Newborns: What I've learned thus far
5 days in and here's what I've learned about newborns:Seeing and smelling their poop makes me just as happy as hitting BlackJack. Woohoo!They pretty much do 3 things. Eat, Poop, Sleep. Ahhh the...
View ArticleSTOMP STOMP
Two neighborhood cats like to run around on my roof at all hours. Across the PVC sheeting over our den (an extension to the main house), they sound like someone rattling our windows and doors. VERY...
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The Creative Mind and sleep deprivation
When I get tired, I get PUNCHY. I also get quicker with my non sequitur and tangential 'improv' thinking. I assure you, dear reader, that there is no shortage of noise, but there are also some eurekas...
View ArticleCheck 1....check 1...
Hey friends! Been a while. I've been busy taking care of my daughter, getting back to work after a month off, and messing around with a facebook game project.Work is great, life is great. Posts should...
View ArticleMy first home-brew Facebook Game
I now have a backbone that allows me to build Facebook games on a:graph.API Jscript FLASH (AS) PHP SQL bridge. My test app (which is in a broken prototype phase) is...
View ArticleVirus + Asthma = BOOOOO
Got a throat infection a week back. Reared it's head again, this time triggering Asthma attacks. Neat!
View ArticleThe Importance of a Positive Attitude
I've spoken before about the power of optimism when setting out on a new venture.The greatest enemy of optimism can be experience. I suppose that could be a valid definition for cynicism. Where would...
View ArticleAugmented Reality
I think it's going to explode in 3-5 years. Just need a practical device.There are worlds within our world out there right now. You just can't see them yet!
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New Adventures!
I start on a new adventure in game development on 5/25/11. I have no idea what this holds for me.I was very comfortable and successful where I was, doing what I was doing. However, my instincts (which...
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Life with Baby
Grace is 10 weeks old today. Here she is giving me the rasberry yesterday. Every day brings new joys and new worries. Like someone told me recently, "Parenting is about worrying for the rest of your...
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A Fine Day at Monterey Bay, I say!
My sister Colleen is in town from Boston, mostly to see Lisa, myself and our new baby Grace. I decided to take a one of her days here to show her the sights in Monterey, as well as Carmel, with the 17...
View ArticleMaking Facebook Games
Looks like my first concept for a Facebook game may see the light of day. It needs a lot of work on the viral and accessibility fronts (way too hard for the FB crowd at the moment), but has a couple of...
View ArticleAdele
HOLY shiz, this Adele album (21) is out of this world. She sings with convincing emotion. I FEEL when I hear it.
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Want to be a Game Designer?
I'm having lunch next week with a young tester that wants to be a designer.My first reaction to folks that 'have ideas' and want to be designers is surprisingly harsh. I mean, I'll have a fun...
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Wrecking Crew
So, my first real attempt at creating a simple FB game has been going well. I have 223 users after 4 days, and today topped 700 games played. One guy played over 30 games himself, two days in a row....
View ArticleWrecking Crew v.2
I've been spending my nights (and early morning hours) on my side-project Wrecking Crew, a competitive timed-demolition game for FB. This new version is the first with two buildings, each with it's own...
View ArticleIt's alive!
Wow, I totally thought blogspot, and thus my blog was wiped from the earth. Hmm. Gonna have to start blogging again! ;)
View ArticleWorking For the Big Z
So I've been working for Zynga since April 30th. It's been what I've called an 'Experiment'. Good friends around the industry have expressed concern for my mental health after I told them I was going...
View ArticleThe Brain
Hard to trust my own mind. Those damn things are really good at making up shit on the fly, and convincing you the shit is real
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