GDC Swag
So, I spent this weekend moving. Literally down the street from my old place, but still, regardless of how far you go, you always have to put things in boxes and you always end up throwing a lot of...
View ArticleQoL Newbie Questions
So a little while back I asked for your questions on the game industry. Bryan was kind enough to ask two very good questions, both of which are almost too advanced for a breaking in FAQ, and I felt...
View ArticleInside Out: A Little Ranty
Let me start by immediately apologizing to Brian Nathanson. He's about to get the brunt of my anger for something I've been dealing with for some time now, and I apologize that he just happened to...
View ArticleGame Engine Article (Again)
Hot on the heals of the web release of my Game Career Guide article on game engines, the paper / published version is now out, though the whole thing is available online for free. I'm almost always...
View ArticleProgrammer Portfolio Tips
Okay, I'll admit, I'm sometimes a little hard on articles on Game Career Guide. Which is funny because I've had two articles posted there myself. So, I thought it only fair that I point out that this...
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Newbie Tips: What Language Should I Learn?
One of the most frequent questions I get from high school and college students, especially after they read my school article in GCG, is "What programming language should I learn?" Generally, I reply to...
View ArticleUpcoming Talks
Just to keep people in the know, I'm giving two talks in the coming months. The first will be at Games Forum Germany (site is in German, obviously, thought the talk will be in English) on either...
View ArticleGDC Career Seminar Talk: 20 Lessons Learned
GDC is over, and my talk "From College To Industry: 20 Lessons Learned for Getting the Most out of Your Early Career" went fairly well I think. The room was packed, which was no small feat considering...
View ArticleResources from the Professional Programmer’s Panel
I got an email recently asking about the resources we went over in our GDC 2012 panel this year. I figured it would be useful to have these in one place, so here we go! Game development sites mentioned...
View ArticleGDC 2013 – Programmers Panel
GDC is over, and it was fairly awesome. I'll have a quick "thoughts on GDC" post later, but I wanted to get the information for the GCS panel I participated in up as soon as possible. GDC did not...
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