An Online Conference You Can Attend #AltDevConf

By GBGames, on February 6th, 2012%

If you’re not familiar with AltDevBlogADay, you should be. Each day, a game developer posts on a variety of game development topics. There’s a huge backlog of content there now, and while the recent redesign has made it difficult to find the category you want (you have to click on a post to see only . . . → Read More: An Online Conference You Can Attend #AltDevConf

Stop That Hero! Development Summary

By GBGames, on September 27th, 2011%

The last time I wrote about Stop That Hero! development was in July. Here’s a quick summary of the work I’ve done since then:

Fixed memory bugs

I fixed a number of issues in July, specifically with weird corruption issues that seemed to result from the use of std::vector<bool> which is apparently not a real . . . → Read More: Stop That Hero! Development Summary

Meaningful Game Play Game Jam

By GBGames, on August 12th, 2011%

Josh Larson of God At Play wrote about meaningful game play. Josh’s definition:

Meaningful game: a game that has significance or provides purpose for how one lives life.

He specifically argues that there seems to be a lack of games with deeper meaning, and that there are not enough of them to satisfy the people . . . → Read More: Meaningful Game Play Game Jam

Should Indies Make Bigger Games?

By GBGames, on July 18th, 2011%

I’ve been participating in the Indie Indie Conversation on YouTube with other full-time indie game developers. We upload 3 minute videos at a time (although some are a bit longer) and have a discussion about all sorts of topics related to being an indie, such as technical struggles, the need to explicitly make time for . . . → Read More: Should Indies Make Bigger Games?

A Summary of Recent Stop That Hero! Developments

By GBGames, on July 6th, 2011%

It’s been a long time since I blogged about anything, and any “Stop That Hero!” posts were sparse, so let me update you on what I’ve been doing over the last couple of months.

When I made the original Ludum Dare #18 entry, I had just finished reading through two AI books: AI for . . . → Read More: A Summary of Recent Stop That Hero! Developments