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EchoExplorer – On Kongregate

December 20, 2009

After submitting my Ludum Dare entry “EchoExplorer” comments starting coming in fast. Feedback is a gift, and Christmas came early. There were a few trends that became apparent as I watched a few people play the game. Thanks to those kind souls that played my game and provided feedback I narrowed down on a few [...]

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EchoExplorer – Post Mortem

December 14, 2009

First off: Wow. What a weekend. So many thoughts I want to share. So many emotions flooded out during the experience. Let’s see if I can try and compose this a bit.
Playable: http://www.refrag.com/gamedev/ld-16/
LD Entry URL: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-16/?action=rate&uid=1277
Time Lapse Dev Log: via YouTube, via MobileMe
The Plan:
My high-level plan for the weekend was:

Friday: Prove out key tech elements [...]

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Update

December 11, 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog… time for an update!
Running:
I ran the Seattle Half-Marathon on November 29th. The weather was perfect. The course was brutal with some of the hills and the attendance was ridiculous in the half. It took 8km before I was able to break away from the crowds. My [...]

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Literacy Damacy – Postmortem

October 27, 2009

This past weekend I participated in my second Mini Ludum Dare 48 hour Game “Competition”. The topic announced for this month was “It’s Educational!” A different element for this month was that the game could be developed over any 48hr period during the month.
Concept Discovery
At first I couldn’t really think of what I could do [...]

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Literacy Damacy – Mini LD #13

October 24, 2009

Starting another Mini Ludum Dare 48hr entry today. This month’s theme is “Education”. My entry, Literacy Damacy, is a game about the importance of education.
Hour 1: I have the hero moving and mock objects on the stage.

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Victoria Marathon – Fail

October 22, 2009

On Sunday October 11th I attempted the Royal Victoria Marathon. I was unable to finish it. [Garmin Data Available Here] This was my second marathon.
During the early 10 km, I ran at a solid clip working hard to keep the 4 hour pace bunny in sight. I was feeling generally strong though definitely not as [...]

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Games I Played – September 2009

October 1, 2009

Shadow Complex
I touched on this title last month. What really interested me about this title was the Gamasutra interview. Donald Mustard became someone I must meet when he said…
Super Metroid, to me, is the pinnacle of 2D game design, and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be pushing that pinnacle forward and see what else we [...]

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