weathered through a couple of hard drive failures so far. My laptop hard drive failed and more recently my desktop hard drive bit the dust. In both instances I was able …
January 28, 2009
More V5 Design Mock-ups
Oluseyi is heading up the visual and aesthetic-side of the new website version, and has been posting simple design mock-ups in his journal for feedback from anyone willing to offer up an opinion. We're trying to be as open about this site redesign as we can, so that you can a…
Oluseyi is heading up the visual and aesthetic-side of the new website version, and has been posting simple design mock-ups in his journal for feedback from anyone willing to offer up an opinion. We're trying to be as open about this site redesign as we can, so that you can a…
January 21, 2009
More V5 Goodness
Oluseyi has been posting up mock-up images of the new site homepage for people to comment on. If you want a hand in crafting the new site version than make sure you're checking his journal every now and then (or just come here cause I'll let you know when he updates). He's hoping to…
Oluseyi has been posting up mock-up images of the new site homepage for people to comment on. If you want a hand in crafting the new site version than make sure you're checking his journal every now and then (or just come here cause I'll let you know when he updates). He's hoping to…
January 14, 2009
Still Recovering
Since the failure of my hard drive this past weekend I've been a bit on the fritz, so nothing major in the way of updates this week. I got my replacement drive yesterday and I'm still in the process of reinstalling apps and tweaking settings and getting everything just right. Ugh th…
Since the failure of my hard drive this past weekend I've been a bit on the fritz, so nothing major in the way of updates this week. I got my replacement drive yesterday and I'm still in the process of reinstalling apps and tweaking settings and getting everything just right. Ugh th…
January 07, 2009
Happy New Year!
Yea I know, you're probably tired of hearing it by now :P Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. It's back to the daily grind! Hi ho, Hi ho...
GDNet Book Series Update
I've got two yummy tidbits of information for you all this week regarding the GDNet book series. If you mi…
Yea I know, you're probably tired of hearing it by now :P Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season. It's back to the daily grind! Hi ho, Hi ho...
GDNet Book Series Update
I've got two yummy tidbits of information for you all this week regarding the GDNet book series. If you mi…
December 28, 2008
I finally had the pleasure of attending a performance of Video Games Live, as the show was here in New Jersey putting on two shows today. Actually I've had the chance to attend VGL a few times in the past, during the Game Developers Conference out in California, but I never did. Yes, I am kicking m…
December 19, 2008
Home? What?
So Playstation Home has officially been out for a week now. It's basically an over-hyped Second Life for the PS3 console, and when I say over-hyped, I mean over-hyped. This thing has been in development for years and everytime someone asks Sony what it's all about they say "the next big …
So Playstation Home has officially been out for a week now. It's basically an over-hyped Second Life for the PS3 console, and when I say over-hyped, I mean over-hyped. This thing has been in development for years and everytime someone asks Sony what it's all about they say "the next big …
December 17, 2008
Have a Safe and Happy Holidays from GDNet!
The Weekly Sitreps will be going away until next year - unless I have something that just can't wait until January 7th, 2009. So let me take this opportunity to send out some holiday wishes on behalf of the entire team here at GDNet. Be safe, be merry and I…
The Weekly Sitreps will be going away until next year - unless I have something that just can't wait until January 7th, 2009. So let me take this opportunity to send out some holiday wishes on behalf of the entire team here at GDNet. Be safe, be merry and I…
December 10, 2008
Holidaze
Geez can't believe how fast this month is moving. Hope everyone is staying sane this holiday season between work and shopping... and work... and shopping... and, well you get the picture. This week's sitrep is somewhat brief, not much noteworthy this week besides my first update to the even…
Geez can't believe how fast this month is moving. Hope everyone is staying sane this holiday season between work and shopping... and work... and shopping... and, well you get the picture. This week's sitrep is somewhat brief, not much noteworthy this week besides my first update to the even…
December 03, 2008
Need More Input
I'm not getting enough feedback about the website from people. One of the main purposes of these journal posts is to tell you what's going on at GDNet, hear back from you on the matter, and maybe spark some new thoughts on things we could be doing to help you. GDNet isn't about us, t…
I'm not getting enough feedback about the website from people. One of the main purposes of these journal posts is to tell you what's going on at GDNet, hear back from you on the matter, and maybe spark some new thoughts on things we could be doing to help you. GDNet isn't about us, t…
November 26, 2008
Facebook Contest
Soooo two weeks ago was the start of the Facebook t-shirt contest, which sorta hasn't taken off so well, yet. Obviously people are like "well, I have to buy a t-shirt? Come on??" which is a rather understandable sentiment in these tough economic times. Well, I can say the the Cafe P…
Soooo two weeks ago was the start of the Facebook t-shirt contest, which sorta hasn't taken off so well, yet. Obviously people are like "well, I have to buy a t-shirt? Come on??" which is a rather understandable sentiment in these tough economic times. Well, I can say the the Cafe P…
November 20, 2008
So the MIGS conference after-party was only half an hour after the conference itself came to a close, which was nice because it didn't leave a lot of time for people to stop and consider how tired they might be - like what happened to me for the Ubisoft/MS party the night before - but I hear it was…
November 19, 2008
So I didn't really pay attention to the morning keynote as I was summarizing my afternoon from yesterday and I guess I should have been paying attention because it seemed like a really good talk - in fact I did get drawn away from writing a few times to listen. However Gamasutra will no doubt have …
November 19, 2008
So I couldn't get online at my hotel last night, which was very frustrating, so here's my report from yesterday afternoon... this morning. Right.
Dual coverage - Retaining publishers and Scrum myths
I dropped my voice recorder off with Jason Della Rocca, who was moderating a panel including Tom Busca…
Dual coverage - Retaining publishers and Scrum myths
I dropped my voice recorder off with Jason Della Rocca, who was moderating a panel including Tom Busca…
November 18, 2008
So I managed to haul myself out of bed around 7AM in the freaking morning to give myself more than enough time to be at the convention center by 8:30 in case I should somehow get lost, like last year. I had a map in my iTouch though so I got there with no problems and grabbed up my pass while the n…
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