GDC Badge Pro Tips

By GBGames, on February 27th, 2012%

While I won’t be going to the Game Developers Conference this year, I thought I would share some tips for making the most of your GDC 2012 badge and holder. These tips are especially important for people who will be attending their first GDC, such as some of the fantastic students I met when . . . → Read More: GDC Badge Pro Tips

Hear Me Speak Live at the University of Iowa

By GBGames, on February 23rd, 2012%

I’ll be part of a group of game developers talking to students at University of Iowa on Friday, February 24th, 2012.

Where: Room 240 of Art Building West, Iowa City, IA

When: 4PM

Other speakers include people from Glass Cannon Games, Zach Ellsbury of Seraphic Software, iOS developer Karl Becker, and P.J. Lorenz, organizer . . . → Read More: Hear Me Speak Live at the University of Iowa

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

Reviewed: 2011; Previewed: Next Year

By GBGames, on January 1st, 2012%

Welcome to 2012! I hope you enjoy your stay!

How was the last year for you? Mine was a mixed bag.

First, the good:

I went to the Game Developers Conference for the first time, meeting and hobnobbing with the best and brightest of the game industry. GDC was a blast! I got engaged . . . → Read More: Reviewed: 2011; Previewed: Next Year

Why It Is Important to Document Even the Smallest Decisions

By GBGames, on November 23rd, 2011%

A week or so ago, I was configuring the hero summoning queue for my villages in “Stop That Hero!” (still available for pre-order!), and I couldn’t figure out why I had a special “END_QUEUE” for the last item in my queues. None of my code handled it, so it got ignored, and removing it didn’t . . . → Read More: Why It Is Important to Document Even the Smallest Decisions