Blade Edge

I was extremely excited to finally get out to Vancouver for the first time, not just to attend GDC Canada for GameDev.net, but to visit the city itself. The region around Vancouver is very beautiful in my opinion with all the evergreens and mountains and snow-capped peaks. Seeing it during the Winter Olympics only bolstered [...]

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So I had a pretty great weekend prior to GDC this year, thanks to having to take a trip up to Sonoma to visit my family out on the west coast. I have 4 cousins, an aunt and an uncle all living around the San Fran area and usually one of them picks me up [...]

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Lifetime Membership
When my IGDA membership expired last month, I decided to renew with the Lifetime Member option. I had been doing some speaking out in defense and support of the organization, so it’s only proper. That, and I have truly benefited enough from the IGDA to make the investment worthwhile besides. There’s nothing really direct [...]

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With my GDC coverage complete, it’s that time of year again to look back at this past GDC and reflect on all aspects in order to be ready come next year.
The Good
Whoo hoo! Press-only wifi in the press lounge! Finally! The connection was so fast and constant that it was [...]

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I’ve been quiet. It happens every now and then, I sort of just buried my head in the sand and worked. I suppose I could have posted something every other day, but it would have just been stuff I had done, fairly boring everyday stuff too. Nothing exciting.

Sooooo I’ve [...]

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The past four weeks or so have been a roller coaster ride – many loops, twists and all that nonsense. I came back from GDC with my head on backwards while walking sideways. I remember telling people that I would have more free time after the conference was over – pfssshh yea [...]

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Man I don’t know what the hell it is, but writing up coverage on this year’s sessions and posting up pictures felt like such a drag this year. My theory though is that I’m just not used to having to do all this when I’m home. Usually I have like, just Friday’s [...]

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Okay so I arrived at Newark today at 6:30 and got home around 8. I spent the morning unpacking and getting all my stuff set back up here in my room before I passed out for a nap. Woke up, went to coach two classes came home and my cousin was over [...]

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And that’s all folks. GDC 2007 has officially come to a close. It was a good time – nay, a great time. The industry is heading in directions that are very very exciting for indies, professionals and hobbyists alike developing for all fields (core, casual, serious, etc) and platforms (pc, console, mobile, [...]

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Holy crap is the conference kicking my butt this year. Usually I’m like, the Master of GDC and I’m posting mad crazy event coverage every single day. Well, not this year it seems. I mean, here I was in the hotel room tonight propped up in bed trying to handle a reset [...]

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