Random Encounters in Imaginary Realms

Happy Thanksgiving everyone...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:25:25 -0800

I have a lot to be thankful for today. Even though my last job left me feeling terrible, the fact I've got such caring people in my life never ceases to amaze me.I swear, at times you all think miles better of me than I do. I've got a lot to live...

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Wow, it's been a while...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:41:29 -0700

A lot has happened since I last posted. I have certainly learned a lot more about myself during this job than any other experience in my life and not all of it is good. It's been very depressing to think about, but I think I'm at the point where I...

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Dear Sony,

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:58:04 -0700

if you can configure your laptops with a variety of different hardware set ups, why can't you do that for the PS3? Think of the marketing savvy you'd have if you let people pimp their PS3s their way. I know you'd have limited options in order to m...

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Indie RPG Sales n More

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:16:13 -0700

Insightful article from Spiderweb Software. Getting into Level Design

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Dear Racing Game Developers...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:48:39 -0700

Please, get rid of the rubber banding in your AI. It makes no sense, it makes the player feel their wins/losses are arbitrary rather than due to skill or lack there of. A good racing AI should...drive. Yes, drive. With some specific behaviors in ...

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Construct

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:41:10 -0800

Supposedly, this DirectX based game dev tool is easier than Game Maker. And Game Maker is incredibly easy. Limited, but fine by me. It's available here, I'll check it out when I have some time. http://www.scirra.com/

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Laundry list of things I hope to blog...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:35:39 -0800

I haven't been very active here for a few reasons. 1) Been doing overtime. Not as crazily as some others, but I'm doing 9, 9.5 hours a day instead of my fairly steadfast 8. 2) Since I'm in Japan, I want to take advantage of the amazing self-publis...

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If it isn't broken, do you fix it?

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:58:02 -0800

Let's say you find a really simple core loop in gameplay. Let's say, that core loop of a game goes as follows: player goes somewhere -> enemies spawn -> player lays the smack down on the enemies until all the enemies are gone -> go back to beginn...

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Behold, 2009!

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:27:29 -0800

It's been a while since I've posted here, I actually have a lot of things I'd like to put up. I had a deeper dissection of Monster Hunter in the works, along with this post about where I'd like to go and where I see things going. Goals and Aspira...

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Gaming is just a regular part of life...

nobody@vox.com(Random Encounters) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:03:57 -0800

For a country renowned for a reclusive populace, it's really mindboggling to think that in-person social gaming is so big here. Monster Hunter on the PSP has sold a lot of hardware for Sony and software for Capcom. The loading times are rather cu...

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