Category Archives: Computer Games
Bread and Butter
Been thinking about web site development a lot lately. I used to be a freelance web site designer, which I have mixed feelings about. I liked meeting new clients, and building a rapport with them, and whipping up site designs … Continue reading
Find a Reason
Sometimes, there is work you need to do, whose value you understand, and this understanding motivates you to do the work. And sometimes, you do things for no reason at all, in the hopes that you’ll find something valuable in … Continue reading
Process of Elimination
Been on a bit of a purging/cleaning binge lately. What I want, more than anything right now, is less. Fewer tchotchkes, fewer clothes, fewer kinds of spices in my kitchen, fewer board games in my dining room. Less clutter. There are … Continue reading
Twelve
Hello 2013! I’m not much for resolutions, but I kindasorta decided to join this One Game a Month thing. It’s basically what it says on the tin: A bunch of developers are pledging to make one game, every month. This … Continue reading
Jam is a Sometimes Food
So there was another game jam this weekend, and I didn’t participate this time around. And there’s a jam coming up in January, and I’m not sure I’m going to go. It’s not that I don’t enjoy game jams; they’re … Continue reading
Much Ado About Purple
So I made this game a little while ago called Green & Purple, for a game-making contest. You’re a green ball, trying to make contact with a purple ball, and live happily ever after together. I actually spent a lot … Continue reading
Postmortem: Ludum Dare 24
All done with my first Ludum Dare. You can see my game here. So have some ruminations. theme I really could not have been less enthused about the theme. It was ‘evolution’, and while that’s frequently used as a synonym … Continue reading
Getting Ready for Another Game Jam…
Been really out of it lately, hence the lack of posts. Not much in the way of pet projects of deep thoughts to post about. However, I’m attending another one of those Game Jam things this weekend, and I’m hoping … Continue reading
Lost and Found
I have, at long last, rearranged my web site a bit so that this blog is no longer on the front page. Sure, writing here helps me sort out my thoughts, and people seem to like this sometimes, but I … Continue reading
Postmortem: Global Game Jam
Last weekend, I went ahead and attended that Game Jam thing I mentioned a few posts ago. The idea was you have 48 hours to make a game based on a certain theme. I’d never been to anything like this … Continue reading