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Day of Unity Events
I’m writing this post to pass on the information to you about some learning events that might be happening near you! Starting April 12, Microsoft is sponsoring the Day of Unity in select cities across the USA. This is a free opportunity to build a game in Unity for the Windows platform. Participants will get hands-on…
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Narrative Choices in Virtue’s Last Reward
Earlier this year I was fortunate to have the results of my survey about gamer behavior and moral choices published at the Journal of Games Criticism. While I was submitting the final piece for revisions, I was also playing the title Virtue’s Last Reward on my 3DS. This week, I am reminded of it again because…
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Graphic Design Tips for Game Apps
This post is part of a 3 week series giving current and aspiring game devs the tools, resources, and advice they need to get started building for Windows. Check out the overview of the series to find what you need. For additional resources to build your app check out Appbuilder. Polish is a big…
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GDC Over! Events Upcoming
I’m back from GDC! I’m writing a bit about the games and talks I saw on Tap-Repeatedly.com, so join me there for some of the stuff I saw, including most of the narrative summit and some new games that I got to try. More updates throughout the week. My next workshop appearance will be on…
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Porting My GameMaker App to Windows 8
This post is part of a 3 week series giving current and aspiring game devs the tools, resources, and advice they need to get started building for Windows. Check out the overview of the series to find what you need. For additional resources to build your app check out Appbuilder. Now that I have…
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Upcoming Updates to the Unity Engine
I’m sending a quick dispatch from a crowded hall in GDC to talk about the upcoming developments in the Unity engine. I don’t always write about specific tech previews like this, but I felt it would be interesting for the developers in the audience! In the spring, Unity plans to ship Unity 4.5, with some…
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The Lego Movie
I normally write about video games here. This is about the Lego Movie. The Lego Movie is a fascinating piece of entertainment. It’s a double-meta-commentary; it is a not merely a thing which is about itself, but a thing which is about the nature of it being about itself, and I readily admit that I am…
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Important Links for Today
GameMaker is free until March 2– Check out http://gamemakerblog.com/ In case you’re looking for me, I plan on being at Indy Hall tomorrow —http://www.indyhall.org/ And if you haven’t yet, you should play the games at –http://www.fearoftwine.com Watch this space for some updates on workshops I hope to do soon! But if I miss you there,…
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Samus is —
It seems like, just based on blog stats, one of the most popular things I’ve ever written is this essay on Samus Aran and her apparent height in the various video games she stars in. It’s probably one of the first serious critical games pieces I’ve ever written and I’m glad people are still reading…
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IndieCade East Upcoming
In case you hadn’t heard, I’ll be at IndieCade East! I plan to be at the event starting tomorrow — just hoping the snow has officially stopped so I can have a safe time traveling. While there, on Saturday and Sunday we’ll be guerrilla-promoting the Fear of Twine interactive exhibition. Basically, there is a web site,…