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MDTDS 14 Minute Presentation

Posted on October 1, 2011 by lion

Just a few days before moving to Vietnam I gave a presentation about Multi-Directional Top-Down Shooters at the San Francisco chapter of the IGDA in our first “Pecha Kucha” style event.

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Keeping Your Connections Alive

Posted on January 21, 2011 by lion

Today I feel fantastic. I used to be quite the socialite and quite the networker however, with the demands of work increasing and with the extra demands in my personal life due to being a father, I found myself meeting … Continue reading →

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Writing Style Peeve: “(no pun intended)”

Posted on February 15, 2009 by lion

Dear writers who call attention to their intentional or unintentional puns; please stop. When you end a statement with “(no pun intended)” you are either being lazy or dishonest. If your pun was truly unintentional, instead of saying “(no pun intended)”, please … Continue reading →

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Seeing Your MacBook Pro Die

Posted on December 23, 2008 by lion

Garbled video,  ”You need to restart your computer”, what does this mean? I tried many searches but no appropriate result could be seen. Good thing I had backed up almost all my data; To a recently purchased external SATA.  After a … Continue reading →

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Six Cities, Five Countries, and Three Conferences in Two Weeks

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lion

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. First, Yuki and I flew to Vienna, Austria where we visited our friends Lev, Christoph, Claudia, and Babsi. While there we attended the Game City event and visited the swank … Continue reading →

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Strolling by Public Art

Posted on October 10, 2008 by lion

Yuki and I went for a walk around San Francisco last weekend and came upon a bunch of public art, most of which was done by Shepard Fairey, famous for the André the Giant “Obey” art. I really like the … Continue reading →

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A day of releases

Posted on July 11, 2008 by lion

Yesterday was pretty eventful. First of all, the Game Career Guide was released, you can get it here for free as a web viewable magazine, or as a downloadable PDF. It includes a top ten list for aspiring producers, written … Continue reading →

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The Question

Posted on July 7, 2008 by lion

What is The Question? You have probably asked it many times before. It takes different forms such as: What is the purpose of life, What is “it” all about, Who am I, or any other existential question. Many people have … Continue reading →

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Moving Media

Posted on June 23, 2008 by lion

Dancing is a series of videos on wherethehellismatt.com. I found out about this on my friend Dan’s blog. These videos, which have gotten progressively better, are really amazing. If you have time I suggest watching them in this order: Dancing … Continue reading →

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The End and Beginning of an Era

Posted on June 16, 2008 by lion

This past Saturday was perhaps the last time that there would be training at my Zen Master’s house. He’s fixin’ to sell the place and immigrate to France. While I was serving tea, he corrected my form, and I was … Continue reading →

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